let's see some 51 chevy bussines coupe's

looking to pick one up but need some ideas on how i should build.

 

well... the first thing you should realize is that the 49 - 50 coupe is a much more beautiful car.... but perhaps I am somewhat biased in this regard

second.. a "business coupe" is a coupe with no extra trim and no back seat. next in the trim line would be a "styline special" which has a back seat, but is missing some of the trim that the
"styline deluxe" coupe has.

as for how you should build... in my opinion the world does not need another 49 - 52 chevy that "lays frame" at the expense of a trunk floor or rear wheelwells.

 

Build it how you want it. It's your car.
Here is a 49-50 that I think is on the money.

 

wow looks nice wit the pontiac belt line

 

I agree 10,000%

There IS such a thing as "too low".

 

That car is perfect!

 

Wow! that is perfect. I like. The satin roof ads a nice touch.

 

It's not a satin roof, that's just the metallic paint in the sun. (Notice the reflection of the guy on the phone.)

 

I gawk at that green coupe EVERY Billetproof!!! Yes, it is about as perfect as they come... nothing too exaggerated!

-ns

 

Man - My 50 Coupe is in pieces right now, and although I have a hard time believing it, I picked up some Pontiac side trim just like that this Spring for that exact purpose. Damnit!
It's getting REALLY hard to be different when building a custom these days.

 

Completely disagree!

 

Find an older resto with a clear title, chop to fit, lower as needed, drive as required.

 

These are '52's, but same difference...





'49-50...I think the quarters flow better on these years, otherwise they're more or less the same...



Bryan

 

not a coupe, but i like this car.

 

The purple/white one IS a coupe! I see around here ever so often...

-ns

 

...no the one above the purple one....the trunk looks too small/short to be a coupe.


-marty

 

ahhhhhhh, you might be right... too hard to tell from the pics!

Disregard my last post!

-ns

 

This is what my '51 looks like now. Still have lots of work left.

 

Thanks guy's for the pics does anybody else have any moore?

 

I have been thinking about how i would buil this one if i picked it up.
maybe a visor and a swamp cooler, bagging it not shure about layin frame but you never know. some bias ply fat white walls steelies skirts I duuno

 

kan't spell what's your plans? i like it already!




-marty

 

that green one is the shit! My 50 coupe was that color in original paint when I got it.

 

If you have a couple of hours to spend check out www.50chevy.com

 

just a couple of my 50 coupe that green one is one of the nices one i ,ve seen so under rated and so cool

 

Heres my '51 Business Coupe, I've had it since '86, drove it till '97, its been in and out of storage since...finally getting back to work on it. Its powered by a 327/350 turbo, '57 rear, 3:55 Posi , loves 5.0 'stangs....I'm finally digging into the 20+ year pile of parts I gathered for it...suffice to say, the roof, hood and deck lid are staying...most of the rest of the sheet metal is being replaced with NOS goodies...HOWEVER...it is still gonna wear flat black....its been that way since day one....and its staying that way!

 

Thats a clean one teddyp

 

not a 51...but 52 is pretty much the same thing. and not a bus coupe. mine is a coupe deluxe.

As she looked in 2002 when I got her.


How she looked when i sold her.

 

This is my 49 Chevy Coupe. All original and still not too sure what I want to do to it.....

 

Here's my daily... nosed, decked, 235, 2bbl, Fentons and straight pipes... and it IS an actual business coupe (no armrests, clock, radio, etc) Skirts are going on as soon weld up replacement panels over the back wheels (someone did a hack job trying to fix the rust many moons ago)

Ordered my dropped uprights, steering arms, and dropped coils from Gambino last week... can't wait to see the UPS guy!

Plenty of changes on this coupe coming up REAL soon... I'll post pics

-ns