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Paul Savelesky's 55 Chevy, Miss elegance, History lesson with vintage pictures

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  1. traffic61
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    Neato!
     
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  3. chevy57dude
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    Love the snow tire!
     
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  4. sololobo
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    Thanx for this wonderful tour of this classic build. I love this excellent custom. All the electronic gear was a super reflection of this mans' talent.
     
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    Love that TV test pattern!
     
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  6. WildWilly68
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    Definitely one of my favorite customs. The fact you have so much documentation on the various build stages is incredible. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  7. Taboo56Chevy
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    This car has always be a beauty. Seeing the few pics of the car with the side trim and really nothing else was neat. That version was a super nice mild custom that really set the car off without much crazy bodywork.
     
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  8. 19Fordy
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    Wow! What a great custom story. Is the car still around?
     
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  9. bowie
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    Thanks for the ride along! Having the backstory on a car you possess, must be a good feeling indeed. Do you have historical pictures of your green one, as well? I have never even been able to find the original owner/builders name on my 3W , much less any original pic's of her.
     
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  10. Moriarity
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    It was upholstered by Bryan Ellis. He did a wonderful job. the car still has its original (1961) upholstery and it still looks great
     
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  11. Moriarity
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    yes, I am lucky enough to be the current owner. I bought it from Pauls widow back in 07. but that is jumping to the end of the story. there are a lot more pictures to come before we get there!!
     
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  12. Moriarity
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    all I have on the Astorian is some magazine articles and a few photos I bought from Jerry Eich. (he has thousands and thousands of car show photos that he took in the 60's)
     
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  13. Moriarity
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    When Paul changed the car he added a 59 364 nailhead Buick engine. It is adapted to the 55 3 speed overdrive transmission.

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    Very cool to see and hear about the transition of a regular car into a full custom. Thanks!
     
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  15. Moriarity
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    F1949A76-C446-4CB9-B7F6-2DF61D41E4FB.jpeg The hood and the deck lid are opened and closed electrically with screw jacks.
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  16. Moriarity
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    The top of the back seat is one piece with the side panels and package tray. This is not a t bird seat

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    It’s great that he took a lot of photos, probably on of the best documented customs.


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    This shot shows Paul triggering the door solenoid with a “polarized” light

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    What a treasure of history. Great photos and a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it all Mark.
     
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  20. Moriarity
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    This shot shows the Oldsmobile steering wheel, chrome pedals , power window switches and you can just see the pleated headliner


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    3 radio antennas frenched in a heart shaped opening in the passenger front fender

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    So rare to have the history of any car from when it was new until now. Thanks for sharing the photos, Mark. It couldn't be in better hands.
     
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  23. Moriarity
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    Thru the back window shot of the dashboard. You can see the tv antenna mounted just outside of the rear window

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  24. straykatkustoms
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    Very Kool thread, Thanks fro sharing the documentation. I didn't know all of the background info. They should have had Kustom History class in school.
     
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  25. Moriarity
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    Here is a better shot of the one piece rear seat
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  26. 51 mercules
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    Cool history and pic's. Thanks for sharing!
     
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  27. Moriarity
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    Detail shot of the engine showing the solenoid used to apply the throttle for remote control starting. Also note the flex radiator hose

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    A shot of Paul in the back seat

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  29. Roothawg
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    Wow Mark, that's great. Is he still alive?
     
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  30. Moriarity
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    Some of the many show trophies

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