Register now to get rid of these ads!

Projects OlSKOOL57.......57Chevy.....Been Working On It For A Year

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by OLSKOOL57, Nov 18, 2019.

  1. OLSKOOL57
    Joined: Feb 14, 2019
    Posts: 477

    OLSKOOL57
    Member

    0DEA7143-B05E-499D-8221-29D934AE4391.jpeg Been a member since last February, after hanging around for a couple of years. At 72 yrs.old and have enjoyed it immensely. Bought ‘57 off eBay in November 2018.
     
    Last edited: Nov 24, 2019
  2. brady1929
    Joined: Sep 30, 2006
    Posts: 9,253

    brady1929
    Member

    Welcome.
     
    OLSKOOL57 likes this.
  3. oldiron 440
    Joined: Dec 12, 2018
    Posts: 3,299

    oldiron 440
    Member

    This place has away of making a kid out of you again.......
     
    scotty t, VANDENPLAS and OLSKOOL57 like this.
  4. manyolcars
    Joined: Mar 30, 2001
    Posts: 9,176

    manyolcars

    your car looks great!
     
    OLSKOOL57 likes this.

  5. thehazguy
    Joined: Aug 12, 2010
    Posts: 1,849

    thehazguy
    Member

    Good luck and have fun with it. Made mine old school and I'm having a blast. 57 right side (2).jpg
     
  6. Very cool! Are the Cragars and the thin whites staying? One of my favorite wheel and tire combinations..
     
  7. Nice. I will be running some 15 x 7 black 5 spokes and thin whites when I finally get my truck back on the road.
     
    OLSKOOL57 likes this.
  8. Welcome to the group, nice looking project from what ya can see.
     
    OLSKOOL57 likes this.
  9. Stogy
    Joined: Feb 10, 2007
    Posts: 26,345

    Stogy
    ALLIANCE MEMBER

    I remember in my teens...we're talking mid 70s I was at a Friend of a friends shop and tucked in the busy garage was a 57 Chevy Medium Blue 2Dr post that had obvious 1/4 mile attributes with the rear wheel wells cut circular in that dual curve typical on many race versions...damn it will be stuck in my mind forever...

    Great Nasty Street Monster Material...have fun with your build Oldschool...you have lots of company here...
     
    OLSKOOL57 likes this.
  10. Love those post cars. Keep us in the loop as you make progress.
     
    OLSKOOL57, VANDENPLAS and chevy57dude like this.
  11. Great project, I kinda like the '57s myself! Not seeing trim holes in the door, is it a 150?
     
    bowie, OLSKOOL57 and lothiandon1940 like this.
  12. Good luck on the project, I'm just down the road.
     
    OLSKOOL57 likes this.
  13. carlos
    Joined: May 2, 2005
    Posts: 1,387

    carlos
    Member
    from ohio

    Mine before a guy with a pocket full of cash caught me at a weak moment my 57 no hood.jpg
     
    treb11, scotty t, Stooge and 6 others like this.
  14. carlos
    Joined: May 2, 2005
    Posts: 1,387

    carlos
    Member
    from ohio

    still sick and money is gone LOL
     
    lothiandon1940 and OLSKOOL57 like this.
  15. carlos
    Joined: May 2, 2005
    Posts: 1,387

    carlos
    Member
    from ohio

    got some parts left over ?
     
    lothiandon1940 and OLSKOOL57 like this.
  16. jnaki
    Joined: Jan 1, 2015
    Posts: 9,291

    jnaki





    Hey O,
    Nice future 1957 hot rod. Those were almost as popular as the 2 door hard top Bel Air sedans in our hot rod crusing area of So Cal. But, they allowed simple modifications to make them fast and faster. Just ask those that would see the Chevy two door post car(s) of Tom McEwen as they flew by them on Cherry Avenue. He ruled the roost for many years with his "supply" of V8 Chevy sedans starting with a hot 55, a 56, and this very fast 57 two door post sedan.

    It was the time period of fast cars that looked like mild customs and some straight from the factory. (There were no raised front ends, straight axles or bumper-less looks.) It was fast, stock looking cars used for everyday driving to school and jobs. But, some just had that extra in the motor department. Those style of stock cars ruled the streets and the classes at Lions Dragstrip and other places in So Cal.

    Until a bumper got taken off, or headers were put in, then they were re-classified as Gas Coupes or Sedans. Sometimes, a bumper less stock sedan was put into a modified class, like Altereds, just because of being "altered" from stock. (Also, not legal for everyday street driving)

    Jnaki
    Keep on with your project. This style of build brings back those memories from the days past. It was from our time doing hot rod things and growing up in So Cal.



    HAMB post:
    "The big question was: how could a teenager have the latest Chevrolet on the market with all of the extra go fast stuff that no one else had? A new 55 Chevy for Bixby Knolls cruising and racing, then a new 56 and finally a new 57…Santa Claus was his dad and supplied him with those goodies.

    upload_2019-11-19_4-40-56.png
    With a few extra “mods” and he was now in the Gas Coupe and Sedan Class. A completely stock, street running, daily driver that had one or two mods gets reclassified and put in a Gas Coupe/Sedan Class. That is how the rules were developed for stockers with mods. They may look stock and on the streets, they were stock as far as the guy in the next lane was concerned. But, the results were usually the same, McEwen was the winner."

    From just a few days ago:

    upload_2019-11-19_5-2-41.png
    https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/what-you-see-today.1059262/page-54#post-13325783
     
    Last edited: Nov 20, 2019
    carlos, OLSKOOL57 and Ron Funkhouser like this.
  17. You know that you can make these pictures larger from the git-go and then we don't have to click on each and every thumbnail.:D
     
  18. Makes it a little easier on our tired old eyes.:) 35106593-4794-48CA-9F27-89DD5B469DE0.jpeg
     
    OLSKOOL57 likes this.
  19. OLSKOOL57
    Joined: Feb 14, 2019
    Posts: 477

    OLSKOOL57
    Member

    Sorry, I will try to do that.
     
    lothiandon1940 likes this.
  20. Any progress on your project?
     

Share This Page

Register now to get rid of these ads!

Archive

Copyright © 1995-2021 The Jalopy Journal: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. Terms of Service. Privacy Policy.

Atomic Industry
Forum software by XenForo™ ©2010-2014 XenForo Ltd.