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Crash test, Vintage Chevy's

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  1. CTdave, Feb 2, 2011
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    It truly hurt to see one of my favorite cars destroyed like that.:( Taking away the death element though:rolleyes: totaling the '59 cost about $2,000. The '09 cost about $20K, and most of the '59 can probably be bent back into shape.:rolleyes: I'd also be curious about the injury/death stat if both cars were equally equiped, i.e no seatbelts or airbags. In other words, 5K lbs of steel vs, 2.5K lbs of plastic & crumple zones.
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    We had three-point seatbelts in our 59 Chevy. The thing that could hurt was the "knee-crasher" corner when you were going in or out of the car...:)
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    "I'd also be curious about the injury/death stat if both cars were equally equiped, i.e no seatbelts or airbags. In other words, 5K lbs of steel vs, 2.5K lbs of plastic & crumple zones. "

    That have not change the facts more than the driver in 2009 Chevy Malibu would be more hurt!
  5. NYCAP123, Feb 3, 2011
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    That, plus the difference in repair cost, was exactly my point. Steel is good. If it bends, you just bend it back instead of totaling it after a little fenderbender.:D Plus with that '59 you can fit 5 bodies in the trunk (to sneak into the Drive In).:cool:
  6. CTdave, Feb 3, 2011
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    I felt the same as the two cars approached. NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

    Too bad!

    I have something very similar (at least the front is the same):)
    I recently added this to my small but growing Chevy collection. It's in the shop right now getting the second part of the original two tone (red on the door frames, roof, the bed and top of wings).

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    My heart just skipped a beat. Gorgeous! I def need a bigger garage (and a wife who won't kill me in my sleep for getting more toys:D )
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    This is the best looking El Camino I have ever seen, with red and white it is nothing special... ;)
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    Well....................:confused:
    Now you have me re-thinking my plan. The work hasn't started yet. Take a look at this photo I found on Flickr. This shows the red/white two tone.

    So, leave it all white?
    Two tone with a different secondary color?

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    To me it is like night and day, in white: I WANT IT!, in two colors: you can keep it...:D
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    I have to agree with Lars. Definitely not red. I like white or possibly black would match the interior. Red would look out of place. Prefer solid color though.
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    Two-tone has been out of style since about 1960. Aesthetically I think all white is much nicer, but the two-tone is a standout and true to the era. I'd go with the two-tone. We used to have a '56 Buick, white on black. It think they look better all black, but if I had that car today it would be white on black. If I want a white or black car I'll buy a 2011.
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    On sedans it was common, we had a dark blue with white top -59, but the El Camino used to be mono-color.

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  14. CTdave, Feb 3, 2011
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    I'm not opposed to keeping it all white.

    However, here are the colors from Chevy in '59. Any combination of these could have been used

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    I do have to get the wide white wall tires like the ones pictured on the two tone car above.

    This is the interior

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    So our car must have been the Harbor Blue with Snowcrest White top, it was a 4-door Biscayne.

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    That's fantastic that you have a picture of the old car! I wish I had some as well. Although I had my share of GTO's, Chevelles, Mustangs and Camaros in my 20s and 30s, the El Camino is the oldest I've owned.
    I was looking around for a car that was "just right" but the muscle cars weren't doing it. Then I stumbled on a picture of the tail end of an El C.
    It hit me! My parents must have had a '59 Impala or Bel Air because I vividly remember the tail end in the garage. I had to have something like it & the El Camino hit the spot.

    Besides, I need something other than my Excursion to pull my '53 18' CC Riviera around with! :cool:

    I'm going to paint the black trailer to match the car & I already have two original hub caps that match the car!

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    Good wood and a great name Dave! "Baby Dall" is sweet!
  19. AMG, Feb 3, 2011
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    Yes, I have just opened my "warehouse" with things I haven´t seen since 20 years, and there I found a lot of old pictures with some of our cars dating back to the mid 50:s.

    My present Vintage Chevy is, of course, all white...:)

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    My trailer is already white, the boat is from 1931 (80 years!) and the engine is, of course, a Chevy! :)

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