Stovebolt.com Forums The Shop Area The HiPo Shop Not Rod

Phat, on the panel you say notice the nice splash apron. I have a 54 and the apron looks like mine, but on mine the license plate holder is in front of the parking/turnsignal light. What are the differences? I wonder if mine is truly a 54 apron.

I have always wondered why the license plate was there.

[img]http://streetrod.50megs.com/images/nyadrod2.jpg[/img]

[ 01-18-2002: Message edited by: Phat ]

[img]http://oldrod.50megs.com/images/xmassnow.jpg[/img] This is were the stock front marker plate belongs on the 54-55 1st. I have pix's of the truck new and thats were it was before i bought it.

[ 01-18-2002: Message edited by: Phat ]

Is that the only difference? So I guess my 54 has a non original one cause you cant see the marker light at all.

[img]http://streetrod.50megs.com/images/coe5.jpg[/img]

[img]http://streetrod.50megs.com/images/nyadrod3.jpg[/img]Spring is comin!!!

[ 01-27-2002: Message edited by: Phat ]

Now THAT is one beautiful truck!

The more I see '54's.....

The more I think I want one!!! Just that little bit different, and I think less popular than 47-53=more affordable.

P.S. Nice photos, Phat-I can appreciate the time and effort put into a resto, but RODS RULE! That little black 54 (primer?) covered in snow, hugging the pavement, on aluminum wheels-oh man DRIVE THE WHEELS OFF!

Wannabe

Here is a pix of a very nice truck but the owner used the newer (cheap way out) c-10 front clip.Too bad the truck was done nicely. Notice how he used offset wheels and skinny tires to hide it(it did not work) Tim and I both looked at this one in NY[img]http://streetrod.50megs.com/images/adwide.jpg[/img]

54 and 55s are more valuable than the other years. Parts are also more expensive, there just aren't as many of them as the other years.

A fairly nice stock 55 went for $8500 on Ebay yesterday.