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Keep the wheels you have, the others are nowhere the quality...
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Adventures in 58 Impalas (PIC)
What's the difference between a '58 Belair and a Delray? *NM*
The Delray had less chrome on the side and a simpler interior than the Bel Air. The Biscayne had even less chrome and an even simpler (cheaper) interior. *NM*
I am WRONG! Here are pics of the various 58 Chevy models.
Neat....for what its worth, it's impossible to go wrong with Cragar S/S. a Biscayne was for sale just down the road from me earlier this fall, it was gone before I had a chance to stop and look at it. *NM*
You need to look at the rear of the cars too. The Impala's not the same as the others. *NM*
Del Ray was the bottom-line, plain Jane, el cheapo model. Bel Air was a step up - mid-range model. Impala was the top of the line. Another note - Impalas had six taillights (3 each side) while the Bel Air had four (2 each side) + separate, optional-at-extra-cost backup . . .
There is a guy that shows up at the donut shop sometimes on Saturday mornings with a '58 Delray in only fair condition, but I really like it. A good starting point. *NM*
The trunk lid and 1/4 panels were different too. *NM*
There are a few corrections needed here . . . .
I kinda figured the 150 had become the Delray.....and all the rest of it. The Belair Impala I didn't know about till now. *NM*
Keep the wheels you have, the others are nowhere the quality...
What Mark said. *NM*
Did you know that if you do not run the Cragars in the salty winter months, and keep them waxed, that the chrome stays nice? *NM*
That's the way we used to do it. had the same set for probably 10 years, moved them from car to car, never an issue. I was more concerned about the tire shop employees breaking the center out of them than them rusting. *NM*
As an ex-tire shop guy, we hated Cragars and Keystones. Finally figured a somewhat safe way to get the tire off, but took 3 times as long as a regular wheel. *NM*
I can still hear Don Miller( of Miller Tire in Muncie) telling me the first mounting, he'd guarantee , after that any other tires mounted on those wheels was on me.....
Never seen any used in winter weather, still the rims get rusty and the chrome starts peeling off of the centers after a few years. I polished my 24 year old set of American TTIIs a couple of months ago...back to looking like new *NM*
Nice Chevys. But: repeat after me: Cra-GAR
And CRAGAR makes wheels that are all aluminum in 17" and up, that look like the classic S/S wheels. No plating on them . May be an optiion to look at. *NM*
There used t be a Canadian-sourced automotive show on PBS in the '90s, in which one of the two hosts ALWAYS pronounced Camaro as 'Cammer-o'.
