57 front end?
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Yes and Covette rear bumpers
GuyK
Junior Member
It LOOKS like a lot of work. '59 Chev fins at the back, and a '57 front end. Lotsa metalwork to make this happen.
The guy that built it has been telling me about it for a couple years.
I was like, hang on, that's not a '59 Chevy from the front! Until I read it's custom.
That is one reason I read Hot Rod as a kid. I always liked the custom builds. That was before the era when the mag became nothing but T&A, with occasional cars.
I devoured that magazine every time I got ahold of a copy when was I was a kid. 🙂
Hot Rod is pretty damn good these days, they went to quarterly and the quality has improved a bit. And the lame assed t&a nonsense is thankfully a thing of the past.
Is that blue ? 😄
Very rare 66 with what looks like factory clock and AC….
Had a 66 coupe since 1993 but gave it to the oldest son, it’s in need of another restoration.
Andy
One for the vent window….
JoeThePop
Known member
Fancy. I’m only familiar with the little lever on vent windows like my dad’s 65 Dodge Dart had.
The only advantage is that they stay in whatever position they are opened, harder to “jimmy open” with a knife but in a convertible
Our '65 Wildcat had the dual cranks on the front doors--it's something I remember my mother complained about when we got the turd that was the '71 LeSabre, when vent windows were eliminated. I liked that they could let in a little air without needing to have the full window down. Plus, there were floor vents. The youngsters probably don't remember those either. 😁 Those were the days before AC was common.
JoeThePop
Known member
Oh yeah, my friend’s dad kept a pint of whiskey inside the passenger side vent on his 74 Dart Swinger.
My 71 Demon had the floor vents too. No AC. Oh and the little squishy ball for the window washing fluid.
JoeThePop
Known member
And usually send a cloud of leaves and other debris into the passenger compartment if it hadn’t been opened in a while.
