[DaleM]

...and I certainly don't mean to offend anyone with different views and maybe it's just because I'm accustomed to seeing things a certain way. I'm talking about taking styling cues from one year and using them on another, somehow they just don't seem to fit. Take putting 70-72 bandaid stripes on other years. Would one put 69 SS side stripes on any other year? What about 1968 SS hockey-stick stripes on a 69?

1966 thru 1968 used essentiall the same seats, just different patterns, but somehow 66 two-tone seats (which I love) would seem out of place in a 67 or 68. Most of know 1968, for whatever reason, used Buick, Olds & Pontiac seats in Chevelles but can one imagine BOP seats in any other year Chevelle?

Don't 71 or 72 5-spoke SS wheels look out of place on another year? The 1965-1968 simulated mag caps would look out of place on a 1969-1972 Chevelle.

Lest we forget about paint colors. An Aztec Bronze or Royal Plum wouldn't seem right on anything other than a 66 and 67 respectively. Same for Ash Gold in 68 or LeMans Blue in 69.

Don't know, maybe just bored a bit this morning waiting for the race. :thumbsup:

 

[von]

It's not just you.

 

[Chicken Coupe]

Nothing wrong with liking stock factory only configurations. I enjoy one's that are close to perfect stock too, but I must say that I really enjoy the creativity that many plan out and succeed in completing to make their car unique.

It started way back when WWII guys came back home to make hot rods, race at Bonneville, start a car club, drag racing, and take the muscle car concept from idea to production. They all fueled the adaptation of ideas into a long lasting love of all kinds of muscle, modified, hot rodded, and customized vehicles.

If it weren't for all of that creativity and effort, we wouldn't have any Chevelles to enjoy as legislation would have erased them from the face of the Earth, so I say,

"Boys and girls, bring them ideas on!"​

 

[BillsCamino]

It's not just you.

:thumbsup:
I agree. I'm a big fan of adding "second day" drivetrain/suspension mods but prefer it to blend tastefully with the overall general factory look.

 

[Bryan59EC]

Well, I am still considering using Olds or Buick door panels and seat covers in my Elky.
Not sure how far that will go tho.
I do want to keep a 'factory like' appearance in the car, but also need a bit of personaliziation.

On the 59, I had no desire whatsoever to change the the exterior of the car at all, but did move the antenna to just behind the passenger door and filled the factory fender hole. Going on the the interior, the door panels are a 59 Impala pattern, in 1957 colors, as I thought the 59 colors were too drab. The seat was done in a tri-color tweed like material to bring the interior and exterior together. And of course the added tilt column and 69 steering wheel.
Just enough to personalize and not take away from the 50s styling.
Of course the digital gages, 454 and 5-spd came from way out in left field

 

[cobaltchev67]

I think it depends partly on how original and in what shape the car is when a person buys it. For example, mine needed everything replaced which means I had a clean slate as it was a V8 Malibu column shift car originally.....creative license at that point. I've done some things people question b/c I've overbuilt a lot of that stuff. Perfect example the '70 stripes on my '67 with roof stripes also...personal preference and something different. A note about paint colors, doesn't matter to me, both of mine are '99-'00 Honda Civic colors that match the car well.

To each his own.

 

[Jeffry72]

I've been the bone stock route and certainly nothing wrong with that. As the years go by though I find myself more attracted to the mildly customized cars. My taste certainly aren't radical, but I just love to see where people's imaginations take them. When I first got into cars I was at a carshow with my brother and made the comment that this car would look better this way or that car would of looked better if they had done this. He said to me, wouldn't it be boring if all the cars looked just the way you think they should? He went on to say, that is what makes your car stand out from all the rest, when you make it the way you think it should be. Never forgot that because I feel there is allot of truth to it. Granted, I too feel that certain colors don't look right on different years or wheels or stripes, ect, ect, but sometimes you can be surprised. I feel that borrowing styling cues from different years is a great way to personalize/customize a car and keep the original flavor. I feel this so strongly that my latest, and maybe my last project, is all different stylings and colors from all types and years of GM vehicles. I happen to think that it could of from the factory like this, since all the ideas came out of the same place.
I think we all can agree, the stock, original, numbers matching, color combo, and option combinations have been covered. But don't you think that the fact that almost everyone of these cars are far better than when they left the factory, and isn't that a modification of a sorts? It's just a matter of degree.

 

[webfoot]

How bout zebra stripes?

I like no stripes!

 

[cheveslakr]

It's an age thing, our mind's eye is exceptant to what's we've seen before. I remember the first time I saw a 68 SS with the buick interior. I thought it looked funky and I asked the owner where he got the seats. He looked at me funny and said they came with the car in 68. He had no idea that they were covered in buick upholstery. We both learned something new that day. Now they look kinda cool and I can accept the style knowing that they were installed original to the car.

Jerry

 

[1966_L78]

:thumbsup:
I agree. I'm a big fan of adding "second day" drivetrain/suspension mods but prefer it to blend tastefully with the overall general factory look.

This would be closer to what I like, a general factory look... of course, it really depends on the specific car...

On my '66 Convert, I built a "stock" White interior, but i used Blue carpet and dash, instead of Black as the factory did (I was tired of "black")... I also painted the engine compartment (inner fenders and core support ) body color, even back when the engine looked mostly "stock"...

While it wasn't a Chevelle, I did see a '55 Chevy that someone had grafted the scoops from a '67 SS hood... It looked great...

I have even thought it would be great to have a 1970 Heavy Chevy with '71/'72 SS wheels...

To me, it all depends on the final product... Using "factory" pieces off a different year can look fine, as long as its done right,rather than just slapped together... Something that the average enthusiast wouldn't catch...

But I persoanlly don't usually like the band aid stripes or the "camaro-type" cowl hoods on everything...

 

[Derek69SS]

Every time I tell someone I want to get rid of the '70 style band-aids on my '69, people tell me I'm nuts and that they look great... only ones who take issue are "chevelle" guys, everyone else thinks they look like they belong on it.

Oh well, just one more thing to add to the Johnny Cash "One Piece at a Time" list of wrong year stuff on my car.

 

[Scotch]

You do what you think looks good on your car.

I'll do what I think looks good on mine.

Deal?

I designed the custom paint scheme on my car. I used factory colors so it would look 'period'- at least in my opinion. The side stripes are influenced by factory '69 stripes. The hood and roof scallops are influenced by the side stripes.

You'd probably hate it.

I really love it.

 

[Derek69SS]

I designed the custom paint scheme on my car. I used factory colors so it would look 'period'- at least in my opinion. The side stripes are influenced by factory '69 stripes. The hood and roof scallops are influenced by the side stripes.

I really like the new side-stripes you added yesterday... goes great with the numbers on the door. :thumbsup:

 

[RyanNilcea05]

...and I certainly don't mean to offend anyone with different views and maybe it's just because I'm accustomed to seeing things a certain way. I'm talking about taking styling cues from one year and using them on another, somehow they just don't seem to fit. Take putting 70-72 bandaid stripes on other years. Would one put 69 SS side stripes on any other year? What about 1968 SS hockey-stick stripes on a 69?

1966 thru 1968 used essentiall the same seats, just different patterns, but somehow 66 two-tone seats (which I love) would seem out of place in a 67 or 68. Most of know 1968, for whatever reason, used Buick, Olds & Pontiac seats in Chevelles but can one imagine BOP seats in any other year Chevelle?

Don't 71 or 72 5-spoke SS wheels look out of place on another year? The 1965-1968 simulated mag caps would look out of place on a 1969-1972 Chevelle.

Lest we forget about paint colors. An Aztec Bronze or Royal Plum wouldn't seem right on anything other than a 66 and 67 respectively. Same for Ash Gold in 68 or LeMans Blue in 69.

Don't know, maybe just bored a bit this morning waiting for the race. :thumbsup:

I agree Dale!

 

[MEJ1990TM]

Every time I tell someone I want to get rid of the '70 style band-aids on my '69, people tell me I'm nuts and that they look great... only ones who take issue are "chevelle" guys, everyone else thinks they look like they belong on it.

Oh well, just one more thing to add to the Johnny Cash "One Piece at a Time" list of wrong year stuff on my car.

I know this isn't exactly on topic. I wonder how many people now a days get the line that says, "The headlights, they was another sight. We had two on the left and one on the right. And when we pulled out the switch all three of em come on."

I don't think a majority of the people under 30 can imagine a car that doesn't have the switch you rotate. And don't even mention that older cars had the switch for the brights on the floor.

 

[furball8994]

:thumbsup:
I'm a big fan of adding "second day" drivetrain/suspension mods but prefer it to blend tastefully with the overall general factory look.

I agree as well. Adding "go parts" or customizing parts (to an extent) to enhance the factory style is great. Thats that makes us all unique.. As to the year swapping stuff. I'm not a big fan. Interior things aren't as big of a deal if they fit with the factory style. Exterior is more of a deal with me personally. I don't think cowl hoods look right on 64-65, 68-69's. But I think they look OK on 66-67's. Hood/trunk stripes look good on 70+ yrs.
This is just me and what I would or wouldn't do to MY car. I do appreciate the work and time others put into there style's and would never tell them otherwise..

 

[Scotch]

I really like the new side-stripes you added yesterday... goes great with the numbers on the door. :thumbsup:

I like yours too! We had the same stylist! LOL!!

 

[grandsport]

I agree with Scott.:thumbsup:

 

[MEJ1990TM]

I agree as well. Adding "go parts" or customizing parts (to an extent) to enhance the factory style is great. Thats that makes us all unique.. As to the year swapping stuff. I'm not a big fan. Interior things aren't as big of a deal if they fit with the factory style. Exterior is more of a deal with me personally. I don't think cowl hoods look right on 64-65, 68-69's. But I think they look OK on 66-67's. Hood/trunk stripes look good on 70+ yrs.
This is just me and what I would or wouldn't do to MY car. I do appreciate the work and time others put into there style's and would never tell them otherwise..

I am going to be guilty of this somewhat. When I do re do the interior in my '71 I am going to use a '70 pattern. Guess I will just have to put up with the criticisms from the guys who are "in the know."

 

[Chicken Coupe]

... just one more thing to add to the Johnny Cash "One Piece at a Time" list of wrong year stuff on my car.

Priceless!