WHMitchell Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Did the 1953 Chevrolet use an entirely new body shell, or was it just a heavily revamped 1949 body? It was always my assumption that these cars all shared the same basic body structures. Did all Chevrolets from 1949-54 have bolt on rear fenders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldsfan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 My '51 rear fenders do not bolt on. They are part of the stamped 1/4 panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHMitchell Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Thank you, I apologize for being mistaken about the fenders. Do you know if the 1949 to 52 Chevy used the same body shell as the 53-54? I realize there were a lot of changes but I always understood it was just a heavy restyling of the sheetmetal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62BillT Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 I'm not too up on anything older than '53, but I would say no. I believe the '53 and '54 Body Shells are by themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHMitchell Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the reply. According to Thomas Bonsalls books on Pontiac, the 53 to 54 body was heavily reworked but it was the same shell. Since both Chevrolet and Pontiac used the A-body I guess this means it applies to Chevy as well. Edited February 11, 2019 by WHMitchell (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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