I don't think I ever met a '50's car I didn't like ;D. When I was a kid, my neighbor had two '55 Cadillacs He had a green one and his wife drove a white one, both pristine and shined like diamonds. He was a Master Mason and did ornamental brick and hand terrazzo work for living. His boys all drove '60's Mopars, but I loved them all. Our backyard was the "scene" as the old beatniks called it where music, beer, Harleys and cars (even dump trucks) were proudly spoken and wrenched on. I had the great fortune to be their "prodigy" and everyone set to teach me every trick in the book.
Those were the days. Another neighbor had a '55 Chevy with a bad ass little 12.5:1 301 I built in my little "engine room" but try as he might the old man's '55 Fairlane with a 312 (Nascar heads and intake, with a little rubbing, 12.5:1 CR etc) and both running a "flat" Holley would run him down. That was a sound to hear those two going at it, winding clear to hell in the car and the bullshitting afterwards. Playing cards was fun too, whoopin' and hollerin and slapping them down. This was the mid to late '60's and that '50's culture was still there. I am proud to have been exposed to that knuckle dragger path. Goddamn!
I've always like 50's Ramblers since I had my 58 Rambler in high school in the early 70's. Heck even they're starting to get expensive. OK, what is the most odd ball 50's car that anyone here has looked at?
I think '50s cars have been growing on me, probably in a subliminal response to modern cars. I prefer the round body styles of the '50s to the modern round body styles (guessing I'm not alone here). As for suspensions and drive trains, I guess there's nothing that a welder, spare parts, geometry, and patience can't solve! Oh, and a really big hammer, can't forget that.
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