Can somebody help me identify this old car? I know it's Chevrolet, but beyond that

raccoon

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Mon May-02-11 12:05 PM
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Can somebody help me identify this old car? I know it's Chevrolet, but beyond that

I can't tell.

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flvegan

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Mon May-02-11 07:09 PM
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1. 1954 Chevy Bel Air.

Lights, badges, hood ornament, "Power Glide" are all correct for that year. The oval front bumper lights are the final giveaway.

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Gold Metal Flake

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Mon May-02-11 10:30 PM
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2. Yup. My gramma had one.

White over light blue.

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flvegan

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Mon May-02-11 10:55 PM
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4. Thanks, GMF.

You saying I'm right, means that I'm right. Respect, gearhead.

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Gold Metal Flake

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Mon May-02-11 11:09 PM
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5. Backatcha.

Edited on Mon May-02-11 11:13 PM by Gold Metal Flake

:toast:

Lovely cars.

On edit: I never thought about this before, but the difference between the 1953 and 1954 Chevies (most obvious from the front, I mean) is the round v. square parking lights. The difference between the 1955 and 1956 Ford is round v. square parking lights. Amazing!

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flvegan

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Mon May-02-11 11:20 PM
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6. And we can only hope

that this wayward Bel Air will be a project in someone's garage very soon. She seems like she might be quite restorable from the pictures. A "left behind" car.

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rhett o rick

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Wed Jul-20-11 10:30 AM
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8. Agree. I had a 1953 with the round parking lights and different tail lights. nm

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Gold Metal Flake

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Mon May-02-11 10:31 PM
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3. Looks like a damn fine project car. Where is it?

How much? Gonna buy it?

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raccoon

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Tue May-03-11 07:40 AM
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7. It's in upstate SC. I'm not a car restorer myself. If you (or anyone else) is interested,

let me know and I'll PM the info about where it is. I don't know what they are asking for it.

Thanks to you and flvegan for identifying the car! :hi:

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