Features tri five chevys lets see em"

Wow, almost 7 years to the day...and I'm still not done, I am getting pretty close though...





Currently trying my hand at sewing pleats...

 

glad to see you are progressing. I wish you the best

 

Sorry about the sidepipes...they've disappeared...I think I sold them to a hippy with an old van.

 

Here's mine. Owned since February of 1994 and has been in my family since day one. 235 and a 'glide with 71400 original miles. She's got some rust spots here and there in the rockers in front of the rear tires and a small sport at the bottom of the driver's fender and on the pass wheel well lip. She's a great running old girl.

 

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man thats sharp

 

my work in progress

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Two 55 hardtops I bought and sold last year as unfinished projects.

 

Seems like it was only a couple years ago this thread was started but its already approaching 10, Wow!
Time does fly by quicker the older you get, I believe it from first hand experience for sure these days.
Ive also learned that tri fives are easier to sell than they are to get back, Its been 3 years since Ive owned one now Still looking for the rite 55, gonna try to make it happen this year tho as a few things may finally align for me, we will see how it goes

 

my 2 lane project

 

Proud to have taken care of my 57 for the past 32 years

 

Looks like you got another peeping around the corner in the first pic?

 

PAINTED Now

 

That was quick! Doesnt look like the 2 lane black top car now, but looks a lot better than that car.

 

ya that's my 56 I've had since I was 16 stripped it to repaint and been sitting since 08 that's next on my list

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Look at the trim on headlight, not tri-five Chevy. I see the emblem and 'bird' on the hood. More than likely a mild custom

 

wheeldog57 the headlight EYE trim is factory --->55NOMAD
i was referring to the top of the fender arrow/bird small and long...
i captured the picture of off a 1956 tv show...
that piece was not common for the 55 nomad
but is/was for 56's

 

The headlight eyebrow trim is something I haven't seen before but I researched it a bit. In that photo it looked to me that someone put Pontiac or Buick headlights and added the 'birds' to the fender tops

 

That scoop looks familiar, did you get that nose from Brian Chaplin?

 

Yes came from your 56?

 

Yes, when I first built my car 16 years ago I had that nose on it.

 

I remember it well from New England Drag way.

 

Getting my rocks off at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, AZ

 

Here's my 56. Posted in mild customs a while back.

 

Not a car but a very interesting piece of Tri-Five Chevy history.
On a recent visit to see my Son and his Family in Michigan we stopped by to see a toy collector we met last year. Julian Thomas began collecting and starting his toy business in 1964. He is now in his 80's and had spent 30 years with GM as a model maker. Like our last visit he gave us another tour of his toy shop, found me some of the parts I needed and talked more history about his days at GM.
He showed us this special wooden box he had in his collection. The cover had small wooden locking pegs to hold it in place. Inside was a hand crafted extremely detailed piece of GM history made back in 1955 out of beautiful cherry wood. The piece was a prototype mold of the instrument cluster part of the 1957 Chevrolet dash that was used for manufacturing approval. There was also a letter in the box from the original GM builder documenting the history of the piece.

 

Wicked looking 150 4 door

 

WOW ! Very cool !