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This first picture is me about 46 years ago in front of my grandfather’s car. I have no idea what that car is, any ideas?
The second picture is me and my mom in front of our camper, an old bread truck that my dad converted. Any idea who made the old bread truck?
Pictures 3 and 4 is my first car, a 1971 VW Karmann Ghia. My dad (In the first pic with me.) opened up the wheel wells and put on Chevy rims.
Street line yellow is the color that he painted it, as you can see in the second picture with my brother and me about to head to camp. Ignore the front end damage, I hit a taxi cab…..
Thanks guys!
CommieHook
The van is a Chevy/Grumman Kurbmaster. From the 50s-early 60s I think.
The car seems like a 46-8 Chevy sedan
Hub caps on the 40’s sedan look like they might be from a Pontiac of the same period.
The car in the first pic is a 1947 or 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline 4-door sedan. It had the same chrome trim on the fenders as my old Fleetline 2-door, and a completely different shape for the top and rear doors. Here’s a photo of the more common 4-door for comparison.
I knew a guy who had a Fleetline sedan like that in two-tone green. He installed a small-block Chevy and 4-speed in it, but left the exterior completely stock. Talk about a sleeper – that car could spin the rear wheels in 4th gear.
Do you know were this car is
I wish I did, but no. My papaw went through some cars in his day….
I was hoping you would know of its wareabouts , i built this ride and would look at getting it back some day , thanks for your time Dave
Great shots. If one of my grandparents had been driving something out of the 40s, I would have never come in to dinner! It was hard enough to get me out of my grandma’s 55 DeSoto and into the house.
There was an old couple who lived next door to my grandma, this was in the late 60s. The old guy still drove a late 40s Chevy like this, only the fastback. I think it had once been a maroon/ivory two tone, but had faded into a nasty purple/yellow combination.
Maybe the Ghia’s new paint job made it attracted to taxi cabs?
Yeah no, I pulled out in front of the cab, it was on me. Sixteen years old and not all that experienced a driver. Dad got it fixed and we had it painted a dark metallic blue. It was much cooler after that!
Thanks guys!