'57 Chevy Limo

[TransAmMike]

Posted on "Barn Finds" to day this crazy '57.  Was said to be originally military transport  car at a military airfield.

[larry ray]

I use to see them in north east kansas back in 62 to65 as taxies we lived 50 miles from St joe Missiour and 60 miles from  Tppeka ks

[Tom Geiger]

AKA  -Airport Limo. Very common back in the day. Not a common survivor, especially as solid as that one looks. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Back when I had a fleet-services company, one of my clients was the largest Domino's franchise in the country at the time. They had an early-'60s stretched Chevy wagon, ex-airport, as a promotional vehicle....all done up in the then-current store colors and graphics. Lots of fun to drive that thing around. 

[Motor City]

This one has been driving around the Detroit area for a number of years.

[TransAmMike]

 I had never seen one of those so I thought it would be interesting to share the picture with y'all.

[Tom Geiger]

31 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

 I had never seen one of those so I thought it would be interesting to share the picture with y'all.

It is cool!  And that Chevy might be fun to build!

[espo]

Being built with the base 150 trim this may very well have a military background. Most air port limos I remember were built off of the higher trim lines. The military used mid '50's Chevrolet sedan deliveries often, but the had side windows like a normal station wagon.  

[iBorg]

I remember seeing these on base when Dad was in the Air Force in the 60's. I'd totally forgotten them. Thanks for the flashback.

[Brian Austin]

Sometimes airport limos get rebuilt into novelty rental limos.

 

One example of a '57 can be found on this page:

http://my.net-link.net/~dcline/l_s_own1.htm

Edited April 2, 2021 by Brian Austin

[89AKurt]

Love it, rare subject, an airport limo.

[Spex84]

I'm super impressed at the apparently tight door gaps and lack of the sag I'd expect to see in a vehicle of that age, build style, and condition. Heck, the roof doesn't even look caved in! Very weird, very cool.

Edited April 2, 2021 by Spex84

[1930fordpickup]

7 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

 I had never seen one of those so I thought it would be interesting to share the picture with y'all.

Thank you for posting this . It is cool. 

[David G.]

Cool! Thanks for posting this.

David G.

[ChrisBcritter]

Spotted this one looking through Louisiana's state photo archive:

As well as this one:

And this one I found in a 1963 high school yearbook from Muncie, Indiana:

 

[Tom Geiger]

This one jumped out at me today...

[Ace-Garageguy]

How 'bout a stretched Russian ZAZ 965? Must be a real screamer with the tiny 2-cylinder aircooled engine...

     

[Deuces ll]

On 4/1/2021 at 7:23 PM, Motor City said:

This one has been driving around the Detroit area for a number of years.

http://smclassiccars.com/uploads/postfotos/1957-chevy-limo-1.jpg

Yep! I seen it on Woodward Ave. A few times during the BiG Cruise....