Michaelson
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How in the world did that Chevy get all the way down there?
Regards! Michaelson
Regards! Michaelson
Forgotten Man said:May not be "golden Era" but more vintage then AtomicTom's contact paper woody mom-mobile! lol Just horsing around Tom... no offence
Let's see a photo of your '31 Ford some time Tom!
StraightEight said:Interested to hear what you ultimately learned. I'm going through that exercise on the DeSoto. Coker has a private label radial substitute for the 8.5x14 (225/75-14) but the manufacturer is Denman which, as near as I can tell, specializes in tractor and backhoe tires. The car currently has Diamondback whitewalls, mfg and date unknown, but they are complete garbage. The whitewall is cracked and faded and actually peeling off one tire. And they handle like crap and make a lot of noise. Plus they ride hard (DB recommends 36-38 psi!! I'm running 32 and they feel like rocks).
Diamondback sells a Michelin-made whitewall radial (waaaay preferable), but alas not in the right size. They also have a Hankook and a Cooper though neither are exactly right (215/70). At least these are companies that make road tires. The other option is classic BFG bias-plies. I'm a bit reluctant to put bias on though they look right and carry the BFG label. Ugh. For $900 you'd think there would be more options!
AtomicEraTom said:I can take the humor, I get lots of kidding on my old Caprice. I am a huge fan of woodie wagons. Especially with that Di-noc Woodgrain. I am looking innto a 77 LTD Ford one soon and just bought a 63 Impala today.
Talbot said:Hang with the 70's wagons Tom.
Your A would have been the equivalent of the Caprice once - just an old car that only people with vision could see the beauty within.
Talbot
AtomicEraTom said:Thank you. It drives me nuts when people have no vision of the charachter that vehicles have. I can appreciate the qualities of almost any vehicle besided the rice burner big spoiler side graphic jobs that you see rolling around.
KittyT said:... I've noticed a lot of fellow drivers tend to keep their distance a bit when they see a classic car on the road, for fear of doing something stupid. This may give some of you who drive older cars a bit more of a buffer. Have any of you noticed this trend?
LocktownDog said:This thread reminds me ...
What is the best buy in a pre-1950 pick-up truck? I'm looking for a project vehicle.
The 1/2 ton chevy art deco range from 41-46 are the bees knees. Not to pricey either, have my eyes on a 46' like this - in my dreams...
Forgotten Man said:I recall an old man driving one of them around my area plenty, dark blue with black fenders... had a 70s camper on the back though lol it was white with black and blue trim... it matched perfect however the era's were way off! lol
I recall pulling up to a light next to him once in my '46 Plymouth... he looked at me and I looked at him... I asked: What year is your Chevy? He said '46! I said, well what do ya know, same year over here but, different make. He was enjoying being at the light with another car the same year as his truck!
Fun stuff it is; all worth the time and money!
Forgotten Man said:Say, that truck is pretty slick, now, I have a question... that grill doesn't exactly strike me as a standard Ford grill... it looks to me to be a 29 Chevy grill! The shape of it doesn't have that ford curved peak to it... looks more Chevy...
Do ya see what I mean? The radiator shell on yours is straighter on the sides and the peak in the middle at the top is straight then dips, where as the grill on the ford is slightly curved at the sides and has more of a curved dip then the Chevy.
AtomicEraTom said:Good eye! It is a Chevy grille shell. It was like that when we bought it. We bought a proper 31 shell for it, but can't remember if we replaced it or not as it was near the time we sold it. These pics are old though, we had the truck painted, and I am almost positive we put the 31 shell on there. I'll do some digging and see if I can find a pic. Again, it was a hot-rod job when we bought it, and it came a LONG way. You should have seen the non stock gauges and interior in it! Dad tried to go 50's custom on it. With the small block Chevy, but leaving it mostly stock as would have been in a hot-rodder's budget in the 50s.
Mr. 'H' said:Well Betty I'm pretty sure you'd love this truck that's up on the 'Bay at the moment:
I won't post a link as it's a live auction but google this "1941 Chevrolet Other Pickups AK eBay" and you'll find it.... It's a real beauty - I love originality. Imagine you driving to class in that truck! It would be sooooooooooo cool!
I was thinking how much fun it would be to take my Plymouth to Arizona for Thanksgiving later tonight... now, I could have totally done it 60 years ago when the speed limit was 45-50 on Highways back then. My car loves to cruise at 40-50!
Too bad there isn't a separate stretch of road for classic car travel Also, many little old fashioned gas stations and diners along the way for pit stops!
Was Rob born too late?