1957 Chevrolets

[gtx6970]

Here's a few pics of tri fives on car haulers I've saved.

The pic of the 57's is a little small but it's the only pic I've ever found of the 57's on a car hauler.

Form all the pics I've seen they were usually pretty random.

Cool idea. I keep thinking I want to do one for the then all new 1969 Dodge Daytonas

but these pics pretty much blow  the hubcaps in the trunk theory

[lordairgtar]

Would the chassis in the EMHAR kit of the late 40s, early 50s Bedford Truck be a better choice?

[Longbox55]

Would the chassis in the EMHAR kit of the late 40s, early 50s Bedford Truck be a better choice?

It's definitely closer than the Blitz. Some of the crossmembers would need to be changed out, and for an LCF, the front would need reworked, plus the rear half would need the axle clearance hump taken out, but otherwise, it does look like it could be made to work. Correct wheels would still need to be acquired, though, as the US spec trucks used a different wheel. I have found a source for them in resin, LSN Enterprises. He sells mostly at shows, so I'm not sure about a website, but his email is LSN.Enterpise@Yahoo.com. I've picked up some resin from him over the years at the shows in Indy, he makes some interesting stuff, and the quality is pretty good. He also makes a Conventional '55-'57 1 1/2 -2 1/2 ton cab.

[khier]

I'm planning on building a mid-to-late 1950's car carrier. My thought is to load the trailer with some 'new' 1957 Chevrolets. I'm looking for some ideas

for Chevy kits. My mind was immediately set to the Black Widow 150 and the newer convertible kit. Is there a 'newer' kit as a Bel Air? A resin kit for

a 4-door somewhere? The trailer when completed will only hold 4 cars.

I had similar thoughts for a long time, but as usual ended in the to-do list. However, I made then a survey on Tri-Five Chevy kits. If my memory serves me well the situations looks like the following:

1955 Chevy

1. Bel Air 2DR HT. Very old kit from Revell. Avaialble separately and in the Hot Rod box with a 57 and 54 Chevys. Hendrix offers resin conversion. I think it is based on the cabrio  and a 57 roof. I do not have it so I am not sure. Now we have the new kit from Revell nobody needs the previous nonsense.

2. Bel Air Cabrio./convertible. Revell USA and reboxed by Revell AG in the ninties. An excellent kit.

3. Bel Air 2DR Sedan. AMT, AMT, AMT,... and nothing but an AMT. Not because it is a great kit, but because it is all what you can get.

4. Nomad. see Nr. 3

5. Bel Air 4DR. Resin conversion by Hendrix. Star Models sells them.

6. 210 2DR sedan/club cope. Nothing I am aware of.

7. 210 4DR sedan. See 6

8. 210 2DR sport Cope. see 6

9. 210 Townsman/Bel air Beauville (2DR S/W). Resin conversion were available from R&R. A useless kit because of incorrect chrome trim. the trim is taken from the regular Bel Air and is different for the S/W.

10. 150. Nothing at all. But perhaps the AMT 2DR Coupe can be easily converted by removing the side chrome trim (not an easy task on the front fender), but what about the scripts and crests? There are no suitable scripts available, neither water slide nor photo etch parts. Any advice, suggestion and tip is greatly appreciated. The interior is another pain in the a... I mean the neck. New seats and door panels have to be made. However, this might not be terrible as it seems because the 150 series had a simple seat trim.

10.b The R&R kit (see 9) may be useful here to build a handy man (150 2DR S/W) by removing the incorrect chrome (God why did not they do it themselves). Again, the scripts and the interior have to be made.

11. Sedan delivery resin conversion is offered by the Modelhaus.

12 Nomad: AMT

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1956 Chevy

1- Bel Air 2 DR Sedan -> Hendrix/Star Models resin conversion kit.

2- Bel Air 2 DR Sport Coupe (HT) -> MCW resin conversion kit, or old Monogram 1/24 kit.

3-Bel Air 4 DR Sedan: Nothing I am aware of.

4-Bel Air 4 DR Sport Sedan (HT) -> R&R resin -> Nomad chrome trim = Wrong

5-210 Nothing at all. (Resin Realm sells a resin 4DR conversion to Revell Del Ray kit. But as far as I know there has never been a 4DR Del Ray)

6-210 Club/Del Ray: Revell

7-150 : Nothing except an old unknown resin 2DR sedan conversion kit, probably made by MCW.

8-Nomad: Revell

9-210 Wagons: R&R made a 2DR Townsman with really bad side trim. 150 (Handyman?) and 240 (Beauville?) -> Nothing I am aware of.

10- Convertible : Nothing.

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1957 Chevy

1- 150 2DR Sedan -> Revell Black Widow with some conversion work.

2- 150 4DR Sedan -> Modelhaus conversion kit of 1

3- 150 Wagons -> Nothing, at least nothing accurate.

4- 210: Perhaps the old MPC flip nose 2DR HT? There was also a resin 4DR Sedan conversion of the old tool AMT.

5- Bel Air 2DR HT: AMT old and new tooling, Revell.

6- Bel Air convertible -> Revell and old resing conversion kit (Modelhaus?)

7- Nomad: Old Revell 1/25 and 1/24 (Monogram?) kits -> several issues

7b- MCW resin conversion kit

8- Bel Air 4DR sport sedan (HT): was made by F&F, and still being made by another caster. Currently sold by resin realm.

9- Wgons (other than the Nomad): Resin, mostly R&R, nothing correct s far as I know.

10- and of course Revell 2DR Bel Air sedan

Regards

W.

Edited January 7, 2016 by khier

[khier]

And by the way, Chevy shipped corvettes also to their dealers' show rooms.

[Swifster]

Thanks for they extra posts guys. What is an EMHAR kit? I've never heard of it. Khier, I've never seen a photo

of the Corvettes mixed in with the standard Chevy's. The pics on the car haulers with Vettes had nothing BUT

Vettes. Did Chevy 'mix and match'?

 

As far as trucks go, I don't know if my skills are good enough to fab up a complete chassis. I thought that, as a

roller, the Blitz might be close. Is a Cameo frame close to an LFR frame in length that it could be modified?  

[1930fordpickup]

Tom if you look in the truck section and search for Bedford truck you will see the truck. They look fantastic when a good builder ( not me ) gets ahold of one. 

 

[khier]

Thanks for they extra posts guys. What is an EMHAR kit? I've never heard of it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Emhar-2401-1-24-Bedford-OLBD-LWB-O-Series-5-Ton-Dropsi-/331731650841?hash=item4d3cbf4919:g:BvoAAOSwcOFWbQQV

[khier]

If you dig a bit deeper you can get it cheaper

[Longbox55]

 

 

As far as trucks go, I don't know if my skills are good enough to fab up a complete chassis. I thought that, as a

roller, the Blitz might be close. Is a Cameo frame close to an LFR frame in length that it could be modified?  

The Cameo is too short to us as is, but could be altered using the manual pics I posted. If you're not concerned with what's underneath, a Blitz chassis would do as a roller, but it would be nowhere close to accurate for a full detail.

[khier]

The Cameo is too short to us as is, but could be altered using the manual pics I posted. If you're not concerned with what's underneath, a Blitz chassis would do as a roller, but it would be nowhere close to accurate for a full detail.

What about the cab? Any suggestions?

[Longbox55]

If you want an accurate LFC without having to do a lot of work, there are some available in resin. The interior and window glass from the Cameo will be fine for that, as will the engine. The correct transmission can be found in an MPC '67-'72 Chevy truck kit, but the one in a Blitz will be ok, too. A conventional would be easier if you want to build your own cab, as the main difference is the width of the fenders and the larger truck have a different grille. The grille, as well as a resin conversion conventional large truck cab and the correct wheels are available in resin from the source I posted earlier.

[Swifster]

What about the cab? Any suggestions?

If you want an accurate LFC without having to do a lot of work, there are some available in resin. The interior and window glass from the Cameo will be fine for that, as will the engine. The correct transmission can be found in an MPC '67-'72 Chevy truck kit, but the one in a Blitz will be ok, too. A conventional would be easier if you want to build your own cab, as the main difference is the width of the fenders and the larger truck have a different grille. The grille, as well as a resin conversion conventional large truck cab and the correct wheels are available in resin from the source I posted earlier.

I have two LFC cabs in resin.