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#1247 of 1262 Speaking of Crestliners... by isellhondas

May 09, 2011 (9:01 am)

Here's a nice one that could be yours!
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rare-50-Crestliner-SOLID-Vinyl-Top-Flat-Head-V8-A- WESOME-/190530771637?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2c5c84dab5

#1248 of 1262 Re: Speaking of Crestliners... [isellhondas] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 09, 2011 (9:07 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (May 09, 2011 9:01 am)
Sort of an odd-looking thing, isn't it.

#1249 of 1262 Re: Speaking of Crestliners... [isellhondas] by hpmctorque

May 09, 2011 (9:08 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (May 09, 2011 9:01 am)
That's indeed a nice one.
 
Totally different, but that two-tone reminds me of a deep maroon and black New Beetle in the showroom of a local VW dealer. It really looked sharp. Color(s) can make such a difference!

#1250 of 1262 Re: First vinyl top... [hpmctorque] by isellhondas

May 09, 2011 (9:09 am)

Replying to: hpmctorque (May 08, 2011 1:10 pm)
Yes, my town was a Chevy town. A few guys had Fords but they were far from cool. Convertables were laughed at and Chrysler products were few and far between. Even today a lot of the old "Cholos" remain and it's not uncommon to hear the sweet sound of a split manifold on an old Chevy six.
 
1948-1954 Chevys were probably the most desired and the town is still full of them.

#1251 of 1262 Re: Speaking of Crestliners... [Mr_Shiftright] by isellhondas

May 09, 2011 (9:11 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 09, 2011 9:07 am)
Yeah, they were odd. did you watch that short video? I was trying to decide if that interior fabric was original. It appeared to have a black vinyl headliner and I don't think it came like that but I can't say for sure.

#1252 of 1262 Re: Speaking of Crestliners... [isellhondas] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 09, 2011 (9:19 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (May 09, 2011 9:11 am)
I have no idea. I'm not very keen (or interested) in what's exactly correct on mass-produced cars. If it's close to right, that's good enough for me. Of course, I'll research things like this for people who deem it important but if it were my car, I could care less if the glove compartment hinge was really from a '51 instead of a '50.

#1253 of 1262 Re: Speaking of Crestliners... [Mr_Shiftright] by isellhondas

May 09, 2011 (9:35 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 09, 2011 9:19 am)
Oh, I'm not that fussy either and in the case of an oddball like that Crestliner, it would be near impossible to find reproduction interior fabric anyway unlike a '55 Bel Air.
 
I was just wondering if you happened to know.

#1254 of 1262 Re: Speaking of Crestliners... [isellhondas] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 09, 2011 (11:22 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (May 09, 2011 9:35 am)
No, I don't have any good books on that particular car. I could probably find out but it would require some time to do that. I have to say I've never seen anything like that on a similar type of car, so it does look a bit dubious.
 
Nice thing about cars *that* obscure--nobody else knows either!

#1255 of 1262 Re: Speaking of Crestliners... [Mr_Shiftright] by berri

May 09, 2011 (2:09 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 09, 2011 11:22 am)
Didn't Kaiser do that same vinyl roof thing in lieu of hardtops (or convertibles in their case) around the same time as the Crestliner?

#1256 of 1262 Re: Speaking of Crestliners... [berri] by fintail

May 09, 2011 (2:17 pm)

Replying to: berri (May 09, 2011 2:09 pm)
I was thinking of that car too, the Kaiser Virginian
 
There was also a Model A with a fake convertible top.

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