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Zion in the 50's
Good luck stopping here for a long look now.
Actually, we did manage it this year for a minute, but it was before 8 am.
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Quote from: Don Malpas  - 
Good luck stopping here for a long look now.
Actually, we did manage it this year for a minute, but it was before 8 am.
OK, car buffs. It looks like a 49, 50 or 51 Chevy with Power Glide written over the trunk chrome. Who can narrow it down?
Chris
Formerly: 2002 30' IB
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My money is on 1951!   8)
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I think that PowerGlide transmissions came out in 1950, so the car in the photo is a least that model year.
2003 TK has a new home
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In 1949, my grandparents drove their brand new 1949 Silver Chevy Bustle Back from Florida to Michigan and collected my parents and me and brought us back to Florida.  As a little kid, I remember nothing of the trip, only that it was hoped that moving to a warmer climate would keep me healthier than the unpleasant Michigan weather was allowing.

There is a classic car restorer here in town who has an impressive fleet of cars that are just breathtaking.  Here is his 1950 Bel Air.  Since this bustle is still pretty prominent, it is possible that the Zion Chevy is a sleeked down 1951, but I'm no expert in these things.

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Ah the chrome.   Where did all the chrome go.   Gawd I'm getting old.   

As a young one I had a 51 Ford flat head v-8 101 horsepower.   Torn that puppy apart and rebuilt it to many times to count.  
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"The manufacturers don't put it on cars anymore so that there is enough to put on all of the Harleys."
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Harley adage: "If it don't move, chrome it!"  ;)
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"The manufacturers don't put it on cars anymore so that there is enough to put on all of the Harleys."
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Harley adage: "If it don't move, chrome it!"  ;)
I think I remember Zsa Zsa Gabor saying, when she saw the 1958 Oldsmobile 98, "Chrome was always my favorite color.".

Chris
Formerly: 2002 30' IB
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If you ever have the chance, be sure to stop in Auburn, IN and tour the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum.  Talk about a breathtaking fleet of cars! 

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Linda Hylton
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Talk about a breathtaking fleet of cars! 
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Yes! Great place! I've lusted after a 1936 Cord for years!  :D

Many excellent auto museums, showcasing all types, models, and vintages of cars and trucks, all over the U.S. 
2003 TK has a new home
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Quote from: Linda Hylton  - 
If you ever have the chance, be sure to stop in Auburn, IN and tour the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum.  Talk about a breathtaking fleet of cars! 

Home - Automobile Museum
We have drifted off topic here, so forgive me with one more story. My mother, having been raised in Indiana (as was I), told me the story of having a date with Gordon Buehrig, chief designer of the Duesenberg, in the early 30s (I believe) and speeding down the main drag in Indianapolis (Meridian St) at 100 mph. I met Mr. Buehrig in the late 80s at a car show in the Chicago area and related the story to him, which he remembered.

Chris
Formerly: 2002 30' IB