Did Shutterbug Magazine Make Error On Chevy Car Year?
Dec 27, 2017 20:31:05 #
After looking again i think it's a 1950.
This is a picture of a 1950
This is a picture of a 1950
Dec 27, 2017 20:31:31 #
Don't know what year it is but the 54 did not have a split front windsheild, just checked it's a 1950
Dec 27, 2017 20:41:18 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
rjaywallace wrote:
The photo is in an ad for a film scanning device. The vehicle is labeled as a 1954 Chevrolet photographed in 1958 using Kodak Plus-X 120 with a Graflex 22. UHH member “mas24” is asking whether the year of the Chevy is mis-identified.
I originally thought 49 but will buy 50.
Dec 27, 2017 21:06:03 #
Dec 28, 2017 03:52:00 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
GoldwingerTX wrote:
After looking again i think it's a 1950.
This is a picture of a 1950
This is a picture of a 1950
Yep. It looks pretty convincing to me, 1950. I knew uhh members would come through. Many were close in selecting the year. Thanks everyone for participating. It's not the first time a publication has made an error. And not the last.
Dec 28, 2017 05:34:00 #
Dec 28, 2017 05:47:50 #
mas24 wrote:
I just received my February 2018 issue of Shutterbug Magazine, and noticed on page 73, that a nice B&W photo of a Chevy Car is listed as a 1954 model. It looks more like an earlier model to me. Am I wrong? Taken by a Graflex 22 camera.
Yep that's a 50-52 Chev
Dec 28, 2017 06:08:50 #
Dec 28, 2017 06:15:11 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Ched49 wrote:
Yes, the grill for those two years had teeth in them.
The '52 had already begun to sprout teeth, but the 53 & 54 wore new outer sheet metal making the car look new and different from the 49-52s
Dec 28, 2017 06:22:48 #
Indi wrote:
You're definitely correct. I'd say a 51-53 Chevy.
Right. When I was in high school, I had a '52, and it looked like that.
Dec 28, 2017 06:28:27 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
DeanS wrote:
Plus the body style was totally new.
They appeared to be, but the 53-54s were not entirely new, They were "reskinned" '49-'52 bodies. GM was really good at this: Look at a '80 Monte Carlo and a '81 Monte Carlo or '79 Coupe DeVille to '80 Coupe DeVille to see later examples of how different a car body can look with relatively minor sheet metal changes. The '55 was entirely new for Chevy (and Pontiac.).
Dec 28, 2017 06:36:10 #
mas24 wrote:
I just received my February 2018 issue of Shutterbug Magazine, and noticed on page 73, that a nice B&W photo of a Chevy Car is listed as a 1954 model. It looks more like an earlier model to me. Am I wrong? Taken by a Graflex 22 camera.
You are correct the 54 didn’t have a split windshield. I say it is a 1949. I had one just like it
Dec 28, 2017 06:43:13 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
The best (and sometimes only) way to get an exact year on many Early 50s GM cars is by closely examination of the grille. The little lights on either side of the grille opening appear to be on chrome "posts" - This, IIRC was a one year design -1950.
Dec 28, 2017 06:43:51 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
GoldwingerTX wrote:
After looking again i think it's a 1950.
This is a picture of a 1950
This is a picture of a 1950
Yep, It's a '50.
Dec 28, 2017 06:46:18 #
I owned a 49, 50, 51 and 53 and put a few engines, clutches and transmissions in them. Even swapped out radios so I could have one of those fancy push buttons.
This is a 50. Abut the only advancement over the 49 was a different Chevy emblem on the hood and a differennt handle on the trunk.
The year before I graduated from TCU (1966), I swapped the 53 Bel Air for a 59 V8 Biscayne. Bought them for as little as $50 (for a 49). Gave $200 for the 53. $500 for the 59. They were all good ones. I had the 51 painted for $25, put Port-A-Walls on the tires and put a new $15 headliner and $10 seat covers on it and drove off to college smiling. The 59 was beautiful and would fly. Sold it when I left for the Peace Corps. Those were the days.
This is a 50. Abut the only advancement over the 49 was a different Chevy emblem on the hood and a differennt handle on the trunk.
The year before I graduated from TCU (1966), I swapped the 53 Bel Air for a 59 V8 Biscayne. Bought them for as little as $50 (for a 49). Gave $200 for the 53. $500 for the 59. They were all good ones. I had the 51 painted for $25, put Port-A-Walls on the tires and put a new $15 headliner and $10 seat covers on it and drove off to college smiling. The 59 was beautiful and would fly. Sold it when I left for the Peace Corps. Those were the days.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.