See the USA in your Chevrolet

Yes, the Brooklin chevys are very detailed and I have the Navaho one and was going to change the color. It grew on me and I recently detailed it! Glad I kept it original. I am detailing the brown/beige wagon with woody trim. I am also working on the better Welly 53’s. My first car was a used 53 Belair hardtop in horizon blue. I will be posting photos of a Chevrolet dealership with 53/54’s. Thanks for sharing the nice gallery of your Chevys.

Regards

Just recently finished a resin kit by Arena of a 1953 Chevrolet Belair hardtop,  shown here with a Welly convertible.

Here is a group of 1953s.  The sedans were modifications of the Welly.

Chevrolet dealership. The diorama photo come from Randall Olson on the older forum site.

@john-quilter 

The blue and white car in the photo reminds me of one my father had.  His was a two-door, model 210 in the same blue and white.

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@john-quilter 

The blue and white car in the photo reminds me of one my father had.  His was a two-door, model 210 in the same blue and white.

Blue and white were a common  two tone in that year and 1954.  In Randal Olson's photo, who made the red 1955 two door sedan and the grey and white 1956 two door sedan?

@john-quilter The red 1955 is a USA Models and the grey and white 1956 is a MCUSA. I am pretty sure.

David;  I see you removed the Modelex decals from the light green '54 Bel Air HT .  I did the same and love the results.  I did the same with the Modelex decals on the metallic green Ford panel truck (did black wall tires too) and it looks great.

Wow-wee! Between Dave's terrific Brooklin pics, John's fantastic conversions (which continue to truly impress me!) and Michel's "endless" 1/43 diorama-layouts, I'm REALLY enjoying this thread. Thanks guys! 😀 😎 

Here is the Handyman than Rick Thompson sent me long time ago. I do not remember who has painted and detailed the Chevy for Rick but that must be John Roberts or John White i think? Look this little Chevy emblem painted also. A beauty.

This is a John White Special.  It's a beauty!

@jack-dodds 

Jack, I found this Surf Green ‘54 Bel Air on ebay some years ago. The Modelex decals had already been removed by a previous owner so I thought it was a simply a newer release. It wasn’t till some years later that I discovered it had been a Modelex issue. The Surf Green with a dark green top and trim is actually a ‘53 paint scheme.  For ‘54 the Surf Green had a white top and side trim.  The decals must have been water transfers. The top picture is of a Modelex version currently available on eBay.  The center picture is the way I received it without the decals. The bottom is a’53 with the top and side trim in dark green.

Note the grille on the actual car indicating it is a ‘53. Only a man on a fast horse would notice.

@david-knight Thanks for the info David; I had forgotten that the 2-tone green was only done in '53.

And a similar bodied Pontiac conversion