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Good eye! I forget the year but it is a '49-'52 Chevy with a Camaro roof graften on. It's also split in the middle & widened to fit the Camaro...
That is the only photo I have ever seen of that particular car. If I had more photos to work with I could probably figure it out.
Maybe Kaiser? I'm not familiar enough with Willys & Kaiser to know for sure[ATTACH]
Not Olds, not Caddy, not Packard. I'm assuming the center medallion was custom painted but I can't identify the cap itself.
Come on, fellas! I have 10 '50-'53 Olds hubcaps. That is not what this is! I suppose it might be an aftermarket cap - I have a pair of knockoff...
I call them hubcaps, but I know it's technically a wheel cover. Saw this photo on Facebook, I can't identify the hubcap. Anyone know? [ATTACH]
Ah, dang it, I do not have the photos anymore! I photographed his car in 1996 or '97 for an article I was working know at the time and a year or...
I know that guy! When I first moved to Joplin (1996) he was always at the cruises. As far as I know he still has the car, but I haven't spoken to...
I'd say it's on air bags, at least in front. Can't be driven that way. Maybe the owner or a friend will pipe in and say I'm wrong, but that looks...
That is an awesome story! Did the acid from the juice cause any corrosion?
Oh, there is a TON of room in there! I meant the width of the rear end is the important dimension.
Chevy has a very different rear end and suspension (torque tube rear, narrow leaf springs). The stock rear will hold up just fine. I drove mine...
Did it come with the LP Jr? I had a '54 Chieftan in high school. When the motor took a dump we dropped in a 350 Olds I got for free. Just about...
...and between the trunk and passenger compartment. I was surprised how much heat was coming in from the trunk in my '53. In short, you cannot...
And the roof. Lots of insulation everywhere, including the roof. Also consider heat shield between your exhaust and floor pan.
Maybe the centers, but look how deep they are. Until I learn otherwise I am guessing the cut the center out of a rippled cap and mounted it to the...
What are these hubcaps? I can see they added bullets to the center but I don't recognize the rest of it. Did the cut down something and attach it...
That Olds is frickin STUNNING!
Well, I have a '51 Chevy coupe body shell that has been sitting in my shop for several years (right around the time my youngest son was born...)...
That one could be called "the double D merc"! Sent from my SM-G981V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
This is a good point! I used to have 15x7 gm wheels with 215x70 15" radials on the back of my '53 and it was a tight squeeze getting them on & off...
I would call that Hudson interesting, but not elegant Sent from my SM-G981V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Your rear seems high. Are the rear shackles flipped the wrong way? They should hang, facing toward the frame. If they are facing the floor you...
From the Stray Kat 500 today[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Sent from my SM-G981V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
It's chopped and the body is sectioned in two places. Personally I'd put bumpers and whitewalls on it but the amount of work and creativity are...
Something a bit more radical[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Sent from my SM-G981V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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Stray Kat 500 in Dewey, Oklahoma May 7-9, 2021[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Sent from my SM-G981V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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