The Jalopy Journal
I got my 55 in 1972 from my great aunt, who was the original owner. I am still using the original key (hex shaped), and it works in all of the locks.
Maybe she is just short, and is standing on the bumper. :)
Maybe it is a trailer..
Great action shots.
I gave a friend. of mine a 1/43 scale Road Champs 1955 Chevy 2 door Sport Coupe diecast for his O scale train layout. A few months later, he gave...
Bounce sheets, and Irish Spring did not work for me, but mothballs have kept the car mouse free for 6 years now.
You only need one on the back of the car in Michigan.[ATTACH]
RIP Cale Yarborough www.cbssports.com/nascar/news/cale-yarborough-nascar-legend-and-hall-of-famer-dies-at-84/
That little red bow tie in the instrument cluster.[ATTACH]
I can't find the metal cut right now, but pictured here, at the top, is the matboard, the middle is the rubber plate, and at the bottom, is an...
When I was an apprentice printer, back in the early 70's, we would set type, and then, bake it into a mat board. Then the board was removed, and a...
The night I got my 55, I drove it home, and backed it into the garage. About an hour later a man knocked on the front door. He said he had...
[ATTACH] Here is a nightlight I made from some leftover parts.
My 55 was built on June 10, 1955, in Flint Michigan. One week before my wife was born.
My 55 was built one week before my wife was born. She says I have two classics.
Here is the shadow of my 55, in the shadow of the Michigan Train Station.[ATTACH]
Another 55 Chevy Belair, with the Chevrolet script over the front fender spear. Please school me on this, personal preference, dealer option? I...
But yet, there is another photo of the body being lowered on to the chassis, with all of the "jewelry" on it.
Made from leftover parts.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Happy 4th of July everyone. Thanks for all of the great art.
I will be there Friday, been going since 1968.
I didn't have body parts, but I made this from the 55 Chevy trim parts I replaced.[ATTACH]
Great video. Thanks for posting.
Looks like a dangerous place. Merry Christmas.
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Here is a new one with a grown up Ralphie. Looks like it is set in the early 60's: A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) - IMDb
The red Bowtie high beam indicator light on my 55 Chevy.[ATTACH]
Not so much the number, but the background it is on. The 55 Chevy outline was on the house we used to live at. The train shape is at our present...
I found this model that I had built in my teens (50 years ago). It needed a little repair, and now it is back together. As I remember, it was a...
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