[Kiwijeff]

Best part about being a car guy, is the diverse range we have to choose from. I was thinking that we all have our favorites, so what year Chev do you like the most? Mines 1937. Ive liked em the most, ever since i was fifteen. Even tried to buy one, about sixteen years of age, and always wondered what happened to that rusty pile. Owner told me he was planning on doin it up. Never did get to own one, but at 47, theres still time. What year spins your crank, and did you ever realise your dream?

[cocobolo]

Well Jeff, when I was a kid about a thousand years or so back, I always figured the '55 Chevy was the cat's meow.  I did get one and it went through lots of changes with me.
However, nowadays it is the '35 sedan that does it for me.  It was purely by a stroke of luck and being in the right place at the right time that I ended up with one.  I never was interested in any of the coupes which were - and still are - so popular.

[sixball]

I like a lot of them but '41 is my favorite. A coupe, a wagon, or a sedan delivery.

[trbomax]

 My first one that I got at age 14,was not even what I wanted when my dad bought it.It took 10 or 15 yrs but I LEARNED to love it and now, 56 yrs later ,wouldnt trade it for anything. But in 1958 i got a '58 impala conv. and that was my favorite for a long time. Over the years I had 3 of them,still have an open title for one but cant remember what happened to the car! The 32 and 33 5 window's are beautiful specimins,but the 28 was my first love and I always end up likeing it the most,kinda like the first girl that ever banged you in the back seat,you just cant forget it!

[sammons]

Hi, new here. Don't know where the intro's go, so. Chevy's are my main, early in life it was my uncles  4yr old '57 2dr Ht (which I later got as my 12th birthday present from my father) and my dad's '35 standard 3w coupe hot rod from '63 (which is my avitar). Before my father passed we descussed his 35, and how bad he missed it. He had to sell it in late '63 when we relocated to So Cal. It was the first hot rod I remember as a kid. When we moved back to Kansas in '64, he tried to find it but no luck. Been passed on already. I wanted to build one with dad, but he died years before I found one.
Got one now, but I'm on my own. We were always into early Vettes, so I'm hoping he will be on board with this one. I'm using a C3 Vette suspension,  as the rear frame fits prefect between the rear tubs. I used the original frame rails between point A & B, and grafted the frt  frame horns on. I had towiden the front cowl 7" to accommodate the vette floor pan. That meant stretching the dash, pie cutting the frt roof, relief cutting the rear, and adding 10" to the floor pan. The 3 compartment behind the seat is great. I also get to use the fuel tank, now no usable space in the trunk, but pleanty behind the seat. Going with my Uncles old 301 and Muncie 4 sp. I hope mods are acceptable to this site, if not please delete and I will move on. Thanks for you time, and in time, I hope to be excepted.

[Kiwijeff]

Wow, thats a bunch of awesome replies. I should quote everyone, but wont due to it almost my bed time, and im a little tired. Sammon, a big welcome, and while ive not been here long myself, i think you and your build will fit in well here. Sounds very interesting. 37, 55, 35, 41, 28, 57, 58, quite a diverse range. Keep em coming guys, this is cool.

[themoose]

I've owned so many different year Chevy's over the years that I probably would miss a couple if I listed them but the one that I always thought was one of the best designs that Chevy ever produced is one that I never owned. For some reason the 56 body 2dr hardtop style always floated my boat. I have owned both 55 and 57's but not a 56 but who knows maybe there is still one in my future...We'll see.

Moose

[TFoch]

I’ve owned a few Chevys over the years.  I had a few Novas (66 through 70) one Corvette (74) and some trucks (I liked my 67 the best out of all of them).  Of the Tri-Fives I always liked the 56.  I never have owned one but I remember my grandmother did.  I do like the 32 – 38 Chevys and I guess I’m lucky that I was able to get my 33 Cabriolet.  If I had to pick a favorite year it would be a toss up between 32 or 33.  I like the doors on the sides of the hood and the chrome grills.  I think they are great looking cars.

[FATnLOW]

Over the years I have owned a few Chevys...as a kid about ,17 years old  had  a 55 Chevy Bel-Aire 2 dr sedan ,a 56 convertible Chevy, and a 57  Chevy 2 dr. 210 that I retrieved  from a junk yard and brought back to life...had all these at one time, those were the days. Had to get rid of all of these Classics when I went into the Air Force.  After raising a family I found a 39 Chevy 4-door sedan, thought  it was the ugliest thing I seen, but still had to have it, Then it was on to another 39 Chevy 2 door sedan Chopped ,sectioned  and channeled, should have never sold this one . Now it's a 1933 Chevy Master that is Kicking  my ass, must be age doing this, but still have a vision of what the 33 should be and hope to get it on the road this year for  Cruising the Coast.

[ghost28]

Great replys and welcome sammons you will like it here. I grew up street racing a bunch of tri 5 chevies, but the one I like the best was a 55 150 sedan that used to be a big block race car back in the late 60's I aquired it during an afternoon romp with my black 57 hiboy hardtop, but thats another story. The 55 when I owned it had a real warmed over 292 small block built by John Bandimere, an M22 4 speed. with an 8 3/4 chrysler rear axle and 513 gears. This 55 had the look of the American Graffitti 55 before the movie, even with the open rear wheel wells. I used to run it with m/h  slicks on friday and saturday nights, and when I could get it to hook up the right front wheel would raise just enough to float my boat. I did real well with that car and a few years ago I wrote an article about that summer with that 55 chevy for the Good Times gazette. It was titled the Curtis Marauders that got published under the Bangin The Gears collumns.

[vette59jdwl]

  Well at 69 plus I think that my love of the automobile started with the shoebox FORD. I know i am a chevy guy. My favourite would be the one i had the most of 26 chevelles 1967, including 3 convertables  sure wish i had one now.They are all gone. Next on my list of favourites would be the 1932 chevrolet deluxe roadster of which i have had the privilage on owning 3 and still have one to this day along with a 1959 corvette and an 05 silverado with 03 hood in ghost flames and lowrider configuration.

[cocobolo]

  Well at 69 plus I think that my love of the automobile started with the shoebox FORD. I know i am a chevy guy. My favourite would be the one i had the most of 26 chevelles 1967, including 3 convertables  sure wish i had one now.They are all gone. Next on my list of favourites would be the 1932 chevrolet deluxe roadster of which i have had the privilage on owning 3 and still have one to this day along with a 1959 corvette and an 05 silverado with 03 hood in ghost flames and lowrider configuration.

Oh NO!  We both made the same mistake then.    I had TWO 1950 Meteors for my first two cars.  Fortunately I learned after the second one.  GM since then.   

[sixball]

Me too, I started with a '38 Ford coupe when I was 14. I had several '38, '39, and '40 Fords including coupes, 2 & 4 door sedans, 2 woodies and a sedan delivery. There was a '51 woody too, Then I payed $55 for a '48 Chevy Fleetline that started every time. The doors stayed shut, the windows rolled up and down, the radio even worked. That was in '63. I still own one Ford because GM didn't make tractors. And as for the girl trbomax mentioned, it was the front(only) seat of the '38 coupe.

[62131]

I started with a 57 Chevy hard top wish I still had it, then moved up to a 1970 Nova, then to a 64  stingray completed a complete restoration on it should of kept that to. I really like the mid thirty Chevys the best. Gotta love the fat fenders.

[cocobolo]

I started with a 57 Chevy hard top wish I still had it, then moved up to a 1970 Nova, then to a 64  stingray completed a complete restoration on it should of kept that to. I really like the mid thirty Chevys the best. Gotta love the fat fenders.

Not to derail this thread, but what did you have for power in your '64.  Just curious if you had any rear end problems because I have a '64 Vette IRS going in to my '35.  Not really anticipating any trouble, but it's always good to hear first hand from someone who actually had one.