Any love for a 1965 Buick Sport Wagon
Was expecting more of this
but idk what speed this was so a normal car might have done the same
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From: Cortland, IL
To me, the 59 Bel Air video is a bit misleading. 1958-1964 Chevrolet's had a unique x-shaped frame those years. This particular design has all of the bracing in the middle of the vehicle with just sheet metal supporting both sides. Hotrodders putting high powered engines in those cars usually have to make additional bracing to the frame to avoid it from twisting. I think the people making the video know that these vehicles were an exception to the norm, but don't tell the viewers.
Here's the x-shaped frame:
Here's the x-shaped frame:
Last edited by Mike7075; Mar 27, 2012 at 10:07 AM.
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From: SW Central OH
Why my beautiful 59 Impala Convertible chick magnet
was a piece of crap after I went into a drainage ditch at an angle. GM braced the frame, extra of course but still it torqued like hell with only minor cosmetic damage.
Sold the car as-is rather than trying to hide it, and within a month the kid wrapped it around a phone pole.
He wasnt hurt or I would have felt bad. Some.
PS: That isnt my car.. just what it looked like. Only hilljacks and guidos put blue glass in tail lights. VERY UNCOOL!
was a piece of crap after I went into a drainage ditch at an angle. GM braced the frame, extra of course but still it torqued like hell with only minor cosmetic damage.
Sold the car as-is rather than trying to hide it, and within a month the kid wrapped it around a phone pole.
He wasnt hurt or I would have felt bad. Some.
PS: That isnt my car.. just what it looked like. Only hilljacks and guidos put blue glass in tail lights. VERY UNCOOL!
Last edited by pettyfog; Mar 27, 2012 at 11:18 AM.
To me, the 59 Bel Air video is a bit misleading. 1958-1964 Chevrolet's had a unique x-shaped frame those years. This particular design has all of the bracing in the middle of the vehicle with just sheet metal supporting both sides. Hotrodders putting high powered engines in those cars usually have to make additional bracing to the frame to avoid it from twisting. I think the people making the video know that these vehicles were an exception to the norm, but don't tell the viewers.
Here's the x-shaped frame:
Here's the x-shaped frame:
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Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 246
From: Austin, Texas
Why my beautiful 59 Impala Convertible chick magnet
was a piece of crap after I went into a drainage ditch at an angle. GM braced the frame, extra of course but still it torqued like hell with only minor cosmetic damage.
Sold the car as-is rather than trying to hide it, and within a month the kid wrapped it around a phone pole.
He wasnt hurt or I would have felt bad. Some.
PS: That isnt my car.. just what it looked like. Only hilljacks and guidos put blue glass in tail lights. VERY UNCOOL!
was a piece of crap after I went into a drainage ditch at an angle. GM braced the frame, extra of course but still it torqued like hell with only minor cosmetic damage.
Sold the car as-is rather than trying to hide it, and within a month the kid wrapped it around a phone pole.
He wasnt hurt or I would have felt bad. Some.
PS: That isnt my car.. just what it looked like. Only hilljacks and guidos put blue glass in tail lights. VERY UNCOOL!
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