History Your Favorite 49-52 Chevrolet

This '49 Bass is building for Dudley Owen is one of my favorites! Bass just listed it for sale for the guy at 39K.




Hey, Cochino...what rear window did you use?? Awesome car too!


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I'm a Ford guy, but I've always liked the '49-' 52 Chevys. Of the 4 years, I like the '51 grille the best. Both the '49-'50 and the '51-'52 feature attractive dashes--to me nothing beats the clean simple styling of the '49-'50 Ford dash, but I like these two Chevy dashes a lot. As for body styles, the '51-'52 hardtop would be my first choice. I like the looks of the Fleetline (fastback) body style, but I don't like driving a Fleetline (I had occasion to drive a '50 many years ago) because it has a lot of blind spots--without outside mirrors, it's hard to see what's behind you or how to back up.

 

Our very own Krobe's is my favorite

 

46-48 four door fleetline

 

love this thread

 

Game Over

 

Frank Livingstons Fastback
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The reverend Ernst's
Harry Bradley's

 

That car is one I love also

 

"46-48 four door fleetline"
-Thanks Loco!

 

i really like this one. looks cheap and fun.

 

Well here is my mild Custom ... not completed as of yet but still in the making!

 

That is far from a mild custom......

 

I guess you are right, just a little more than mild!

 

Mine....
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/Flipper_1938/2011 Redneck Rumble/IMG_2370.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/Flipper_1938/2011 Redneck Rumble/IMG_2369.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/Flipper_1938/2011 Redneck Rumble/IMG_2368.jpg

 

Game over is rite! This is the chevy that got me to by one. blew my mind the 1st time i saw pictures of it!!

 

I agree burger....if only this was a Tudor.......

 

This one approaches perfection in elegant simplicity
(From CARNUT.)

 

while neither one was ever finished in shiny paint or upholstery....

i really liked this one(first pic) as it was my first....(however this pic was photoshopped as this car was never that low)...

..but i also liked the second car.... as it was a more intense build.,..

yeah,im being self indulgent,,sorry,,but the only other 49-52 chevy of recent time i really like was McPhails,.,,but i didnt like his quarter windows....

 

Guess I have to be partial to my own. Even though it's a road map of how not to do bodywork (came that way) and I'm going to have to replace all the body mounts, both fenders (for the second time in the car's life), because the fenders are '52's I had to get a different grille for the time being, etc. - not to mention all the patches of galvanized metal pop riveted in place - '50 Fleetline and I think I bought it at the time as much because I always wanted one from the first AMT model kit, as anything else.

 

Shameless plug for my favorite

 

I am really diggin everything about this car except for the stance of coarse.What a nice looking car.

 

My old 50. In Japan now, I think.

 

Jeff
there is a bit of photoshop going on with this picture.

 

Oh ya maybe I should of read it first before I posted. My fault ,but it does look good.

 

i agree, this one's very nice. i like it when the rear deck looks as long as the hood.

 

Wow. It took 58 posts to mention La Jolla? Harry is The Man.

 

There are many but two come to mind as they are mine, a little bit bias but I love the 49 the 52 not so much...lol

 

im looking for a 49 chevy grill contac me back thanks or email me [email protected]

 

my ride!!!!!!!!!!