DOTS Too and I Approve of These Wheels

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 06/15/2020 at 16:39 • Filed to: None

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ranwhenparked > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/15/2020 at 16:45

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God, GM was so freaking on point in the ‘50s, not a single misplaced line or bad angle. 

user314 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/15/2020 at 16:49

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I’m Skyfire77 and I approve of the whole damn thing!

fintail > ranwhenparked 06/15/2020 at 16:50

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And this was the gussied up 2nd facelift of the 1955 design.

Paint scheme isn’t original, but these had some good lines.

Roadkilled > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/15/2020 at 16:55

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Why did they shave the rear door handles?

ranwhenparked > fintail 06/15/2020 at 16:57

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They also shaved the rear door handles, I think the wheel size is original in diameter, or close to it, though obviously wider. 

fintail > ranwhenparked 06/15/2020 at 17:02

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Ha, didn’t notice the door handles, distract ed by the 3 tone paint.

The wheels suit the paint job too, I think.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > ranwhenparked 06/15/2020 at 17:04

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60s GM wasnt bad either...

MoCamino > Roadkilled 06/15/2020 at 17:04

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Boils down to “I wanted a two door / Nomad but those are too freaking expensive  so I’ll shave the handles to make it look less like a four door”. I’ve seen others that went so far as to weld the rear doors up and make the seams disappear completely. Personally I say if you could only swing the four door, own it and accept it. It still looks cooler than 95% of the stuff on the road today anyway.

ranwhenparked > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 06/15/2020 at 17:05

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I think I tend to like Bill Mitchell’s work even more than Harley Earl’s.

arl > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/15/2020 at 17:06

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Thumbs up for all the chrome! 

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/15/2020 at 17:29

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Nice ‘ 57 station wagon.

I’m always a little surprised when owners decide to shave the rear handles on a 4-doo r. I mean, I get why ...they want it to look like a 2 door but you don’t have a 2 door, own it.

If  you’re going to shave handles, do it to all doors.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/15/2020 at 18:27

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They are nice, I prefer a 56 myself, less flashy.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/15/2020 at 19:00

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That is gorgeous!