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17/08/2020 10:33 am
PICS: A '53 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan, unusual color and beautifully restored....
and not too far, in appearance, from the '53 Chevrolet 210 Sedan my folks bought, as their first car. In my humble opinion, it sits too high, making it look shorter than it is, and would respond to some body and top tweaks that would put it in better proportion.
As found:
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Still in sedan form with aforementioned tweaks:
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In hardtop form with tweaks and side trim changes:
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Your comments, as usual, are welcomed when objective and absent sarcasm.
Enjoy!
17/08/2020 10:54 am
I think for this car original is best, 1st picture does it for me.
17/08/2020 11:04 am
I agree. Somehow the second picture (revision #1) reminds me of the '54 Hudson. (pic)
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17/08/2020 11:29 am
I love this car original with all its lovely trim. Great colors too.
17/08/2020 11:44 am
The second photo is nice because of the slightly-lower stance, but
I'm sticking with the first one because I like the painted side flash and stone guard.
You did a nice job removing the pillar and turning it into a "hardtop," but that roofline just doesn't work because the roof, in my opinion, is too long (thinking about the roofline on the '54 2-dr hardtop here, with the reverse-angle C-pillar).
Nice job on the mods for the photos, though!
Topic starter
17/08/2020 12:39 pm
Thank you.
17/08/2020 2:27 pm
You know .. I'm going to Be VERY truthful ... And I'm not holding back .. OK? ..... Here goes
I like picture #1 the best
Now the '53 is car that never gets a second look from me ..
But I really like the color combo on this offering
AND
Not only do I like picture #1 the best
I also like the other pics ...
What I like about the other pics is ... you have photo shop skills that I TOTALLY do NOT have .. so I respect that aspect of it
IMHO .. of course .... LOL
Topic starter
17/08/2020 3:17 pm
Thanks, Dennis, I appreciate your comments and the spirit in which you shared them.