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History The "Natural Hot Rod"...1937-39 Chevrolet...

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by LOU WELLS, Feb 20, 2021.

  1. Penetrator
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    Master - one light on driver side. Master Deluxe - both sides. (From Chevrolet specs.)
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  2. CME1
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    My brothers 1936 Chevy. I think it is at home with this group of car's!:rolleyes: 1936 Chevy.jpg
     
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  3. Stogy
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    Thank you...I'm just assuming, never set foot close to this action other than Mags and the Hamb front row seat...was 5 in 65...as I'm thinking the terminology referred to as...purpose built & Looks possibly...then off with some fender of course...and fill it with slicks...
     
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  5. My uncle's at this time about 1955 - it towed his roadster to Bonneville in 1950.....his schoolmate Dick Bertolucci worked it over over the years. It won the first Sacramento Autorama when Leroy Semas (who flat towed it to BVille) owned it.
    Here at my pop's (grandpa) last shop....
    his 37 with hydro at shop.jpg
     
  6. Frankie47
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    There was someone on here quite awhile ago that did a beautiful, subtle chop on one of these years.....I never have been able to find it again.
     
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    If the car is fairly stock appearance running boards look good to me. But all my old coupes have been hotrods, and I just don't like the looks of running boards on a hotrod. Especially if it's not lowered.
     
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  9. David Gersic
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    Are you thinking of this one by @raymay

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  10. Frankie47
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    No @David Gersic but thank you it wasn’t a sedan but a coupe with the quarter windows.
     
  11. Well you know what they say about assuming brother. Was 18 yrs old in'65. In '66 ran a '66 Chevelle DD at the drag strip in KC MO. on run what you brung days. Had a lot of fun with my freinds and even won a few races. Just never had the $ to get seriously in to racing.

    Oh and built this several yrs. ago.

    forty001 - Copy.JPG
     
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  12. oldbanger71
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    Hamtown Al, with 'these' you mean '39 chevy hot rod convertible, or the original '39 master85 touring pheaton ?

    With the latter i can help, there where 15 cars built for the swiss army,
    one is still with me, i sold an other to a american collector, which was known from the aticle " the bomb shell " , one belongs to a swiss junkyard owner family and the last of the 4 worldwilde remaining cars, is now in a swiss Army museum.
    I have seen all 4 cars and keep record and track of them.
    Allthough, there was a handfull of '39 master 85 convertible converted by the Belgians europe. They are somewhat differnt, once you know what to look for. Thats mine as a start manny moons ago, when i was 21....
     

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    My brother made some sketch when he was in Art Center of design in Switzerland..
     

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  16. David Gersic
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    Sounds cool. Maybe the photoshop thread could create one?



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    paint is mad
     
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  18. My dad built mine and it's been on the road since 82. The middle picture is current, the kid in the bucket hat is me ca. 1979.
    Hay coupe-1.jpg 38.jpg old 38chev.jpg
     
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  20. Hamtown Al
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    oldbanger71,
    I knew they did not make any 39 chevy convertibles(I'm thinking like cabriolets) but I had no clue that any phaetons were built!! I can go to bed early tonight as I learned something new!:D
    Thanks greatly for sharing such info and the pictures of cars, etc. are part of what makes us all tune in to the HAMB as often as possible. Usually something for everybody and a few gems and bits of history pretty often.;)
     
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  21. Blake 27
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    A couple years later, a few cosmetic changes. DSC02286.JPG DSC02287.JPG DSC02895.JPG DSC02896.JPG
     
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