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We start with a rare event where we actually OWNED a car just like this (though not this car) and we talked to the owner and put him in the photos. It's a 1966 Corvair Corsa Convertible!
Thanks Louie!
Apparently there is an inexhaustible supply of these old Chevy and GMC pickups. Are you ready to see them all (just today's)?
This primered truck gave us a two-fer-one bonus - an early 60's Buick Riviera with key in the trunk (which probably works the ignition too).
A clean 4-door post 57 Chevy Bel Air
Now a 1963 Impala
Sorry, my bad. No focus.
Roughly 1967 Chevy Malibu Super Sport. This guy lives by our church and I see the car every week. His neighbor across the drive has the white Rice Rocket and a keen Challenger which was out of sight today.
Sorry for the incomplete coverage; my wife was operating the camera at this point.
We finish with a Cadillac Limo, circa 1960. It's seen better days, of course, but what car guy couldn't find a place for this in his heart?
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Spotted: GM Vehicles Galore
Today we went out early, before the streets were crawling with weirdly dressed people, and before the pesky kids started terrorizing the neighborhoods. And we saw a mighty assortment of vintage vehicles.
To avoid filling up the Google global disk drive array, I am restricting today's post to GM vehicles only, and GM lovers, this is your day.
Thanks Louie!
Apparently there is an inexhaustible supply of these old Chevy and GMC pickups. Are you ready to see them all (just today's)?
This primered truck gave us a two-fer-one bonus - an early 60's Buick Riviera with key in the trunk (which probably works the ignition too).
Another, earlier Chevy 4x4 pickup - owner coming out to greet the UPS deliveryman
I'm going to guess late 1960's Chevy Pickup 4x4 which at the time was pretty rare
Another Chevy Pickup - this one a 2WD Trailer (or Camper?) Special with what seems to be an extremely long wheelbase and bed.
Early 70's El Camino on DUBs wheels - I kinda like this look (I'm ashamed, but I still like it).
WE HAVE FINALLY RUN OUT OF CHEVY TRUCKS for the day.
A clean 4-door post 57 Chevy Bel Air
Now a 1963 Impala
Sorry, my bad. No focus.
Roughly 1967 Chevy Malibu Super Sport. This guy lives by our church and I see the car every week. His neighbor across the drive has the white Rice Rocket and a keen Challenger which was out of sight today.
Moving up a couple of notches, we find a 2-door Cadillac on massive custom wheels. The license frame says 7 Deuce so I'd say it's a 1972.
Sorry for the incomplete coverage; my wife was operating the camera at this point.
We finish with a Cadillac Limo, circa 1960. It's seen better days, of course, but what car guy couldn't find a place for this in his heart?
A little "Polish on, Polish Off" and it could be a concours winner... can you imagine walking down the street, glancing the other way, and accidentally impaling yourself on those fins?
Please continue to support my photo efforts with your comments and encouragement. That's what keeps my wife happy to support me in these photo excursions.
Cazalea
The Chevy Malibu Super Sport is top cool and the Corvair too
Thank for sharing.
Best wishes
Alkiro
Best wishes
Alkiro
The El Camino is da BOSS!!!
What a collection in one morning.
Hope you didn't get overstimulated
Hope you didn't get overstimulated
Those Cadillacs are da business!
Especially like the last one. Not sure if it is the kid within but it just looks oh so very cool The Corvair, the Malibu, Impala and the trucks are all great in their own way but those great white sized fins are to die for!
The Corvair, the Malibu, Impala and the trucks are all great in their own way but those great white sized fins are to die for!
Uncle Nate had a '63 Impala V8 . . .
. . . with light blue paint, but not an SS. That was extra.
One aspect of 'restification' I find questionable is evident in that Malibu SS. The owner has gone thru the trouble of affixing '383' badges to reflect the addition of a stroked 350 engine that wasn't available when that Malibu came off the line in '67. This (tailored badging) is actually fairly common practice these days. There are several popular overbore-and-stroke combinations, such as an .030" over Mopar 400 block with a turned-down 440 crank, which results in 451 cubic inches of displacement.
[images from Google search]
There never was a 451 Mopar originally, but there's a segment of 'restifiers'* that insist on conveying actual displacement thru badges and decals. I understand the motivation, but find it unseemly. Disadvantageous, too, if you're going to race for pink slips.
(Your neighbor's SS has the same basic engine configuration as Bill's rod, btw: an .030"-over standard Chevy small block that normally displaces between 302 and 350 cubic inches fitted with the longer stroke crankshaft from a 400 cubic inch small block.)
We can't end here, though, until the obligatory . . .
Art
* restify - a concocted word implying restoration and modification
One aspect of 'restification' I find questionable is evident in that Malibu SS. The owner has gone thru the trouble of affixing '383' badges to reflect the addition of a stroked 350 engine that wasn't available when that Malibu came off the line in '67. This (tailored badging) is actually fairly common practice these days. There are several popular overbore-and-stroke combinations, such as an .030" over Mopar 400 block with a turned-down 440 crank, which results in 451 cubic inches of displacement.
[images from Google search]
There never was a 451 Mopar originally, but there's a segment of 'restifiers'* that insist on conveying actual displacement thru badges and decals. I understand the motivation, but find it unseemly. Disadvantageous, too, if you're going to race for pink slips.
(Your neighbor's SS has the same basic engine configuration as Bill's rod, btw: an .030"-over standard Chevy small block that normally displaces between 302 and 350 cubic inches fitted with the longer stroke crankshaft from a 400 cubic inch small block.)
We can't end here, though, until the obligatory . . .
This is this
. . . film analogy is referenced. A '59 Caddy, just a year older than the one in your neck of the woods.Art
* restify - a concocted word implying restoration and modification