14 thoughts on “Chebbies and other GM products for the pedantic among us”
The first pic – why the hell do people put modern over-sized rims on antique cars? It looks ridiculous and stupid and fits the car about as well as skinny pants and a man-bun on a 60 year old fat man.
If you can’t find original rims and hubcaps, at least get a set of 14″ Cragars. Or an appropriate sized set of Moon Rims.
And I’m still trying to figure out how you get in the cab and drive the car carrier at Bresee Chevrolet? Crawl thru the spare tire?
I agree with ya Don! I don’t like it either. Other then the rims/tires it was too good to pass up. I don’t like slammed cars or trucks either.
Yup, otherwise beautiful car. The tri-5’s were all works of art compared to anything modern.
We had attended a car & bike show a couple of weeks ago and I noticed that too. So many classics sportin’ the “Rent & Roll” style wheels.
Doesn’t the bottom photo show a Pontiac Star Chief wagon? A very rare car, I believe.
The caption said Oldsmobile, but upon a little research it appears to be what you suggested so I changed it. Another pic biting me in the ass.
that must’ve been their answer to the Chevy Nomad wagon.
58 Impala
The pics of the drop-top ’57 made me get a hard on… and then that ’57 rusting in the woods made me cry.
WHIPLASH!
#16, the “Bel Camino”? Take my money!! Please!
I wasn’t a fan of the large rims/tires on older cars until someone who knew what he was talking about explained it to me. Most of those older cars came with 200/230 HP engines and brakes that matched. Now days, drop in a 600 plus HP engine and he stock brakes won’t even slow it down. The bigger wheels are for today’s larger disc brake systems that can handle the kind of horsepower safely. I don’t like the look either, but…
A common upgrade back then was to go from 14 inch stock rims to 15 inch to get a slightly better stance on the car and give you more options at the tire store. Also, by the late 70’s and early 80’s, people were taking front disk brakes from 1970’s model cars and putting them on 1960’s model cars. All that took was a 15 inch rim, not a 22 inch ghetto model. Modern aftermarket brake sets typically require a 16 inch rims, which I looked at before I sold my old car. So yeah, partially correct. But still doesn’t require ghetto wagon wheels. And you can find 16 inch rims that look like originals or at least period correct.
It’s all a matter of style. I just have a preference for cars that are period correct. A nice set of Cragars or American Racing wheels would work, I had several different sets of those back in the day.
But hey, whoever owns that car apparently thought it looked cool that way. It’s his car, his money.
I have always thought the ’59 Chevy a beautiful car. When I was younger, I could have found one cheap (I was born in ’65). I never bothered, and now, if I found one I couldn’t afford it.
If you haven’t watched the movie Hollywood Knights, well.
Me love 55 and 57. Drove a 55 210 in highschool, never should have sold it.
Not a Caddy expert, but 70’s fit and finish issues at GM are clearly evident on that lovely blue De Ville.
The first pic – why the hell do people put modern over-sized rims on antique cars? It looks ridiculous and stupid and fits the car about as well as skinny pants and a man-bun on a 60 year old fat man.
If you can’t find original rims and hubcaps, at least get a set of 14″ Cragars. Or an appropriate sized set of Moon Rims.
And I’m still trying to figure out how you get in the cab and drive the car carrier at Bresee Chevrolet? Crawl thru the spare tire?
I agree with ya Don! I don’t like it either. Other then the rims/tires it was too good to pass up. I don’t like slammed cars or trucks either.
Yup, otherwise beautiful car. The tri-5’s were all works of art compared to anything modern.
We had attended a car & bike show a couple of weeks ago and I noticed that too. So many classics sportin’ the “Rent & Roll” style wheels.
Doesn’t the bottom photo show a Pontiac Star Chief wagon? A very rare car, I believe.
The caption said Oldsmobile, but upon a little research it appears to be what you suggested so I changed it. Another pic biting me in the ass.
that must’ve been their answer to the Chevy Nomad wagon.
58 Impala
The pics of the drop-top ’57 made me get a hard on… and then that ’57 rusting in the woods made me cry.
WHIPLASH!
#16, the “Bel Camino”? Take my money!! Please!
I wasn’t a fan of the large rims/tires on older cars until someone who knew what he was talking about explained it to me. Most of those older cars came with 200/230 HP engines and brakes that matched. Now days, drop in a 600 plus HP engine and he stock brakes won’t even slow it down. The bigger wheels are for today’s larger disc brake systems that can handle the kind of horsepower safely. I don’t like the look either, but…
A common upgrade back then was to go from 14 inch stock rims to 15 inch to get a slightly better stance on the car and give you more options at the tire store. Also, by the late 70’s and early 80’s, people were taking front disk brakes from 1970’s model cars and putting them on 1960’s model cars. All that took was a 15 inch rim, not a 22 inch ghetto model. Modern aftermarket brake sets typically require a 16 inch rims, which I looked at before I sold my old car. So yeah, partially correct. But still doesn’t require ghetto wagon wheels. And you can find 16 inch rims that look like originals or at least period correct.
It’s all a matter of style. I just have a preference for cars that are period correct. A nice set of Cragars or American Racing wheels would work, I had several different sets of those back in the day.
But hey, whoever owns that car apparently thought it looked cool that way. It’s his car, his money.
I have always thought the ’59 Chevy a beautiful car. When I was younger, I could have found one cheap (I was born in ’65). I never bothered, and now, if I found one I couldn’t afford it.
If you haven’t watched the movie Hollywood Knights, well.
Me love 55 and 57. Drove a 55 210 in highschool, never should have sold it.
Not a Caddy expert, but 70’s fit and finish issues at GM are clearly evident on that lovely blue De Ville.