Thank you Ben. It's nice to see these old cars with no modifications, chrome wheels, metal-flake paint jobs, gaudy flames, etc... Just get in it and drive.
I saw it last week, so I don't think it was towed. It drives around too; I see it parked in different places. Based on the taillights, I'm guessing driving it isn't legal, though. Love the lighting in these shots; love how it matches the patina on the hood.
the whole idea of the opc blog, really, is the honesty and overlooked beauty of daily-driver workhorse vehicles, just used and maintained, never restored or preserved.
it's funny when you see some terrible old orphan crapbox like a renault that survives in spite of itself in a complete bubble of obliviousness, because some little old lady never drove it more than 8 miles a week for the past 30 years.
but to see an icon of collectibility like this in unpreserved, unrestored condition -- wow. we don't feature a lot of this stuff on the blog because, well, it just doesn't exist.
Best of OPC. 
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Thank you Ben. It's nice to see these old cars with no modifications, chrome wheels, metal-flake paint jobs, gaudy flames, etc... Just get in it and drive.
Looks like what so many 50s Chevies looked like during my 1970s kidhood.
fantastic find. It's a shame having all those dents on a cool cruiser like this but it still is great to see one on the streets.
Sure hope it didn't get towed away!
I saw it last week, so I don't think it was towed. It drives around too; I see it parked in different places. Based on the taillights, I'm guessing driving it isn't legal, though. Love the lighting in these shots; love how it matches the patina on the hood.
Now that is how a Chevy of that vintage should look, not a ZZ Top'd hotrod.
i love this post.
the whole idea of the opc blog, really, is the honesty and overlooked beauty of daily-driver workhorse vehicles, just used and maintained, never restored or preserved.
it's funny when you see some terrible old orphan crapbox like a renault that survives in spite of itself in a complete bubble of obliviousness, because some little old lady never drove it more than 8 miles a week for the past 30 years.
but to see an icon of collectibility like this in unpreserved, unrestored condition -- wow. we don't feature a lot of this stuff on the blog because, well, it just doesn't exist.
great find. and great photos.
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