Monday, July 30, 2012

The Jalopy Showdown Invitational








What a great event! It happened on Saturday July 28, 2012. At about 12:15 P.M. the skies opened up and everyone patiently waited under the Pavilion until the deluge of heavy rain with hail stopped and the skies cleared. A great time was had by all!

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Monday, July 23, 2012

It Really Bothers Me

Whenever I see someone posting a Chevrolet 2 Door Sedan for sale on one of the various Forums, pages or in print or whatever and they call it a Coupe. It has been driving me crazy for years. So for those of you who would like to know how to tell the difference, here it is. A 1949 or 1950 Chevrolet Coupe has much smaller rear windows on the side than a 2 Door Sedan. There are even differences among the types of Coupes. A Sport Coupe (Deluxe) rear window will slide slightly open from front to back. A Business Coupe (Special) has fixed rear windows that will not open at all. Sounds pretty simple, huh? Now here's the hard part. Two Door Sedans have a much larger rear window than the Coupes and they roll down - with a window crank. Got it? THEY ROLL DOWN. Here are a couple of photos to help with the ID of these cars.


This is a Sport Coupe:







This one is a Two Door Sedan