And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Near as I can figure that's a late '55 to an early '57, but the 5 vertical bars in the grill have me stymied. Maybe one of the smart people here knows the answer to this mystery.
It's a 56 or 57. The 55 was different. The bars in the grill are right but every other one has been removed. There should be nine. In 58-61 there were eleven. Bubbarust
Cooling was probably not the reason. A drag racer would have removed the whole bar and teeth to lighten the front end. This car has been lightly customized by also removing the bumpers and filling the mounting holes and removing the license plate bracket. Bought, traded and sold several sets that had been removed for that reason back in the day. Impossible to find now! Bubbarust
Definitely not too far gone.
ReplyDeleteNear as I can figure that's a late '55 to an early '57, but the 5 vertical bars in the grill have me stymied. Maybe one of the smart people here knows the answer to this mystery.
ReplyDeleteInterwebs says 57.
DeleteIt's a 56 or 57. The 55 was different. The bars in the grill are right but
Deleteevery other one has been removed. There should be nine. In 58-61 there
were eleven.
Bubbarust
Hemings has a 'Vette of that era that was set up for racing. The teeth were removed probably for better cooling.
ReplyDeleteHowever the "interweb find" is the story that goes with the picture:
https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/a-father-son-barn-find
"A few teeth from the grille had been removed and the interior showed other custom tastes of a previous owner."
DeleteThanks for finding that link.
Cooling was probably not the reason. A drag racer would have removed
ReplyDeletethe whole bar and teeth to lighten the front end. This car has been lightly
customized by also removing the bumpers and filling the mounting holes
and removing the license plate bracket. Bought, traded and sold several
sets that had been removed for that reason back in the day. Impossible
to find now!
Bubbarust