A lot of guys are using '70's to early '80's Chevy/Gmc Van columns. They fit nice because they are shorter than the Caprice, Malibu, Camaro, Nova etc columns. I used a '79 Caprice tilt column in my '54 Chevy panel. I shortened the column 7" because I used a '73 Nova front subframe which has a rear steering box. I shaved off the column mounted shifter because I have a floor shift. In my '49 Chevy pick up I used a '80 Camaro coulmn from a floor shift car, because I got a '79 Camaro front subframe in it which has the front steering box. If you want a junk yard column with no igntion switch built in, you got to go pre '67 GM.
