1957 Chevy, without a doubt. Appeals to my redneck heart.
I like 57's. My uncle has a '57 Bel-Air convertible that he bought back in high school. But my favorite is the 1955.
1957 Chevy, without a doubt. Appeals to my redneck heart.
1957 Chevy, without a doubt. Appeals to my redneck heart.
Partial as I am to the car in my avatar (my 1951 Bentley with coachwork by HJ Mulliner) I'd be hard pressed to turn down any big two passenger coupe or open car of the '30s. I can think of few things more self-indulgent than driving around in a two-seater Rolls-Royce at the height of the depression. Or doing the same, today.
There is a lot of cultural baggage carried with a ‘57 Chevrolet, but “redneck” is not what usually comes first to mind when I see one.
I can think of a few ways to “redneck” one, perhaps:
1) Too easy: Mount it to a 4x4 Blazer chassis with 33" swampers - anything that started life as a passenger car but now has 33" swampers is redneck deluxe;
2) Street Machine It: Mickey Thompson valve covers, high-back bucket seats, B&M ratchet shifter, nasty rake, white letter tires on slot mags - essentially try to make a ‘78 Camaro out of it; or
3) Moonshiner: Take a plain-jane, black 150 sedan with a dual-quad engine, 3-speed on the column, overload springs in the back and a case of white lightning in the trunk - a homebuilt Black Widow if you will.
A ‘57 Bel Air or 210 with whitewalls is more doo wop or Patti Page than redneck, by far.
-Dave
Are 44s the new 33s? I can't keep track.
-Dave
the big-finned, flamboyant cars from a few years earlier.
There is definitely a part of me that wants a '58 Oldsmobile or Buick. Like you, I have a major soft spot for that era's "patio culture" lifestyle.
-Dave
I'm more of '48 Buick guy, but I wouldn't turn down the later decade ones either. Which reminds me Tom, that Caddy in the barn wasn't a '31...it's a '13.
Oh, the '48 Tucker.... DRULE! Was my top dream car and I still love them very much but, I'd have to go with something I'd feel OK driving and finding parts for.
Buick: Very nice cars! All the models from the late 20's to the early 50's I'd have to say I really enjoy. I really enjoy the 1938 Buick Y!
This is on the top of the list! 1934 La Salle!
And for a close runner up, (since I'm a MoPar man) if I never make that million, I'll gladly take this, a 1941 Plymouth convertible.
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