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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

1955 Chevrolet - Cars in Yards


What a great story it would be... but, it’s the same old car story told from a different yard. I spotted a red 1955 Chevrolet rusting peacefully behind a wood fence. I walked up to the house and knocked on the door. I talked briefly to the owner. He graciously showed me around his yard. Dozens of other ‘project’ cars covered the property. The moment of truth. “Do you want to sell the ’55?”


Answer is...?
“Well, if you change your mind, here’s my number,” I told him. You guessed right if you said the answer was no. I can’t blame the guy. I wouldn’t sell it to me either.


How many built?
Chevrolet built more than 1.7 million passenger cars in 150, 210 and Bel Air series varieties during the 1955 production year. This red Chevy looks like a Bel Air hardtop minus its body moldings. Chevy produced 189,269 Bel Air 2-door hardtops. You can see the stainless steel Bel Air moldings around the side window glass.


Nothing ventured, nothing gained
I had a great time talking to the owner of the ’55, and who knows, he might call me when he’s ready to sell it. I will keep looking for the old cars in yards and keep you posted. Send me your junkyardlife stories and photos here.
Holes remain where body side moldings once shined.

The paint that remains looks like it was once brushed on the car.

3 comments:

~SS said...

it gives me the ass to see vehicles rot because the owner thinks it's made of gold and will miraculously become new again if they hang on to it...like the author says though...can't blame 'em, i wouldn't sell it to me either.
true.

Lucas Rutherford said...

Ohhh poor chevrolet have they ever think that vintage cars can be more worth when they are stored and cared properly?. Like me i always wish to have vintage cars aside from the car that i bought with the help of http://lyndseybattle.com/informative-suggestions-on-how-you-can-choose-your-dream-car/, i always wanted to have a vintage but i think it is impossible cause the more the vintage a car is the more it is expensive.. Though there are cheap vintage cars to buy but it'll give you a problem like you need to repair them annually.

Anonymous said...

MR.RUTHERFORD....YOU BABBLE LIKE A IDIOT!!IF YOU PURCHASE A VINTAGE CAR YOU LIKE IN GOOD CONDITION,MAINTAIN IT,IT WILL HOLD ITS VALUE OR INCREASE...UNLIKE A NEW VEHICLE THAT AT THE 8 OR 9 YEAR MARK IS WORTH MAYBE 10% OF ITS ORIGINAL PRICE..ON THE OTHER HAND MAYBE YOU SHOULD STICK WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION!!!MORON!!