1957 Chevrolet 150 Black Widow

[Jim B]

Thanks.  Nice looking Eindecker.  Who makes 1/144 WWI aircraft?

[SfanGoch]

2 hours ago, twopaws said:

Bungee cord was not introduced until sometime in the 1970's, it's my belief that another media was used. 

Bungee jumping was introduced in 1979. Elastic shock/bungee cords (same thing) were developed in the 1940s. Elastic shock cords were used by the U.S. military since at least 1950. Notice the first year indicated in Table 30, Elastic Shock Cord Age Markings, which is found in TM 55-405-7, Army Aviation Maintenance Engineering Manual Shop Practices, August 1966.

[Can-Con]

3 hours ago, Jim B said:

Thanks.  Nice looking Eindecker.  Who makes 1/144 WWI aircraft?

Valom. Nice little kits They even have a small photoetch sheet in some kits 

They're actually 4 complete kits in the "duels in the sky" boxes and I think all the single plane kits have 2 kits in each box. 

[bamadon]

Jim, You may have already checked this, but oldcarbruchures.com has the 1957 Chevy Stock Car Guide online. It may make reference to the cable or rope in question.

[Jim B]

Thanks, Don.  Didn't know that.  I'll have to take a look.

[deuces wild]

There were also a few drop tops built into black widows.... 

... or were they chop tops?????

Edited October 30, 2021 by deuces wild

[SfanGoch]

1955-57 150 convertibles were never factory produced.

[Jim B]

1 hour ago, deuces wild said:

There were also a few drop tops built into black widows.... 

... or were they chop tops?????

That looks like a 210.  It's pretty cool, though.

[deuces wild]

9 minutes ago, SfanGoch said:

1955-57 150 convertibles were never factory produced.

I haven't been right about something since I joined this place.... Guess I'm on a roll...?☹

[SfanGoch]

Being consistent counts for something.

[espo]

Looking at the photo of the Convertible the trim, what can be seen would indicate a Bel Air was used. First the chrome extension on the top of the rear fenders goes all the way to the base of the opening for the passenger compartment. These feature was only on cars with the Bel Air trim level since the 150 and 210 lines ended about a quarter of the way along that area. In the photo it is hard to tell of there is any trim inside the side panels or if it says Chevrolet or Bel Air near the back edge. There looks to be a lower chrome molding along the bottom edge of the body that wouldn't have been found on a 150 model. The front fenders look as if there is chrome trim just behind the headlights and that again was only on the Bel Air models. The "Fuel Injection" lettering is displayed on the front fender but this engine could be had in most body styles regardless of trim level. The six lug wheels are present so you would have to think that the Chevrolet HD packages of the day were also on this car. While looking at this picture it looks like it was always a Convertible, but there was a time when NASCAR had classes for both Convertible and Hardtops. Many teams would start with a Hardtop and make the top removable so that they could run the same car in both classes. Nice to see old photos of the real race cars from the time period and see just how little they were modified compared to the cars just a few years later on.