[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

I don't know what it is about the straight axle cars, but they really get my attention. ive never driven one, so to the guys that have, are they really weird to drive?

They can be a handfull and ride like shear crap. I see guys today building faux gassers with straight axles for the street. I don't know why and I am sure that a year or two later they regret it.

[muscle_collector]

a guy down the road built a early 50's chevy and made a gasser with a straight axle. normally I wouldn't give a car that year a 2nd look, but everytime I see him drive it, it just stops me in my tracks.

[Bill Hanlon]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

I don't know what it is about the straight axle cars, but they really get my attention. ive never driven one, so to the guys that have, are they really weird to drive?

My straight axle drives like an old truck, probably because it is an old truck.

[Rich-Tripower]

Just to stir the pot a little, a few posts of some of the competition from 1965. This is my Chevelle from the Winter of 1965/1966.





And how it looked in about 1984 when I restored it the first time.

[Jeff Hamlin]

I didn't come here to look at no Chebby!

[Jeff Hamlin]

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

I don't know what it is about the straight axle cars, but they really get my attention. ive never driven one, so to the guys that have, are they really weird to drive?

I don't think the front wheels are supposed to be on the ground all that often.

K

[Jeff Hamlin]

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[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

I know where that Advertising Picture was taken. Alabama Hills Lone Pine, Calif.
Location of a lot of Hollywood picture shots too. Been there seen that.

Cool Car and Cool Background, Thanks Jeff.

Tom V.

[Rich-Tripower]

Were those beltline pinstripes standard or an option? I wonder why so many restored cars leave them off. They look great!

[ramair455ca]

Originally Posted by 60sstuff

First pair of photos = 1965.

Second pair = 1966.

I'm looking for a set of these for my 65, wondering if you have NOS, or very nice originals available?

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Rich-Tripower

Were those beltline pinstripes standard or an option? I wonder why so many restored cars leave them off. They look great!

Stripes were standard, with an option to delete.

I think they get left off because it's one of those details that some restorers miss (like wrong Rally I centercaps, or wrong lug nuts).

K

[Sirrotica]

Great Pic there K, I always wondered how they could get those painted on stripes so perfect. I was 12 YO at the time the 65s were brand new and I still remember how the little bit of contrasting paint just looked so right on a brand new A body at the time.

Any time these cars were repainted the stripe was 99% of the time either deleted, or if it was restored, put back on with tape. At least where I lived there were no painters capable of pinstriping with a brush or even one of those roller wheel tools. Pinstriping is pretty much a lost art for many years now. my father used to work as an apprentice in a body shop back in the 30s, when pinstriping was used on many production cars. He used to tell me that if the painter was sober, he could never lay down a straight stripe. He told me that after he had a few drinks, the stripe was straight as an arrow...…………..

[Jeff Hamlin]

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

Another wedding day shot

Dude is already thinking about selling it to buy a station wagon.

I can see it in his eyes...

K

[buds56]

1981 Total investment of $ 5-600 all junkyard parts, 68 GP 400, Muncie 4 speed, 66 chevelle 12 bolt. mostly 66 gto interior
It was an Arizona car in western Pa, most of them were rusted out by then in our area but there was still a lot of parts around.
Ran the heck out of it that summer made big money on it when I sold it for around 1200 LOL

[Jeff Hamlin]

[Sirrotica]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

Yep, nice load of Kelvinators on that rail car, Oh you meant the Pontiacs..........

[Jeff Hamlin]

[bill ryder]

Now that is EXACTLY the way a 65 should look!!!!!!!!!!!

PERFECT

"Bill"!