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    DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio

    1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan

    1964 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon

    1963 Chevrolet Bel Air

    The Vintage Chevrolet Club Of America Shows Off Rain-Soaked Detroit Iron In Seattle

    PCH, Tom Waits Edition: '58 Bel Air or Yellow Corvette?

    We're Kinda Confused By The Fins, Chevy

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    2006 Woodward Dream Pre-Cruise: The 1956 Chevy Bel Air Nomad
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/19/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio
    And $3,500 for the 62--that's not crack, as it looks to be in pretty good shape to be so ancient.
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    04/19/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio
    Those are the right years, Murilee. I was always partial to the 63 but it's interesting how they evolved from say 59 - 71--very natural and nice evolution.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/19/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio
    That Biscayne has definitely seen better days.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/19/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio
    Generally you don't see iron like that able to be mobile, except on the Res. They simply cannot be killed.
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    Image of Ramzilla Ramzilla
    04/19/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio
    All crap.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    04/19/09

    @Ramzilla:


    Thanks for sharing, Grunter.

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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    04/19/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio
    Rusty, bombed out cars used to frighten me as a child. That '63 Biscayne is proof that my fear hasn't gone away.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/19/09

    @FromaBuick6: They don't frighten me. They attract me, somehow. It's weird.
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    04/19/09

    @Baron Plushroom von Falconpunchen: I'd drop a nice motor in, drop it down a few more inches and roll on those greasie stealies all day long.


    Open headers to scare the children too.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/19/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio
    I'm stalking a '68 Biscayne/Bel Air two-door. If I have any success, I'll let you know.


    That '63 is scary. I think it's a definite contender against the Alameda '70 Impala.

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    04/19/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio
    Biscayne? More like Decayne.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/19/09

    @boosted-lego-wagon -> now boosted to 350hp: Nice- as a northern New Englander though, my reaction is "Hmm- not too bad". With 20 dollars spent at the hardware store and an afternoon's worth of elbow grease, I could get an inspection sticker on that easy.
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    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    04/19/09

    @Prince Valiant von Hyperpak: We don't need any of those snobbish coastal affectations such as "inspections" or "smog checks" here in Colorado. And I'm sure that cars like this have nothing to do with the brown cloud often sitting over Denver.
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    Image of K5ING K5ING
    04/12/09

    In reply to 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan
    I love the way they did two-tone paint back then. Green in the front, white in the back...and it actually works!


    Potential QOTD... what modern car could pull off a two tone paint job like that?

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/12/09

    @K5ING:


    On the other hand...


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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/12/09

    @Baron Plushroom von Falconpunchen: Eugh.


    I like how the Veyron does it, honestly. I know there's something else, too, but I can't finger it at the moment...

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/12/09

    @Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: I don't mind the SSR. It's the Merc that makes me ill.


    What's the time? IT'S TIME FOR THAT BENZ!

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    04/12/09

    @Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: Audi R8?
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/12/09

    @Baron Plushroom von Falconpunchen: Oh. The Benz image hasn't loaded for me...


    I can't stand the SSR. Thought it was badass for a few weeks, and it got very, very old to me.


    And, good call on the R8! One combination in particular was excellent, though I can't remember what it was...

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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    04/12/09

    In reply to 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan
    Murilee, an older version of the "Encyclopedia of American Cars" lists Chevy as outselling Ford by almost 250,000 in 1955. However, Ford snuck past Chevy by roughly 20,000 in 1954 and by 170,000 in 1957.


    In the mid-1950s Ford and Chevy were locked in a sales battle so intense that it pretty much sucked all of the oxygen in the room. Plymouth struggled to keep up and most of the American independents fell by the wayside.


    Graverobber: The 1955 Chevy was the basis for the Checker Marathon? From what I can tell the "modern" Checker was introduced in 1956. Did it borrow both Chevy's chassis and body? If so, the Checker's wheelbase was stretched five inches and the"dog leg" windshield was discarded.

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    04/12/09

    @DrLemming: I (mentally) added up the totals of the 1955 Chevy 150/210/Bel Air versus the Ford Customline, Mainline, etc in the Standard Catalog, and the Ford numbers seem to come out ahead. I suppose I could use a calculator next time...
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/12/09

    In reply to 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan
    I saw a nearly identical '56 out on the road the other day. I think most of 'em were this combination or white with emerald green.


    There's a '57 convertible, faded yellow-with-black, rotting away under a car cover up in Antrim. I hope to God somebody buys that thing.

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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/12/09

    In reply to 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan
    That is so graceful and beautiful, like in a way no car today can replicate.


    GM should just build this car again with modern drivetrain and slightly updated interior. But then again, I wouldn't trust a bunch of accountants to preserve any of the beauty of the shape, the colours, the style.

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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    04/12/09

    In reply to 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan
    Wonderful. The '55 is one of my all time favorites. I don't know if it's the Ferrari-esque grill, or the subtlety and restraint of the design, but I find them very appealing. The historical significance of the small block's emergence, and the car being the basis for the Checker Marathon, just add to its mystique. My preference leans toward coupes and Nomads, but this sedan is just lovely.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    04/12/09

    In reply to 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan
    I wasn't ever a huge fan of these, likely because, like The Wall, I've been beaten over the head so much with it, I actually started to dislike it to a very small degree.


    Plus, I always like the '58 better.


    Speaking of which, while prone trying to breathe properly, yesterday, on Suck TV (used to be Speedvision when they did BTCC, ATTC, and WRC), Barrett-Jackson had a '59 Pontiac convertible. I've never seen one, which is a good thing, as I'd likely still be cuffed to it in an attempt to outlive the owner.


    Since the '57 has been less in-your-face over the past 10-15 years, I've grown to like them, again. What I always found positively fascinating is how the '55, '56, '57, '58, and '59 were SO different, you can tell which one is which with a baklava and mittens on.


    I hate to sound old, but when I see the modern-day version of the entry-level Chebby, I think, "hmmm, that Kia is pretty beat...I wonder if it's first generation or second...regardless, maybe I should leave an card and keep my fingers crossed for LeMons."

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/12/09

    @sub-$3K luxury rides are expendable: I think you mean a balaclava. This is baklava:



    ...which is delicious, but hard to wear.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/12/09

    @Blast Plushcheese: Oh, and the '60 and '61 continued that Let's Be Different streak. You could add the '54 to that line, too, but it was almost identical to the '53.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/12/09

    In reply to 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan
    Whenever I see leaves or debris on a beautiful car, I always want to go over and brush it off. I don't want to annoy the owner by touching the car, though, so sometimes I'll go over and blow at it in attempts to rid the vehicle of the offending matter. The owner usually comes out at that point and looks at me like I'm crazy for huffing and puffing and hyperventilating on their prized automobile. If I'm lucky, they laugh and come out and talk with me about the car and maybe take me for a ride. If I'm unlucky, they release the dogs.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/12/09

    @Leeeeena is dancing with the star!: Would you say they let loose the dogs of car?
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/12/09

    @Leeeeena is dancing with the star!: Roy Wert is often seen huffing and puffing and hyperventilating behind their prized automobiles. But that's quite a different thing to what you do.
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