How bout them 59's

[63 dream'n]

 

[63 dream'n]

 

[63 dream'n]

 

[63 dream'n]

 

[Jim409_Pontiac]

The Mustard car runs in the 8s, which would be around the 150 mph or faster.
It would be interesting to ask him if it lifts much on the rear.

 

[real61ss]

The 59's didn't do too bad at high speed, Jr. Johnson won the 1960 Daytona 500 in a 59 Chevrolet.....drafting off the back of a Pontiac!!!

 

[63 dream'n]

 

[DonSSDD]

Mine and a photoshopped one that is hot.

Don

 

[1961BelAir427]

Charlie also has a white ElCamino. Not sure which he is bringing to Great Bend............

Would love to see ...... ..... ..... BOTH!!!

 

[1961BelAir427]

I didn't know cops had km/hr speedos back then

A friend of mine has a '59 or '60 Chevy speedo that is km/hr. It registers to 180 if I remember correctly. He is a Mopar guy, but is holding on to the thing to put in a rat rod.

I have always thought it would be neat to find one for a '61-62.

 

[63 dream'n]

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Mine and a photoshopped one that is hot.

Don

Yours is beautiful Don.......

 

[1961BelAir427]

Those 1959 & 1960 fins look great, but sure look best on the El Caminos!!!

 

[LMBRJQ 60]

My understanding was not that they would lift at highway speed in normal conditions but more the lift they got from a passing truck with the wind blast under the wing gave them a lift and push sideways????

Just what i have heard and seemed plausible

Steve

 

[64ss409]

I had a 59 vert, 280 hp, for a few years when I was 18-20. I don't remember any stability problems at high speed. And at that age, I tried it out.

 

[Last 60]

Back in the day, I would get a little dance going thru the traps with my '60, but I just attributed that to the air pressure in the slicks.

Lonnie