1965 and older - Whats your most favorite GM cars and why?

The GM Nomad with the Vette front end, and any one of the Grand Sport Corvettes.

dj

 

How about 1963 Grand Sport Corvette. Maybe a 1963 Z-11 Impala to go along with it.

 

I love the Graffiti 55 150 sedan. But other than that I really like 57 hardtops and nomads.

 

While I wouldn't trade a good Mopar for one of these...

'56-'65 Corvette Conv

'62-'64 Grand Prix

'61-'64 Catalina (including Safari wagons)

'64-65 Tenpest or LeMans

'55-'57 Safari

'61-'65 Corvair

'64-'65 4-4-2

'63-'65 Riviera

'61'-'62 Cadillac (any)

 

the 54 & early 55 p/us
and any one that hasn't had it's engine put into a Ford.

 

61 LeMans ,,and cause its mine

 

Here's mine in no specific order: 1964-65 Chevelle & El Camino
1940 Chevrolet
1961 Impala
1956 Bel Air
1954 Bel Air
1947 thru 1955(1st series) Chevy trucks
1948 Chevrolet Fleetline
1951 Chevrolet Fastback
1957 Olds
1963 Riviera
1953 Buick
1958 Bel Air.....not Impala!
1959 Fleetside Truck
And the list goes on.......

 

'49 Caddy Sedanett
'57 Olds
'65 Impala
'49 Chevy Coupe
'59 Chevy Impala
'55 Pontiac 2 door hardtop

 

1955 210 2 door - high school
1956 Pontiac 2 door - gasser dream
1961 Invicta - my perfect family car
1964 Malibu - it's mine...

Everywhere you park these, always a friendly face with a been there done that story to tell...

 

didnt think we did 65's here i posted about my 65 biscayne big block project and got deleted as it was too new and rashy dont like me anyway ...

 

Some of my top ones...
48 buick/ 49 cad sedanette, ohh the lines
60 cad ht and conv. ahh the lines...
57 Buick/ Olds 2 dr ht, roof lines....
61 bonneville conv. sweat simple lines...
The Y job... awesome lines...you get the picture

Mike
www.Customikes.com

 

1963 Chevy II
1963 Corvette
1962 Impala Bubble Top
1967 Chevy II (I know ... but it is the last of the "boxes")

 

1965 Chevy Biscayne with the drag pack option. I love sleepers!
1963 Tempest with the SD421. See above......

 

oops, I forgot Hayden's picture.

 

Chevy II. 65 chevelle, and el camino, and biscaynes. Tri-fives of course. 38 chev coupe(the overlooked bad ass gasser) early-mid 30's sedans(all).

 

59 Impala- 2dr hardtop Roman Red ...348 tri-power 4speed Pops old street car and favorite car of all time, one of the few Chevy's Grandpa had too,though he hated it and that made pop like it more.

60 Ventura-2dr hardtop Skymist Blue - white top... 389 tri-power 4speed (mine was a Hydro) I wasn't allowed to have a Ford and got into Pontiacs for something other than a bellybutton Chevy while actually looking for a 59 Impala, finally got my license at 19 in it too.

58 Bonneville- 2dr hardtop 370 tri-power slush box Black with tri-tone blue guts, never had one but have came close several times. Probably the next GM product I'd pick up given the chance.

56 Star Chief convertible, Light-dark green two tone car

61 Ventura 2dr hardtop light weight SD car, black with red guts. 421 bathtub, 4speed car. I'm really dreaming on this one.

60 Dynamic 88 4dr hardtop, had one I had alot of fun in Its GM's Edsel in my opinion, really ugly but people still like them. A wagon would be really cool too.

62 F-85 something a little different saw a stock looking one once with a full house 3.8 turbo motor in it, which being based off the same V-6 that came in it was cool. A Hilborn 215 would be slick too.

Really any model from 59-60 would work for me, but there are just so many good cars to pick from with 65 back time line.

 

1965 GTO made a cool looking A/FX race car ie. Brutus. 1956 Nomad looks good no matter how you build it. 1965 Comet another good looking A/FX car. 1965 Coronet the Mr. Norm funny car was off the hook!!!!

 

'58, 59, 60 Impala.
Just because they're so cool!
And all caddys up to '62. the fins get too small!

 

62-65 Chevy II
61-63 Impala
Hell... almost everything GM built in the 61-65 period looked great!

 

55 Chevy- Clean looking and not a lot of chrome in the fornt like the 56.
Chevy II - Small simple car
49-51 Chevy- Got rid of the long fenders that went back onto the doors.

 

that is what i started and got hammered here for mentioning it here, it is for sale as a roller rotisserrie done ..cheap in okla 65 biscayne

 

Boy I like the '64 and '65 GM A-bodies. The first and foremost cars ever attached to my memory forever (I got them in the old car gene I received at birth). No offense, but the '64 and '65 Chevelle actually doesn't get the list. I respect 'em, but I explain why the cars I love are my favorites here: http://theoldcar.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html

Here is some of my wannabees...









I love GM stuff. I really dig the '62 full size cars like GP's, 88's and Impalas. And a '59 El Camino would be another awesome car. I like '60 Venturas, '61 Impalas...

 

I'm partial to Rivieras, 1963-1965, Second generation Corvairs, Corvette coupes, 59-60 El Caminos and Brookwoods, Parklanes, Nomads, early sixties 2-door Caddies, shall I keep going? Oh, and Suburbans, too.

 

37 chevy coupe
40 pontiac
40 buick
56 olds
55 cameo
57 olds
57 buick
57 chevy
61 bubbletop (chevy is my fave, but olds and buicks are sweet)
64 riv

 

Since we are on '65-earlier GM vehicles, I'd submit the following:

1) 1964 Impala. Of the '61-'64 cars, this was the most refined in design and performance. I'll take a white ragtop with red interior and top, please, and a 409.

2) 1959 Impala. Of the "batcars", this had the best taillights and grille. The best of the finned GM cars, period. Make mine a bronze and white hardtop with bronze interior, 348 4-speed and air.

3) 1962 Pontiac Gran Prix. 389 Tri-Power, 4-speed, black with black/white interior. Gotta have the 8-lug wheels, too! Beautiful cars!

4) I'd need something to haul stuff around in, so a 1965 Chevy Suburban with the liftgate/tailgate combo would work just fine. A 283, 4-speed, 4x4, with air and AM radio. Turquoise and white.

5) 1956 Pontiac Safari wagon, in Coral and Ivory. This one, I'd make a hot rod, with a 455 SD engine, five-speed manual, and a set of Torq-Thrusts, to start things out!

6) 1955 Chevy Cameo pickup. Mine would have a 283, Dual-Range Hydromatic, and I'd add air and every other option available in the day. Red and white, of course!

7) 1948 Chevy Aerosedan. Black with grey interior. Bone stock, except mine would have an overdrive to allow driving over 60 mph without blowing up the 216 babbit engine all to hell! Probably THE best-looking GM car ever built!

8) 1932 Cadillac Phaeton with a body by LeBaron, in dark maroon, cream and light grey, with a red leather interior. Dual side mounts, golf bag compartment, and fold-out bar. Got to have that beautiful V-12, too! A magnificent car that rivalled the Duesies, the big Chryslers and the Lincolns of the day.

9) 1964 Buick Riviera. My neighbor had one when I was a little kid. I have always loved the '63-'75 Rivs, but the '64 stands out for me. I'd have one in triple black with leather, loaded, naturally!

10) Last one. I'd have to go for a BIG road car that could do highway speeds all day long and drive like you were on a cloud. For that, I'd have a 1961 Cadillac Coupe deVille, in silver with the light grey leather interior, with every single Caddy option available in '61. The '61 cars were far more refined than the crazy '59 and '60 cars, they still had the fins, and they were simply a better-looking car, overall.

There are my "if money were no object and I had a Jay Leno-size garage and income" GM picks.

 

Y' all are the best !!
Thanks for the lists... Its a real walk down memory lane for some of us, fantasy lane for others and the hallway to the garage for the rest.

I personally love
61 chevies (year I was born) had a B-Top, own a Brookwood
33 - 4 chevies
59-62:
Buicks, Olds, Pontiacs, Cads all but the more door sedans
57 Olds 2 or 4 door
tri 5 chevies
64-65 Riv
49-52 Chevies
late fortys fat fender Chevs, Olds and Ponchos
53-54 Bel Airs
And more ......

Keep 'em coming - there is real value in all this.
I will tell you more about why in a day or so

Thanks again.

 

1.Nova's
2.1949-65 chevy bel air's

 

I know this is a pretty old thread but I liked the subject. I just love the shape and simpleness of the 57' Corvette and also the 63' split windows....and yeah, the copper ones mine ! In the second pic, the arctic blue 57 is owned by a buddy of mine...and he's the ORIGINAL OWNER !!!

 

Its funny how you had to squeeze the extra year out of it.

 

55 to 57 Gasser-Style Vettes
62-64 Chevy II
37-38 Chevy Gassers
32-35 Chevy Coupes