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  • Javelin

    April 28, 2011 9:12 a.m. Javelin SuperDork

    914Driver wrote:

    44/48 or 92%

    Can someone 'splain the differences in 55 & 56 Chebies?

    55 has an eggcrate grill that is a rounded rectangle, with the cornering lights on the fenders to either side. The 56 has a full-width grill with the markers built in. The 55 has a simple "chrome" spear just on the rear 1/4 panel which breaks up the 2-tone. The 56 has a double-spear that runs all the way to the front of the car for the 2-tone.

    1955:

    1956:

  • Rusted_Busted_Spit

    April 28, 2011 9:18 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork

    75% - born in 71.

  • kpm

    April 28, 2011 10:00 a.m. kpm Reader

    46 out of 48.

    I too was tripped up by the Willys/Henry J question !

    That was kinda fun !

  • AngryCorvair

    April 28, 2011 10:39 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork

    100%. but i will confess that i got the Mercury question correct by comparing their side trim (in front of the rear wheels) to my memory of the same year Chevy products, ie given my Chevy experience, the '54 mercury looked more modern than the '52.

    i should be working...

  • rebelgtp

    April 28, 2011 10:59 a.m. rebelgtp SuperDork

    Only 80% some of the Mopars tripped me up.

    Oh also the easiest way to tell a 55 from a 56 is look at the rear wheel arch the theis squared off while the 56 sweeps back.

  • SilverFleet

    April 28, 2011 1:08 p.m. SilverFleet HalfDork

    40/48 or 83%. Born in 1982.

    The one with the Willys Aero Wing (3rd to last set) killed me. 0/4 on that.

  • SVreX

    April 28, 2011 5:51 p.m. SVreX SuperDork

    44/48, 92%

    Also tripped up by the Willy's/ Henry J (and I was sure I knew that).

    Front shots of 1958 cars wasn't fair (the backs are much easier!)

  • turbojunker

    April 28, 2011 6:09 p.m. turbojunker HalfDork

    41/48, born in '81. Only 1/4 in the hood ornament section.

  • SVreX

    April 28, 2011 6:42 p.m. SVreX SuperDork

    914Driver wrote:

    44/48 or 92%

    Can someone 'splain the differences in 55 & 56 Chebies?

    '55's are cooler.

  • Woody

    April 29, 2011 6:45 p.m. Woody SuperDork

    44/48.

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