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| Car of the Day : August 5, 2014; Johnny Lightning '56 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 5 2014, 02:05 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Johnny Lightning's 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Chevrolet Bel Air ![]() ![]() While perusing the history of Car Of The Day, I was surprised to see that we had never run a 1956 Bel Air. That streak ends today, with this appealing Johnny Lightning convertible, with a continental spare tire kit. ![]()
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| juantoo3 | Aug 5 2014, 05:52 AM Post #2 |
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Very nice! JL was groundbreaking introducing the '56...the forgotten tri-five. It was only years later that HW reluctantly got on board, I don't anyone else has even bothered. |
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| Firehawk73 | Aug 5 2014, 08:14 AM Post #3 |
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I know that Racing Champions did the '56 Chevy Nomad but I don't recall them doing the 2 door coupe. I am a big fan of Johnny Lightning but I don't like this casting by them. I actually like the HWs version better. Something is terrible off with JL casting. I think it suffers from the same problems as their '57 casting but more so. It is not wide enough. Even though '56 Chevy Bel Air is not my favorite of the tri-fives and I don't think I have any of JL version in my collection anymore, I think in real life it is not a bad looking car and seen them modified quite nicely. I just rather have a '55 Chevy. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 5 2014, 02:53 PM Post #4 |
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The '56 was my least favorite of the triplets, but a year or so back, I bought a 1/18 1956 Bel Air (stop reading now, Hosspower!) 4-door sedan, and it has fascinated me ever since. I'm sure a 4-door '55 or '57 could sway me, but I started gravitating toward the '56 based on that model. Funny how that works sometimes. |
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| juantoo3 | Aug 5 2014, 04:03 PM Post #5 |
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The 56 is my least favorite of the tri-5s too...but the 56 is still much better than many, many other years, makes and models out there! In a perfect world I think the 56 front on the 55 body would make a good combo...I just never cared for the 56 bullet taillights. The 55 taillights were more like the Caddys of the time. I don't think the 56 front clip will go on a 55 though. |
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| pjedsel | Aug 6 2014, 12:39 PM Post #6 |
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Of the Tri-Five Chevies - my favorite is the '55. I was glad when JL did the series with the '55, '56 and '57 - especially the wagons (just wish they hadn't all been Nomad). I like the this little convertible - yeah it is not perfect but kudos to JL for doing it and the others. |
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| ivantt | Aug 6 2014, 09:05 PM Post #7 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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If smaller wheels were placed on this one, and not jacked up in the back, it would much better all around. |
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| daniel60 | Aug 7 2014, 07:18 AM Post #8 |
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Love the colors of the fifties and great designs. Beautiful pictures clear and very clean. |
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