1954 Chevy 210, featuring fully pressurize oil lubrication 
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2023
- Today On what it’s like we take a closer look at what Chevy had to offer with the 1954 Chevy 210 enjoy this episode
This 1954 Chevy 210 is currently for sale at classic auto Mall for more information pricing and pictures pertaining to this very car be sure to click the link below after the show
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Darn you Andrea! You beat me! 😁
You should be at the top of the class Andrea. And not towards the middle.
I Own 54 Chevy Belair sedan and my father had one when I was a teenager. I have a perpetual adoration for this car; it is incredibly easy to repair. It's an excellent avenue to explore the realm of classic automobiles.
Very cool! =)
I remember the 54 Chevy. My neighbor Mr. Stewart bought a new car every three years. He took emaculate care of his cars with oil changes, tuneups and tires. Mr. Stewart washer his car every Sunday afternoon. He let me help and then he would take me and his daughter Susie for a ride to Mister Softy Ice cream stand. In 1961 , I was a teen and looking for my first car. Mr Stewart was buying a new one and sold me his old 57 Chevy Bel Air . It was like brand new. i never had any trouble with it and he taught me all about the maintenance that I could do and what needed a professional mechanic. I kept that car until I went to Nam. My brother drive it scott free on my dime. When I got home in 67, I traded the car for a 67 Chevy Impala. The trade would have brought top value for me, however I gave it ti my kid brother . I bought a brand new Caprice Impala until 1977 . I still own a Chevy, a 2008 Impala with 180,00 miles on it. I always in the back of my mind thank Mr. Stewart for the things he taught me about cars.
The amazing thing to me is that this is not a desirable car from a collector perspective, and yet it’s had a high level restoration. Truly a labor of love with a lot more $ invested than it will sell for.
This car is in a weird area there’s sun after but they’re not as Sought after as the tri five Chevy era you can get every single part for this car they are still making front fenders I looked you can get them at jegs It’s like a 67 mustang you can get every single part for that car as well this would be an awesome entry level 50s car if somebody wanted to get into owning a classic car but not have a parts problem I might do an episode one day on different cars from different areas as entry-level cars
In 1954, I was in 1st grade. Our neighbor would drive me to school. He was a Chevy Salesmen. He drove a brand new '54 Chevy demo. It was red with a red and white interior.
I also remember getting the polio vaccination.
I have been lusting after this green 210 for about a week now. All I have to do is drive up from WV and buy it. I'm 68 and remember these from my youth. The nostalgia is very high for me right now.
Bob
Do it bob and I hen you get her home send a link I’d love to see her =)
My God Parents had one like this rode many miles in it.
our back yard was filled with 53 and 54 chevs back in the mid sixties
My first car when I turned 16 was a 54 210 2door,in 1959. 35,000 miles no radio or heater . Here inPhoenix no heater was not uncommon.
My grandparents had a '54 210 in Seafoam green and white. I loved that car. It was so wholesome looking. I too agree the Tri-fives overshadow this year.
Both picks would be the 1954 Chev 210. It really looks like a vehicle that covered the bases for size without being overly massive and unwieldy.
Looks bigger and "more important" than the 49 - 52 cars without being any bigger
54 Chevy all the way Jay ! I agree with you, I'd have a '54 over 55 56 or 57 ! Much nicer shape, nicer curves 😉 Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Sweet The Belairs are really nice =)
A car like this one was featured, as part of the storyline, in "The World's Fastest Indian," (referring to the Indian Motorcycle) that the Anthony Hopkins character brought from New Zealand to participate in the annual Bonneville Salt Flats performance runs. He needed a car to tow the cycle when he got to the U.S. and found an almost identical '54 Chevy sedan. The car served as his transportation and hotel room for a few days while he drove from the LA Port to Bonneville. The car was an appropriate, reliable character in the movie!
Simple, straightforward transportation. It'seasy to see why Chevy was the top dawg in '54.
My Mom ran one of these in the 80’s. I can remember her running it wide open just sawing at that wheel chasing my Dad who was taking my brother back to St Lawrence Seminary because he forgot his winter coat! Same colors but a 2dr with fender skirts . I’ll never forget the look on my Dads face when we finally caught them ! Mom was awesome she could really wheel! Oh all 54 Chevy for me but with fender skirts! Thanks this one’s special to me.
Thank you so much for sharing all those memories it’s one of my favorite things about this community is everybody sharing their stories it takes back to a simpler time that’s for sure and I appreciate all of it =)
I had a 2 1953 Chevies. One had slash and spray oiling, the other with a Power Glide engine had full pressure. The stick shift engine with the splash and spray the oil pressure gauge only read to 30 PSI. The Power glide with full pressure read 0-60 PSI.
This was the car I learned how to drive in when I was 13. I was born in 1953. My dad bought it new when I was born. It was his only new car he ever bought. Thanks for the memories ❤
Born in same year as you, so my dream car has always been the '53 Vette
Awesome thank you for sharing those memories with us =)
My Dad bought a used 1954 Chevy in 1959 for $400. & I also learned to
drive at 13, that year, on one of these cars! Honest!
My grandfather had one of that generation. When my uncle was in high school he thought it would be cool to buy a Klaxon horn and wire it in without telling him. The first time Grandpa tried it, it locked in the engaged position. Grandpa was unthrilled.
@@seed_drill7135 Unfortunate but HILARIOUS!
My favorite Chevrolet of the 1950s. Simple concept, durable and reliable with final details of refinement, the '54 was the epitome of every Chevrolet that had come before. This was on the eve of the SB V8 and X-frame, two developments that would forever change the very nature of the brand.
The 235 was the by now so refined it was THE go-to six that everyone else tried to emulate. You could wear it out until it burned 3 quarts on the way to town, but it would still take you there. It would soldier on another decade before being bored and stroked up and down, but no other 6 has amassed the fame and following of the 235. As with the specimen here, many are still going strong.
Very well said great information thank you so much for sharing all of it
After reading the comments, I don't have anything to add. The one you reviewed was very nice, probably Grandma's grocery getter. In your scenarios, I'd take the Chevy in both. In my mind, 53's and 4's, really spoke to the public on reliable, economical transportation. Was just a primer for things to come!
This is one of the nicest ones I’ve ever seen
WYR - Jay, you can keep ALL the cars, I'll take the young lady on the cover of the LIFE magazine! My 1st car was a '54 Chevy 210, a mint 2 door coupe my big brother gave me when he moved up to a new 1966 GTO convertible. Our 210 was dark blue on the bottom and this same cream color on the roof, wheels had fresh black gloss with baby moon hub caps, and thin 1 inch whitewalls. New seat covers and rugs, Foxcraft 3 speed floor shift and a $2 glass pack muffler gave it some chirp.
Ours had the dealer installed radio, which I see was opted out on this car, but they sprang for the optional heater, turn signals and back up lights. The side view mirror was either installed by the dealer, or bought at Pep Boys or some other local parts store and installed by the owner. I remember going with my dad to Pep Boys and helping pick out a side mirror after he had bought a new car and he would use a screwdriver to clamp it onto the doorsill, then we would go in the house and watch "Dobie Gillis," or "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" on tv.
Cars have had turn signals as standard equipment for many years, but nobody uses them anymore. That amazes me. Jay, this is yet another excellent presentation.
Haha nice the girl on the cover of life magazine
Yeah everything is ass backwards now people don’t use their turn signals or drive in the correct lane.
Glad you dig this episode =)
I remember riding on the package shelf. My mom purchased a top of the line 54 Bel Air new. Same green color. She called it "my beautiful Chevrolet" for many years. No seat belts in back. I could stand up and hold on to the rope while we drove around town. Thanks for the memories!
Thank you so much for sharing some of those memories with us I still don’t have seatbelts in my truck and I’m perfectly content with that
It’s crazy that back then there was hardly any regulation now everything is over regulated
Out of all the choices I would take the '54 Chevy every time!! One of my favorite cars.
Sweet =)
I too prefer these to the tri-5's. These look perfect for two-tone paint and were extremely popular cars. I remember seeing more of these on the road than the tri-5's in my childhood, and I remember there being some still used for daily drivers by poor folks into the late 70's. Just a handsome car in every way. Simple, robust, cheap and easy to repair mechanically which is how cars should be made. Not a fan of the oil and temp gauge location but they do look good where they are. Also many were converted to 12V later in their lives. I'm a Ford man, but in both WYR's it's the 210 hands down. Wish I'd have bought one when they could still be had for cheap; I've known of a few times where a running driveable car of these years sold for $100- $150...
First car I ever bought was a white over brown 2-door 1954 Chevy. Somehow grandma's U-joint was broken and I got it for $25. Dropped the torque tube(Huh? What IS this thing?) and got some used parts for another $13. Put back together and drove to the nearest station to get some lube in the trans. It was confiscated for my older sis to take off to WI, and came back injured, having suffered a full winter outdoors, with likely a lot of condensation in the oil pan. Scratch one rod journal. Took it apart, and Dad got the crank journal welded and ground to spec. Put back in(heavy, holding while laying underneath), and got a main cap at each end to hold until we could bolt it up. All bearings were slide in, BUT they still used shims. Found out after assembly when it could not turn over. Dropped the pan again, including the steering gear bellcrank bolted to the front crossmember. Added shims, replaced pan gasket !again! and it went on to run for another 15 years, in a few different vehicles. Saw one on Hot Rod mag a few months ago that looked so good... and about $60k in value. Big step from $25,eh?
tom
Thank you so much for sharing that story what great memories even though it probably wasn’t fun at the time..
The exact same car i drove to my high school senior prom in 1957 with the love of my life! I got over her but still love the car! 😁 😂😂 PS, ours was blue tho.
Awesome thank you so much for sharing your car with us
1:58 That Chevy pickup at the left has the grill is exactly like my truck in high school. (1955, first series).
Mine was red.
Fully pressurized engines were also offered in 53, but only the blue flame when attached to the power glide. Not just the corvette.
It's a wonder why Chevrolet sold so many of these cars. Even with the price conversion in today's money, these cars were incredible value!
That is a nice looking chevy especially the color. Just looking at it you can smell that sort of exhaust, oil and gas smell that early chevys had as they aged. It smelled like heaven. Then in the winter when you turned on the heat. The blower had a little wind to it and in two hours you might get warm. The 235 engine if all the parts were there would probably start. Those were the days when cars had personality. What happened.
I totally agree with everything that you said I personally love the smell of vaporized gas..
Cars now are very isolating, the classic stuff you can’t really text and drive too much gone on
Similar to the first car I was ever around wen I was born in 1957 a 54 Bel Air 2 door sedan light green and white with 3 speed manual and fender skirts. Got traded for the 59 Chevy. A lot of those taillights ended up installed on some 55 and up Chevy stepside trucks and custom cars. The same taillights without backup lights were factory installed on 1957-60 International Travelalls. Great episode.-
First choice the 54 Chevy 219, the 2nd the 54 Willys Aero.
I recall some old Travelalls having taillights similar to the '54 BelAir but didn't realize they were the same lights.
Great choices glad you did this episode
Willys aero has the best seats at that price point I can’t even describe how nice they were
More details than I realized before, such as the curved overhang on the taillight surround, the little flare into the sheet metal character lines on the headlight bezels. -Amazing in some ways, but the 55 was a great leap ahead in chassis science.
I really try to emphasize on the details that get overlooked I’m happy that you were able to see more details =)
Amazing to me really, because A. I'm a car nut, B. I wrote the Automusings newspaper column for 6 years, and C. I have always been detail oriented. @@What.its.like.
I noticed the dealership badge on the trunk of the vehicle, they are still in business in Bally PA. They also have a beautiful 1954 Corvette in their showroom and other classic Chevys. It's worth checking out if you're in the neighborhood.
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THAT's interesting !
Wow, there can't be many dealers still in business for 70 years.
That car is MINT (no pun intended). I'd take the 54 Chevy in both WYR, but I am (if I must be labeled) a "Chevy guy". Thank you again ~ Chuck
Hahaha this car was One of the nice examples I’ve ever seen.. with that said I’m not entirely sure if I’ve ever saw a 150 or 210 from this year I’ve seen Belair’s which are pretty common
this is awesome i own a 53 Chevy 210 and this is one of the only videos showing of the car in all its glory thank you
I really try to feature cars that don’t often get talked about the goal is to cover as many as possible and as many body styles as possible I totally agree these are underappreciated for what they are glad you dig this video =)
thanks cold you do a 1953 chevy@@What.its.like.
I think these are great looking automobiles, the paint color on this one is really beautiful!🤩 I think all the '54 designs are fantastic, so I'd be happy with any of them, but I'd pick this particular one over the other two. In the second, it would definitely be the Rambler! 😎
Those ramblers are so cool that’s definitely a car that I would love to feature on the channel one day both Nash rambler and the Rambler because there are some differences between the two =)
Great song wmms played it every Friday night in Cleveland 1978 .
That is one of my all-time favorite songs I’m ever in a bad mood I always try to listen to that I love the drums and how to guitar and drums play on one another
I had an uncle that had a 1954 Bel Air in that yellow w/ green accent. In 1956, he traded it in for a Bel Air 4 door hardtop. It was that kind of Orange and Cream combination. My other uncle, his brother bought the same car, but in that Turquoise and white combination. They were popular cars at that time. I personnaly loved the Sierra Gold and Cream combination.
For WYR, it’s a toss up between the Ford and the Chevy, and the Chevy.
I’m usually a Ford guy but this Chevy was impressive enough to not rule it out at all. It had just enough chrome and brightwork to dress it up. And the color scheme definitely helps.
BTW I hope that ‘61 Chevy Bel Air bubble top directly behind this gem is in a future installment.
I’ll definitely cover that next time I go back I’m going to try to invest in a light like a halo light this was probably the best looking 210 I’ve ever seen from this era
Thanks for this review. My dad had a '54 Chevy but I never saw it. He told me it was a 2-doot, cream colored with a 3-speed. He owned two '57s. One was a 6 cylinder with a 3-speed, and one was a V8 with an automatic. I learned to drive on the '57 V8. The door panels on this '54 remind me of the panels on the '57 V8. Sidenote - I grew up hearing the term driveshaft tunnel instead of transmission hump. I wonder if it's a regional thing.
I’m finding out that a lot of terminologies is regional like the West Coast likes to call instrument cluster binnacle, which I think is really cool so sometimes I use it but we don’t call it that here,
This was a good, reasonably priced vehicle at the time. Short on frills, but As You went over the exterior, I really saw some exceptional effort put into the sheet metal. Great video! I pick this over the other 2.
It has more flash than the 55 210.
I agree with @need ... it's a "high design" vehicle, at a "regular joe" price.
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You've made me so very happy 🤷🤞
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My grandfather was a Biscayne
man.
54 Plymouth Savoy Hemi was available 👍 6 cyl was reliable..😉
Y Block had bad ignition 😔
Rambler was tried and true always started ☺️
Great episode
Happy Motoring ✌️🤠
Hemi wasn't an option for a Plymouth Savoy in 1954
@@andreamills5852 they were making Hemis you had to install ?? Customer installed options on
Early Pontiac before GTO was a production option..
Plymouth didn't offer a hemi till 1964 @@johnboydTx
6:06 The headlight bezels, with those lines, reminds me of Lisa Simpson's eyes.
Hahaha nice
1954 was also the first year that Chevy used aluminum pistons for all their engines. In 53, PG equipped engines had the aluminum pistons, but the stick shift engine had cast iron.
Great information and insight =)
VERY interesting! That could account for the HP differences Jay points out at 4:44 in the vid.
@@josephgaviotaI think the major power increase came from higher compression ratios, and possibly a hotter cam. The aluminum pistons may have helped, too.
Yes: as of 54, they were all "Blue Flame" sixes, rather than only Powerglide getting the first Blue Flame six.
Trade that truck in on a nice family sedan like this one.
Haha nah we have two other cars
Many probably would, but only Chrysler still produces family sedans, but doesn't advertise them.
Grandpa was a Chevy guy, he had obe of these in green and traded in every 3 years. Wished he would have jept the '57.
Hi Jay: Have to totally agree with you. The 1954 Chev. was a really good looking car. Also think the tri five Chev's are over rated. I like the cleaner front end design on this model, plus the interior is NICE! It is really a pretty deluxe car for a mid level model! Not really bad power either. It looks like the example you showed was also 3-speed manual, which would be nice. A good solid family car! WYR's You are killing me Jay! I want to pick the Chevy real bad but each of the WYR's have what I would consider more modern looking designs!! SO. . .#1 Ford, #2 Willys Aero I also LOVE the color scheme on that Chevy!
My pick would be the 54 210 with 3 on the tree.
Another nice review of a really nice example. I like the grill of the '54 much more than the '53. WYR I like the '54 Chevy 210 in both scenarios. My dad had a '55 Chevy when I was born and he kept it until 1964. Probably because of that I remain partial to the 50's Chevys. You might consider using a light when reviewing the dash and under the hood on some of these cars in the Auto Mall. I like looking closely at details.
1950 Packard episode together in the dashboard footage is almost unusable I’m probably going to invest in a light for sure I’m gonna see about getting one of those halo lights and maybe I can put it around my lens but definitely need something because on camera the footage looked usable but on my iPad it isn’t.
You should do that yellow Prowler
I agree jay I think the 53&54 were better made and looked classier my parents had a 54 belair and a 55 210 wagon and although I was young the 54 rode smoother and was roomier than the 55 for the wyr ill take the 54 Chevy in both options
That '54 210 is actually a pretty "high design" car for a "cheap car." The buyer got a lot for their money!
Yeah they did =)
Hard to believe no V 8 was offered.
Nice ride. Chevy both times.
That is the only one of the only drawbacks with this car is they did not offer a V-8 at this point in time but you could probably get pretty decent power out of that 235 by adding a cam and more carburetion
Dear @aaron ... I had a '55 "first series" Chevy pickup, with the in-line 6 (only choice).
I think Ford was "killing" them with the V-8 ... so mid-year the pickups changed to the wider front, which looked more like the '56. I assume the same is true of the passenger cars, Chevrolet had to modify to get V-8s to compete with Ford and Chrysler.
@@josephgaviota WOW! Interesting .
Jay next time you do a chevy in the 50's throw in a Dinah Shore commercial.Please.
Totally will if I can find one =)
54 Ford
54 Rambler
There's no question that by 1954 Chevrolet was showing everyone they could build a quality automobile. One that was reasonably priced and had a nice set of features. They did manage to outsell Ford that year, which has always surprised me. I really felt the 54 Ford was it better looking car with more modern styling. Then came the tri-fives and it took Ford till 57 to outsell Chevy.
Don't get me wrong I think a 57 Chevy is one of the most beautiful cars ever designed during the '50s. That said, if you compare it to the 57 Ford I believe the styling of the 57 Ford wins hands down.
This 53 Chevy has a roomy interior and everything comes together as a very functional package. Nothing super fancy but everything works. Great choice for a family sedan.
Awesome choices I would totally pick the Rambler as well thank you so much for sharing all that insight and information there is a 57 nomad in the pipeline I’ve never been in one until just recently.. not entirely sure when that one’s coming when I went to Classic Automall I shot just about all 50s cars so I’m going to go to Canton Auto Museum on Wednesday to shoot some more 30s cars to break it up I’m going to be going back to Classic Automall after Christmas there’s a couple other places I’d like to go as well I’m gonna try to go to Boyers town I think if I don’t get there January I’m gonna try to get there February.
@@What.its.like. Jay you are going to be very busy on the upcoming months. Can't wait to see what you're bringing out next.
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You know it I’ve come to the realization that it’s not sustainable long-term to do a daily show go through content like you can’t believe so we’re going to go back to 3 to 5 episodes a week versus seven days a week it’s just not sustainable as in can’t get anything else done talk about it tonight on the live show
I guess the aluminum pistons allowed the connecting rods to stay inside the engine block longer than did the cast iron piston version.
A very clean example! I like the color combination, it's very appropriate for the time period. I'll take the Ford and the Nash.
Sweet choices =)
I love it, nice video as usual.
Happy you dig this episode =)
Would you rather? 1954 Chevy 210 definitely😉
I owned one. In the 90s ❤
Sweet what did you think of it
@@What.its.like. if was a fun old car to own and d rive. Also another one in college in the 70s
I would have no problem buying a car like this. These were excellent quality cars.
Totally agree =)
Well, it's only $24000. 🙂
@@stephenholland5930 That is far cheaper than some Japanese or Japanoid tin can. Better looking, much more room, much better ride, much easier to fix, can be worked on by you in your driveway, no confounded computers, no confounded sensors, no catalytic converters to get stolen. What's not to love?
A '54 Bel Air 2-foor was the first car my parents bought after they got married in '53. They both said that it was a piece of junk. (It was the last 2-dr they bought until my 1974 Pinto wagon. Which was also a piece of junk!) They got rid of ithe '54 for a 1955 Chevy 210, the car they brought me home from the hospital in.
Awesome =)
I would take the Green 54, 210. Plus I like Green.
Sweet choices
Ha! You predicted correctly about getting corrected about the introduction of the full pressure lubricated engine. Wikipedia has it that the full pressure engines were used on Powerglide equipped Chev passenger cars in 53, as well as the Corvettes. I don't personally know whether this is correct of course.
Yeah it’s conflicting information
General Motors used the same body shell for both Chevrolet and Pontiac from 1949 up to 1954. In 1953 however, the Chevrolet was "reskinned" as the expression was known as in the trade in order to fool the public into thinking that it was a brand new design. They even got Dinah Shaw to serve as a hostess in order to promote the car. The public apparently was fooled because Chevrolet had a very good year sales wise. The older Chevrolets were in many respects under powered, with only 90 hp but with the introduction of their blue flame engine in 1953 it was upgraded to 115 hp. The real big change however in both styling and engine power came in 1955. So 1954 marked the end of an era as it was the last of the old Chevrolets. I don't care for them too much, but the Bel Air convertible as well as the hardtop model make for impressive viewing; but not so much with the 210, which had over half of all Chevrolet sales that year, and even less so for the low end 150. I'm sure glad you didn't do a feature on that one!
I will when I find one thank you so much for sharing all of that information and insight the Belair is definitely a looker.. those are great inside =)
I am pretty sure that the 1950 Pontiac was a better body and frame than the Chevrolet. Also didn't the Chevrolet use a "torque tube" drive? (Hollow pipe connected the transmission to rear end unit containing the internal driving shaft,the tube kept the rear end protected from twisting/torquing relative to the front,while the open driveshaft Pontiac used a heavier frame to control such force? "A" body vs. "B" body? Some Canadian Pontiacs are supposed to have actually used Chevrolet bodies.
@@davidpowell3347 I am not an expert in that field, but I am pretty sure that the '49 Chevrolet, Pontiac, and also the Oldsmobile 76, which was soon discontinued, all bore the same body shells but then evolved steadily over the next five years looking less alike until the Big Change came in '55. Chrysler did much the same thing . As the Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, and Chrysler in '49 all look virtually identical. It is admittedly hard to differentiate the difference between the low end Plymouth and a high end Chrysler that year! But they too evolved over the next five years until dramatically changing their looks also in '55.
The 54 Ford was far ahead with more modern styling, more modern chassis design, V8 power, a 3 speed automatic, even factory-installed Novi Air Conditioning, but the 54 Chevy had a thoroughly proven engine with no bugs. Ford did offer a newly enlarged 6 as well, but most Ford buyers ordered the V8.
My dad had a 54 Ford until some drunk jerk ran into the thing while it was parked and wrote it off! Then he bought a 57 Plymouth, then a 64 Chev Impala. I would love to be able to try driving all those cars he had back in the day, just to see what they were like.
@@davidcampbell1899If you have driven 70s full-size cars, the 57 Plymouth and the 64 Chevy would hold no surprises, but would feel lighter - no huge safety bumpers at the ends. You would notice that the 57 Plymouth sure handles well - courtesy of it's torsion-bar suspension. If you have driven cars like early 70s Torinos or Chevelles, the 54 Ford would seem much like them, maybe would feel a little lighter. Again, no huge safety bumpers at the ends. You also would notice that their smog-control free engines run a lot better than stock 70s engines.
@@jamesbosworth4191 Drove a 71 Buick Skylark with a 350 in it and a 76 Impala 350. Buick was a rocket compared to the Chev. Those cars were nice to drive.
@@davidcampbell1899 71 cars had not yet been sharply detuned to meet emissions limits, whereas 76 were. 250 or more horsepower fir the 71 Skylark vs 145/165 horsepower for the 76 Impala.
Either that 0- 60 time is wildly optimistic or the "54 was much quicker than the '50.
Was a heater still an extra cost option? Maybe included standard only on the Bel Aire?
Used to be some of the most common cars on the road although I don't think they had the longevity of some of the other GM cars.
Oh, without a doubt, the 210 is my choice!
Sweet choice =)
👍🇺🇸One could buy a new ‘54 Chevy for approx $3500 back in the day. It may sound pretty cheap however it’s equivalent to $40k in 2023 dollars.
It’s all relative.
www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1954?amount=1715
I couldn't agree with you more about the 55-56-57 Chevys. They really are a bit overrated and overpriced compared to the early models.
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I’d take the Ford. You could tell the were already onto the next styling cycle, while Chevy and Plymouth were in the last year of theirs.
WYR: All of them. I love the look of the 210, and I'd love to have that engine as a backup for a light-duty pickup.
I'll be there Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., or 19:00, Central Standard Time. If I had the money, I'd buy 2 of those and gift one of them to one of my friends from high school.
Sweet Like she was going to be pretty cool going to just talk about stuff that happened in the background as well as have different would you rather’s great choices can never have too many cars
@@What.its.like. Cool.
Totò, Love isn’t always on time.
Hold the line =)
My picks would be the 1954 Plymouth Savoy and the Willys Aero. If I could request any Willys it would be the '55 Bermuda. The Bermuda replaced the Aero then existed for '55 only.
I’ve been looking for a Bermuda showcase on the channel I can’t find one they are hard to find also the edsel Bermuda wagon as well both hard to find
Bummed that didn’t get to do an airflow but next year maybe who knows
Thats right, Willys and Edsel used the Bermuda name.@@What.its.like.
Jay - - Did Classic Auto Mall have YOU film those drone flyover video clips?? Love the instrument panel of these cars...the gauges look so solid and expensive. WYR 1. Chevy 2. Willys cuz I like quirky cars.
I did not make that footage Classic Automall did but I asked if I could use it it’s a couple years old I would love to update the footage because there is so much stuff there now I have a drone but I’ve never used it I’m going to get with their marketing person and see if we can make something new
Because all of those cars that are showcasing the shots are long gone but just like to show the scale of it
Actually 1953 Chevys with manual manuals did NOT have full pressure lubrication. Only the automatics in 1954, they all had it.
I was under the impression that only the 53 Chevy had full pressurize oiling lubrication in 1953 everybody else got in 54 but it’s conflicting information because of the powerglide
Not conflicting. If you bought a 53 Chevy with a stick you didn’t get full pressure oiling. If you bought with automatic, you did! The next year, 1954 they all had full pressure oiling.
Toto - HOLD THE LINE.
Yeah buddy That is the song in band Andrea beat you for title
Powerglide was the best automatic transmission at that point in time. Simple and so reliable, one shift, power multiplied by the torque converter, it was used in drag racing into the 1960s!
I find it odd it took until 1954 for Chevrolet to have fully pressurized lubrication, seems rather late to the party. Reminds me of Ford and their late introduction to hydraulic brakes. My choice for the first pick is the Plymouth pre 55 Chrysler were extremely well built and underrated machines. Second is the Willys with Rambler close second.
It was super odd considering that they were overhead valve since the very beginning great choices =)
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These were really durable with many more survivors in use for many years compared to other cars.
They sold more of them than other manufacturers, which probably plays as much for seeing more of them later. Was ‘54 the first year of Ford’s Y block? I’ll buy that Chevy’s outlasted those.
Hold the Line - Toto
Yeah buddy great song =)
Admiral Hyman Rickover bought one of these new and kept it until his dying day.
Great information
It's kind of a shame that the chrome is pitted in the front bumper. That radiator needs some serious attention. One look at that leaky stained radiator and I would walk away. The engine's probably been overheated.
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1954 Chevrolet 210, 1954 Chevrolet 210
Great choices
You forgot the overdrive.
Sweet thank you I wasn’t 💯% on that didn’t want to miss speak if not close to 100 I’m just going to leave it out from now on
1-54 Ford and 54 AMC
Hold the Line, Toto?
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Hey Jay,
They didn’t let you open the Trunk?
I generally don’t have access to the keys the only trunks that I generally get in or the ones they can open with a button or a handle..
54 Chevy in both wyr
Sweet choices
I’m confused I have a 1954 Del Rey and it has according to this a 1953 grill and bumper and tail lights I’m not sure on what I have paper work says 54
It’s possible the grill could have been changed overtime. They could’ve put a 53 grill in there leftover parts.
They did some funky things back then
GM needs to go back to building cars like that, that the average person can afford at roughly $25,000.00. The CRAP they are making now and the prices they charge for them is sheer stupidity! If they keep going down the road they are currently on, the company is going to screw it self right into the ground! $100,000 + for a pick up truck, good luck GM and FORD! I would take a 1954 Ford Customline.
Totally agree but a lot of that new stuff cost money like traction control airbags On board monitoring systems they all cost a lot of money.
Toto hold the line
Yeah buddy Andrea beat you for title but it’s a great song =)
426 hemi and 413 hemi and the maxwedge engine
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Yeah buddy that is the song and band Andrea beat you for title it would not let me pin it for some reason
54 CUSTOMLINE 54 RAMBLER
Cool choices =)
54 Rambler
Want to find one of those =)
54 Ford
54 Chevy
Toto Hold the Line is it
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