Let's see your patina'd 55-57 chevys

Original paint patina on a rusty virgin 57 210 2dr hardtop!

 

Man! What kind of sick !@#$%itches let a nice 210 Hardtop rust away.

 

Good eye

 

My son, Douglas, with our '55 before it was ours at the swap meet. Untouched and full of patina....esp. the rockers/rear inner wheel wells!

 

Here is ours.

 

WHOOO, so I burned bridges huh? Don't try so hard man. You'll just be frustrated with yourself for expending so much energy. Not everybody has to like his car. Not everybody has to like mine. And I really don't care who does.
P.S. I don't have a 327. Not now, not ever.

 

This how patina is made.

I bought this hardtop in 1976.



A little spiffing the original paint and some wide whites.



1999 at Palmdale, LA County Raceway



and now, 2012. I cleaned this side,



but not this side.



I drove it off the trailer yesterday.

 

It thought it was a 2nd gen Trans Am LOL

 

More Patina..especially the straight axled variety!

 

Ok, but I am gonna keep praying for you though, You must have alot of bad things in your life to have such a caustic attitude.

 

Ok Dr. Phil. You bet. Prayers are always accepted. GB u 2.

 

This is a cool thread with a few unique images I haven't seen on some of the other many tri-five threads.

 

Here is my Gasser find from last fall. 55 2dr sedan with radiused wheel wells and straight axle with drum brakes. Had a Buick 350 and turbo 350 trans. After working on it all winter I have all of the issues from previous owners worked out and a 327 and M21 muncie in it. Cant wait to drive it this spring in well worn paint.

 

This is reason I like to keep my '55 in its original Casmere blue patina.... so you can drive it and not worry about it ,Took the old double nickel out for a nice 20 mile cruise last night and banged some gears in the 4spd-Muncie which is hell of alot better than having it torn apart in a million pieces or block sanding for days.

 

Love your car, just the way it is.

 

Love your car too So Cal.

 

Nice looking ride Chevy55!

 

I love that car. Hard to believe it was a four door, one of the best transformations ever, especially because it's finished and has some miles on it now. That one would lose a lot of coolness if it was repainted, just like a lot of the other ones posted in this thread.

 

Cool thread. Awesome cars. Just bought a 57 belair, black, white top, original red interior with clear plastic over it. 66,000 original little old lady miles. It's like a time capsule. It's a 6 cylinder. I bought a 327 300 horse vette motor with the car. Kinda hate to do it because it is so nice the way it is but......I have always wanted a bad ass 57. I will try and post pics later.

 

hey r you ever gonna drive yours again? you talk a lotta crap about other cars that are actually driving around...talk is cheap, lets cruize mine aint perfect but i can take it anywhere rite now not just talk about it...haha i think the rainbow one is way bad ass, dont really like the paint but if it were mine i would leave it just as it is, paint and all ...its got history, i think thats why patina is good its history. you cant fake it, although some have tryed, i dont get the fake stuff but to each there own....you could have had you car running by now if you really wanted, dont give me that no money shit, you had plenty when you sold the tiger, so whats up you scared to drive it again? sorry for chewen on ya but come on dont talk shit when you aint even drivin yours..........wtf?

 

Here's my '56...
Looking for it's history, was white, 4spd, BBC, Olds rear and 10% set back.

 

My '55 Was "Satisfaction" with Business coupe body

 

My '57 stock car raced up to 1975...

 

A couple more I saved...

 

Story hasn't changed Flynstone. Money. Sold the Tiger, put some money in the '55. Bought the Corvette.

 

Here's my 55 r door

 

My '56

 

Trksmth,you sir,have alot of wicked toys my friend!

 

My latest project as found.