They don't grow them like this anymore. This 54' Vette was recently pulled from a field in upstate New York where it sat for many years. Buried to its hubs, it apparently took 10 hours to unearth it. Check out the root structure in the floorboards.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Harvest
They don't grow them like this anymore. This 54' Vette was recently pulled from a field in upstate New York where it sat for many years. Buried to its hubs, it apparently took 10 hours to unearth it. Check out the root structure in the floorboards.
One Sick Nova
It's been a long, hot summer in the Carolinas (to my Northern blood, it feels like it started back around April). The dog days of August led to vacation time, an office and a home move, and relegated this blog to the back burner. Now that Labor Day is past, I'm hoping to get back into the swing starting with couple of posts on Chevy's entry into the compact budget muscle car battle, the Nova. I should note here that as much as Chromefin is into rust buckets, we are an equal opportunity car blog and admire all types of classic sheet metal, including customs. First up is this Fesler built 1970. Check out the air ride about 60 seconds in. Stay tuned for some photos of a friend's 67' Nova wagon and his thoughts on what constitutes the perfect ride.
Tiny Cars, Big Ideas
This is one of those shape-shifters... looks really cool from certain angles while from others, well... not so much. I do think it could give the Smart Car (ugly as sin to my eyes) a run for its money. Myers Motors could be on to something.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Shorty's
I have long been a fan of big Detroit iron... particularly mid-sixties Buicks. Reader Mike from CT sent me some photos recently of of his 1965 Buick Electra 225 Custom Coupe. Custom refers to the all vinyl interior and the black on black really sets off the crisp styling on this runner. All factory except wheels, offenhauser valve covers, and factory correct black repaint. It features the 401 Nailhead 4bbl and is one of the few coupes with rare cornering lights.
Mike says he drove the car from Connecticut to Detroit in 2008 for the Woodward Dream Cruise... 1,600 trouble free miles in one week. He found Shorty's off of Woodward Ave... a perfect backdrop for this black beauty.
Fairhaven Bruiser
A friend of mine came across this 4,000 pound beast recently in Fairhaven, MA. It's in extremely nice shape for a coastal new england location. The third generation 67' Grand Prix featured an all new front end with disappearing headlights and parking lamps hidden above in the fender tips.
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