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To: the OlLine Rebel
"you are assuming it is a Chevy Bel Air"

It could be a Bel Air or a 210. The front bumper is definitely from a '57 but the lack of tail fin and side molding is like a '56. If I recall the front clip of a '57 will bolt up to a '55 through '57. What do you think?

41 posted on 11/30/2014 8:13:33 AM PST by virgil283 ( -- Government is like fire, a dangerous servant and a fearful master:)
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To: virgil283

The molding includes a dip BELOW the prime center mold, which is not on any of those models. Cannot find it on the other makes, either (my gut was Pontiac), which makes me wonder if it is slightly customized, tragically already.

I do not know enough about the cars to say anything about easy interchangeability!


45 posted on 11/30/2014 8:42:00 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: virgil283

There are elements from several mid-50’s GM coupes on there, with the “base” of it all being a ‘56 Chevy, imho. The grille area has a little ‘55 Oldsmobile going on. Appears to be heavily customized using mostly stock GM bolt on chrome bits on a mildly channeled body, but some of it was created one-off because it doesn’t appear to have come from any other model.


46 posted on 11/30/2014 8:43:16 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: virgil283

BTW, that nose of the hood bothered me from the start. Looks too blunt. Another thing that made me think “been customized”.


47 posted on 11/30/2014 8:44:33 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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