Features tri five chevys lets see em"

My old 55 out in the driveway warming up for a early morning boot.

 

A favorite final step, once you get the trim back on you will probably wonder why you hadnt done it sooner.
The trim brings on a big transformation.

 

I grew up in the 60/70's and tri fives had a nice ride stance to them back then now everything is slammed on the ground, Just wondering if you guys are all afraid of falling out of them when you open the door. If it is not a gasser then it don't have a nice ride stance. Seem to me if you want them on the ground maybe you should be building a custom or a low rider. Just some food for thought. Is this just a fad or is that all a guy is going to get to look at for the rest of life. Seems it kinda like all of those stupid paint scheme that came out in the 80's, where their paint everything including all of the chrome.

 

Im of the same opinion. I want some ground clearance. No airbags or rubber band tires on gawd afull huge bling wheels for me.

 

Dad's Hardtop nearing completion.

 

This car is perfect.

 

IMAG0270 by leadfootloon posted Aug 27, 2012 at 2:06 PM

Here's my parents ride and what started my love, now obsession for the old car world.

 

Malibumonty -
That's a pretty HT
It deserves a full size photo! Cragars were designed for Tri fives.

 

Need some work

 

Hey Eric, your 55 - is it a golden anniversary? Gold paint and interior originally? If so, rare car. My 57 was rusted badly when I bought it. Now 327, 3-2bbls, muncie, 3.70- lots of fun

 

i agree!!

 

My 56 coupe and my buddys 57 vert. Both ex USA, rebuilt and converted to RHD.

 

What a beautiful looking pair.....

 

Top photo is from the early 70's. My 3 brothers were in a car club and this was their "Club Car". I always liked it, but I was a lot younger than they were. Bottom pic is the 56 that I ,with a lot of help, built and now race. It's a tribute car to the guys that taught me so much.

 

Thanks, and I agree. As soon as I hit post I realized I should have hit full-size, but didn't know how to change it after the fact.
Here is a picture in better light that shows the colors better.

 

Not as much as mine...

 

Friends just finished this jewel in Washingion....

 

I have one.

 

Here is an updated pic of my wagon in it's alternate configuration (wheels and tires).

 

red/wht '55 is dads' from late 60's that he was just finishing up. It had p.s., p.b., p.w., and p.seats and 327 4sp. The blue '55, he had purchased for all the new chrome/trim that came with it, to use for the hrdtp. It ended up being such a good car, he built a .060 over 283/4sp. and used it for his daily driver. The '56 was a CA. car that we did for my mom in the late 70's/early 80's. I drove it during h.s..

 

" Hotrods to Hell, right?

 

At our place we have at the moment 3 '57s. A BelAir 2dr HT (mine, original 283ci 245hp 2x4BC, PG), my wife's '57 BelAir 4dr HT and a friends '57 BelAir 4dr HT that we are minding because he's overseas.
I did drag race a '57 BelAir 4dr Sedan '78-'79 which went well, which was unbeaten in 2 seasons.

 

WOW... I'm impressed! Great looking car, would love to see it in person, just can't believe how great it looks

 

Yes, original NZ new RHD BelAir 4dr Sedan, 283 ci 2BC 3spd manual. As raced it had '64 331 ci sbc 12.5:1 '69 Z28 original cross ram, 4spd Top Loader, 9" Ford 5.14:1 gears. Had a 4 link rear suspension. Ran 12.5 @ 111mph at 4,000lb weight.

 

I saved this one from a local junkyard this past summer, the roof was caved in and it was full of bondo, but with a title and only $500 price tag I had to save it.
The frame ended up being junk, so I started over.
This is where we are at now...it will be raceable by the summer.