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'55 front end on a '56??

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by madmak95, Sep 6, 2010.

  1. TeejDio
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    Mad, no - but very jealous!
     
  2. lorodz
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    why not just get a 56 glass nose ???. i know the 55 front looks great and all but its still gonna be a 56 at the end of the day....
     
  3. madmak95
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    good point ,but i aready have the '55 frontend. and the wife got me on a buget.
     
  4. Deuce Roadster
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    Around here in my area ... back in the 60's ... it was fairly common to see 56's with a 55 nose and vice versa. The body shops just installed what they could fine. NO big deal. They even put Edsel front ends on Fords ... :rolleyes:

    A friend of mine has a pretty nice 58 Ranchero with a Edsel nose. He got it from his Grandfather who bought it off a used car lot in the early 60's. It had the Edsel nose on it when Gramps bought it. :D
     
  5. lorodz
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    oh ...ok ....i see ....than go right ahead and do it it will look great ....good luck keep us posted
     
  6. Ratroddude
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    WANT $500.00 for it?:D
     
  7. 296 V8
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    Keep it all 56
     
  8. B.A.KING
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    :D:cool::rolleyes:
     
  9. 8FLEET9
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    think of all the fun you'll have arguing with idiots who want to tell you what year your 1957 chevy is! :rolleyes:
     
  10. lorodz
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    thats a good one^^^^^^^^^^^^6
     
  11. madmak95
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    lol..... :D
     
  12. madmak95
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    found this on raceingjunk. dont know if its a hambers , but its pretty cool.


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  13. madmak95
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    anyone know anything about the tail light lens?

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  14. dudley32
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    taillights are after market...Lee..I think was the name brand??
     
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  15. madmak95
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    googling pics for reference....


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  16. dudley32
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    Well... let me bump this thing again..I saw a very small picture and I'm thinking American Rodder years ago....of a '57 chevy with '55 front clip and '56 side moulding..
    always wanted to see the full build...anyone remember...d32


    looked really neat.....
     
  17. edweird
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    i always wondered how that would look.
     
  18. dudley32
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    Well the picture I saw was a 3/4 angle of the front drivers side and it really looked neat...flat front of the '55 going back to the '57 wing...and the '56 trim looked in place (don't know if it was modified or not) I sure would like to see the whole car..maybe someone remembers...d32
     
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  19. vintagedrags
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    The guy I bought my car from has a 55 with 56 quarter panels and it looks pretty good. It is definately a 55 though.
    I think your 56 will look good with the clip you have, especially if you are on a budget.
     
  20. fender lizard
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    i saw those tail lights on ebay a while back while looking for some stockers. i think the seller make them in house, ugly if you ask me. they were leds.
     
  21. low budget
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    Heres a 56 with 55 stuff,Ive posted it a few times.
    They never made a 55 4 door hardtop from the factory in case ya didnt know.
     

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  22. 56sedandelivery
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    These are the lenses I mentioned in my earlier posting, makes it look "somewhat" like 55. Butch/56sedandelivery.
     
  23. Johnny Gee
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    I have always never liked that roof on the 56 & 57, just did not make it for me. But on the 55 it would have worked well. :cool:
     
  24. madmak95
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    thats what i was thinking.
     

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