So I started the week off with an article on the Moonglow - a '54 Chevrolet. Jay then bumped me on Tuesday with a feature on a relatively obscure but super sanitary '55 Chevrolet. As such, the ball is now in my court and I've decided to volley with w... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
I have sat and stared at that very same picture many a time. That car is just so right! Hopefully somebody has more info on it. As far as the picture itself, I love checking out everything that's around the car. It's such a cool snapshot of the times.
Always been on my -56 chevy toplist. Traditionally lowered. Customized with mostly paint, even the doorhandles are left. But that doesent matter. Perfect in it´s simplicity
So you see that white pickup in the background? That belonged to Rod's dad... Rod was borrowing the truck that day and was there when Andy took the picture. More coming soon!
Yup, one of my favorites. It's almost stock, even the trim and door handles, just the right amount of awesome paint, lowering and wheels. Always wondered what it would look like with a set of Supremes on it.
I've always thought that '56s were by far the best tr-fives to recieve the custom treatment. There was footage of an early 60's car show at a HS in Southern CA that was posted on the JJ a few years back...gullwing MB was also in the video. Towards the end of that video there is a red and white '56 driving off the football field, packed full of kids....killer car. I will see if I can find the post that has the video...
That has long been one of my favorite paint jobs. The similarity to Tony Cardoza's beautiful Chevy leads me to wonder if Varner painted it, as well.(?)
Ryan, keep up your custom thoughts on the Chevrolets. I know this will lead to the 57's. I also owned a couple of 56's that were nosed and decked at the time. I couldn't afford the fancy paint jobs, but went crazy when I saw one. We do have some really nice ones that are being built today on the West coast.
any idea what is parked next to the pickup with the four doors and chrome roof rack? it's driving me nuts trying to figure it out!!
Maybe I just see them too often. Doesn't help that I'm next to these guys... http://www.classicsplusltd.com/
Not to hijack...but I've always loved all Tri-Five GMs as customs....one of my favorites is this '54 Buick.
I've gawked at that one in Andy's book too. That sucker is LOW! I've wondered if the car had some sort of early hyraulics or if the pick was staged? With the rockers well below the scrub line, I figure the frame and front crossmember (which is an inch or so lower than the rockers) had to be close to terra firma. So "laying frame" is traditional?
Somewhere I've seen another pic of this car taken from a rear 3/4 angle on the drivers side parked at this same location.
How did they get it so low for the time period? Seems really LOW for cut coils and lowering blocks...
I'm really diggin' the Kustoms posted on TJJ so far this week. Although I also appreciate the early style, the wild paint schemes and the mostly mild mods enhance the already great proportions and lines of these mid '50's Chevs. They press all the right buttons in me!
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