anybody cut up a 55 chevy 4 door & make it into a pick up

I have a 55 Chevy 4 door and was thinking how it would look as a pickup. If it was cut at the door post and the back removed and a pickup bed installed, step side style. Any one have pics of something like this. or could do a photo shop chop to get an idea.

 

Why not make a 2dr out of it.

 

make a camper out of it. Although this was a 2dr hardtop pontiac...the idea is similar.

 

squirrel....

 

There was a tri five pickup/ute at the Chopped show a few weeks ago, I thought it looked pretty good style wise! Search 'chopped' there was a few threads with pics.

 

Post a side or angled pic of your car and I'll give it a shot.

 

I like utes, so I like this idea. I've seen it on tri-fives, but not a 58.

henry29, what is the green car in that pic.

 

With the multitude of reasonably priced 55-57 Chevy pickups for sale out there why bother?

 

thank you ! that was the answer i was looking for !log onto trifive chevy and check out bams 55 truck build !

 

I like their wipers, plus they have neat windows. Has anybody ever made one into a submarine? I bet there's alot of sealing involved.

 

Heres one.

 

I think that the utes are cool.

 

That looks like a rambler maybe? And defintely not a submarine.

 

Its an Aussie Holden Ute I think...

 

looks to be non hamb friendly

 

Just move the roof foward like a shortened tri-5 like we all have seen, then make the trunk area into the bed, somebody photo shopped one on here , I can't remember the thread.

 

These pics came from Chevy Classics #3 magazine. Back in the early 80's these were called Pre-Caminos.

 

An OahuEli photoshop is worth waiting for, I'm curious to see what it'll look like myself.

But personally, if I had a '55 Chevy 4 door and wanted to do some cutting and welding on it, I'd do this.

http://jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350312

I've already done 2 Mopars this way and I've got all the pieces to do my '57 Chevy as well once its new engine is installed.

 

There's one for sale on the Tulsa, OK CL in McAlester, OK. Here's a link with pictures: http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/2552649284.html

 

lmao!!!

 

Those pre-caminos look like as stupid as the earlier post of the one with stepside body. If you want a pickup buy one but don't waste another 55 wether 2 or 4-door.

 

those 2 55s started life as Nomads. As a matter of fact, AMT models used to sell a kit of a 55 Nomad that could be converted into a truck. I have never heard of anyone using a 55 car body and converting it into a truck. They have always used wagons, Nomads or standard wagons.

 

was a 2dr wagon



just doesn't look right to me.....


here's the best one I've seen
used a 59 El Camino roof

 

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

 

Yuck!! "Pre-Camino"? Looks pretty Pre-Tarded to me!

Gonna put a flathead Ford into it to?

 

Well, I opened this thread expecting for some afternoon laughs, but I wouldn't mind seeing some more pics of this one.

 

Let me get this straight; you don't like this?

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3798/ee12.jpg

Very tasteful in my book.

 

Most of the pix look just like what they are. But I must say I like the lines of that '57/'59.