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Vol. 34 No. 8 • October 2019

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Mail Order Swap Meet ______________1. ‘50 HOOD EMBLEM, CORE $15

2. ‘51-52 HOOD BIRD, MILD PITTING $25

3. ‘54 HOOD BIRD, VERY NICE $15

4. ‘53-54 BELAIR DASH CORNER, PITTED $50

5. ‘49-50 HOOD BIRD, PITTED $10

6. ‘53 HOOD BIRD PITTED $10

7. ‘53-54 GAUGE SET AUTO METER, NO SENDER $100

8. ‘49 BLUE DOT LENS PAIR $20

9. ‘53-54 DOMELIGHT HOUSING $15

10. ‘49-54 DOMELIGHT BEZEL, FAIR $5

11. ‘53-54 HEATER CONTROL PLATE, FAIR $15

12. ‘51-52 GAS DOOR GUARD $10

13. ‘53-54 HOOD LATCH, NICE $25


PARTS LINE CLUB NEWSLETTER Volume 34 Issue 8, October 2019 is published monthly by National Chevy Association 947 Arcade St. St. Paul, MN 55106. Periodicals postage pending at St. Paul, MN, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NATIONAL CHEVY ASSOCIATION 947 Arcade St., St. Paul, MN 55106.

____________ Mail Order Swap Meet14. ‘53 HOOD EMBLEM, VERY NICE $125

15. ‘53-54 VENT WINDOW REGULATOR, NOS $40

16. ‘46-54 STD TRANS. SHIFT CONNECTOR, NICE $25

17. ‘53-54 GUAGE CLUSTER 0-60, NICE $120

18. ‘49-50 FUEL GAUGE $40

19. ‘49-52 CENTER HOOD STRIP $40

20. ‘53-54 PASS. LOWER WINDLACE CHANNEL, NICE $20

21. ‘49-54 SEDAN INSIDE VISOR BRACKETS PAIR, VERY NICE $50

22. ‘49-54 SEDAN INSIDE VISOR BRACKETS PAIR, EXCELLENT $55

23. ‘49-54 DOME LIGHT BACKING PLATE $40

24. ‘50 GRILL TEETH, PITTED $75

25. ‘50 TRUNK HANDLE, NICE BUT PITTED $90


Mail Order Swap Meet ______________ 26. ‘53 HORN BUTTON, BLUE, SOME CRACKS

$20

27. ‘53-54 HOOD LATCH, NICE, CLEADED $25

28. ‘49-54 INSIDE SUNVISOR BRACKETS, NICE $50

29. ‘49-52 WIPER TRANSMISSION ARMS, GOOD $70

30. ‘53-54 ACCS SAVE A BATTERY CAPS NOS $15

31. ‘53-54 ACCS FUSE BLOCK, NOS $5

32. ‘49-50 LIC. LIGHTS, FAIR $30

33. ‘49-54 WIPER SWITCH, GOOD $15



36. ‘53-54 TEMP AND AMP GAUGE, GOOD $45

37. ‘53-54 TEMP AND AMP GAUGE, NICE $45

38. ‘53-54 150 CLOCK DELETE, NICE $10

39. ‘49-52 ROCKER MOLDINGS PAIR, GOOD $65

40. ‘49-52 ROCKER MOLDINGS PAIR, SLIGHT SCRATCHES $60

Call for more information - 651-778-9522


In this issue you will find five witches hidden in articles or ads. To enter the contest, find the witches, fill in the form below and mail or fax your entry to us by November 15, 2019. On November 18 we will draw the contest winner. Remember - if you don’t enter you can’t win. Have fun. Contest open to current members only please.

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Cover Car _________________________Sharon......I saw your request for pics and stories. Got a couple for you.

1) About 8 years ago I purchased a ‘54 Bel Air two door sedan and a ‘53 210 two door sedan from Wichita, Kansas that had been sitting since 1972. They were both complete, unmolested cars, but the Kansas sun was tough on the exterior paint and interior components. They both had the distributors installed incorrectly and that was the reason they did not run. I got the engines running, redone the entire brake systems, installed new gas tanks and installed rally rims with new tires. They were road worthy, but would require new interiors

and exterior paint if you are not a “patina” fan. I decided to sell both of the cars and look for ‘54 and ‘53 Bel Air two doors that did not require so much work.

About a year ago I purchased a 1954 Bel Air two door hardtop from southern Minnesota (see attached pics). It had been a grandson/grandfather project that involved replacing the frame, putting the body on a rotisserie and replacing the floor panels. The engine was a 235 that was bored out .060 and overhauled. It has Williams headers for dual exhaust and a Fenton intake manifold for dual carburetors, solid lifters and dual master cylinder


______________________Cover Carfor the brakes. It has been converted to 12 volts and the entire front end had been rebuilt. It has a lot of NCAA parts on it. It has wide white Coker tires with the original ‘54 full hubcaps. It has the original 3 speed manual transmission. The only thing that needed immediate attention was the exhaust pipe gaskets and welding the mufflers and tailpipes to eliminate exhaust leaks. I also had to redo how/where the front and rear seats were mounted. It still needs a lot of detailing, but is much better than the ‘54 Bel Air two door sedan I sold.

2) Six months ago I purchased a ‘53 Bel Air two door sedan from Ohio that is all original with

54,000 miles (see attached pic) It has the original 235 with the Powerglide transmission and everything under the hood is original, still 6 volt system. The interior is all original except for floor carpet and I had the driver’s seat back repaired with original fabric from SMS Auto Fabrics in Oregon. The transmission and cylinder head had been rebuilt shortly before my purchase. I put a new set of Coker wide whites on it and plan to install dual exhaust on it some time this winter. It cruises down the road pretty good for it’s age.

Bruce SpooBaldwin, Wisconsin


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Words may be found forwards, backwards and diagonally.

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FOR SALE — 1951 Paint chart, 8 color chips, $12; 1951-52 glass tail lens, $12; 1950 tail lamp lens, new, $12; 1951 clock with hous-ing, nice paint, $21. Parts + Shipping. Richard Dudley, PO Box 178, Nunda, NY (585) 468-2264.

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FOR SALE — 1959 Chevy truck motor, 235 6 cylinder. Has rebuilt carb, starter and oil fil-ter canister. Can hear run. 52,260 miles, $500. 1953 235 6 car motor and rebuilt powerglide trans. Motor has carb, starter, generator, oil filter, trans cooler and lines. Can hear run. $400. Two ‘53 powerglide rear ends. Com-plete drum to drum. $100 each. You pick up all of them. Cam Linder, Rockford, IL (779) 200-2492.

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FOR SALE — Dual carb system, fits 1937-62 Chevy six engines, aluminum intake, rebuilt Rochester one barrel carbs, complete. Show car - Truck ready! Best offer. Leon J. Rocco (724) 789-0058

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FOR SALE — 1951 Chevy H.T. 3 piece back glass, $120; working radio, $75; vacuum wiper motor with cable, $40; 235 valve cover, $35; rear view mirror, $20; heater and defrost lever control, $35; all emblems, $45; $50 for new door handles, window crank; $60 for mis 1 door handle, 4 window crank, fog light switch, light switch, dimmer switch, ignition switch, also new valve cover with breaher. Call Fred (209) 385-3913, 1005 Mallard Dr., Merced, CA 95340.

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FOR SALE — 1953/54 Chevy 2/4 door, NOS General Motors exterior sunvisor with cen-ter bracket. $500 plus shipping or best offer. John. VA (540) 298-1917

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATESPlease advertise ‘49 through ‘54 Chev parts only. “Parts-Line” is printed once monthly and members receive 3 free 25-word ads per year. Ads over 25 words run 10¢ per word over the 25 word limit. Ad rates for non-members are $3.00 up to 25 words and 10¢ per word thereafter. All ads will run for 3 consecutive issues unless cancelled by you. Please put prices on items that you adver-tise. Mail 947 Arcade, St. Paul, MN 55106 or fax 1-800-785-5354 or email [email protected] ads before the first of the previous month.

FOR SALE — 2 - 1951 Chevrolet Golden Ga-zelle Hood Ornaments, both solid, but need plating. $75 each plus shipping. Zane, WI 920-756-2043. Leave message, will call back.

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FOR SALE — Set of 1951-52 NOS Chevrolet Front Fenders, $800 set plus shipping. Zane, WI 920-756-2043. Leave message, will call back.

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FOR SALE — 1953 hood emblem, chrome with insert, good chrome, $50; ‘53 2-dr. Sedan outside door handles, good chrome, $50; ‘53 tail light bezel, $50. Call (814) 677-4673. Robert, PA

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FOR SALE — Delco stoplight switch, ‘51-54 (unopened), $24; mast jacket bearing 270255 GM ‘49-53, $23; 1 pair park light lens, 1951 glass, $20; 1950 owners manual, nice shape, $15; 1951 owners manual, mint, $17. Rich, NY (585) 468-2264. Parts + postage,

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FOR SALE — 1949 to ‘52 miscellaneous parts: All for only $75. Excellent back window with stainless. Complete heater assembly. Stainless trim pieces for 2 dr side trim. Excel-lent dome light bezel. Door latches and head light rings. Call Dennis at (715) 558-3062 or e-mail [email protected]. I can e-mail photos.

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FOR SALE — 1953-54 power steering unit with steering column but missing double pulley, $450; ‘53-54 outside sunvisor with bracket, $450; ‘53-54 used windshield for hardtop, $50; stainless steel w/ 3/4” holes (grill material) 4’ x 1’, $55; or other sizes up to 7’. Ed Gifford (724) 538-4492. PA

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FOR SALE — 12 volt starter from ‘59 Chev truck, 235 ci. eng, $100; 3” lowering block kit, new for 3” axle tube U-shaped bolts, $65’ ‘53 day night mirror, new, $50; ‘53 Blue dot tail light lens, one slight crack, $20; ‘53-54 new repro door handles, nice, $50; ‘53 tail light dif-fusers, new, $70 pr.; ‘53 tail light lenses, new, $10 pr.; ‘53 accessory hood bird, nice, used, $150; ‘53-54 power steering horn button, N.O.S., super nice, $220; ‘51 Blue dot tail light lens, $20 pr.; ‘51 Powerglide parts, most parts there. About 3 boxes full, heavy, FREE - U pay shipping; ‘51 Powerglide rear 3.55 gear com-plete near new brakes, drums, $150; Bee-hive oil filter, near new, w/alum. bracket, new filter in box, nice, $150. Jerrold Hall, 1309 Willow Glen Dr., Metamora, IL 61548, (309) 840-1217. All parts are plus the shipping cost.

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FOR SALE — 1951 Chevy Fleetline, 2-dr. De-luxe; 1951 Chevy 4-dr. Deluxe, parts car; 1950 Chevy 2 dr. Fleetline, parts car, just body & frame; 1953 Chevy Trudemotor & auto trans-mission - motor is stuck; rebuilt 350 transmis-sion; 4 new Ralley wheels with all hardware still in box, 15”; 2 sunvisors for ‘51 Fleetline; all new metal for ‘51 Fleetline - floor pans, toe boards, splash guard pans, etc. Must sell all. $2500 Reduced to $1500. (205) 601-7170.

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FOR SALE — 6 piece side glass, clear ‘50-52 Belair Hardtop/Convertible, $100.00. Plus shipping or will deliver as far as 85 miles for additional $25.00. (515) 233-2076, Ames, IA.

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FOR SALE — 1951 Chevrolet Grill, restored by a perfectionist, all rechroming and rear of chrome panels powder coated, parking light assemblies installed. Comes complete with bolts to install. All original metal. Absolute perfection, ready to install, $1500 plus ship-ping. Zane (920) 756-2043 leave message. WI

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PARTS WANTED WANTED — Looking for a good used driver quality grill extension for a 1953 Chevy, driver side only. (419) 841-8936 or (419) 340-1644 or [email protected]

Nov___________________________

WANTED — Cover that goes in between both gauges. Call Fred (209) 385-3913

Nov___________________________

WANTED — Looking for ‘53-54 steering col-umn powerglide. George Watson-MO. (816) 935-3415

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CARS FOR SALE

FOR SALE — 1951 Daily Driver $6850. 216 3-spd. Health sale. (989) 529-7810. Saginaw, MI. Jim

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FOR SALE — 1949 Original Runner $2650. (989) 529-7810. Saginaw, MI. Jim

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FOR SALE — 1952 Chevy 4-dr. Deluxe Sedan, very good condition, Powerglide trans., just overhauled. Interior original in good condition, 2 tone green, 86,000 miles, all original car. $10,000 OBO. Andy, IL (618) 606-0259

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FOR SALE — 1952 Styleline Sport Coupe, 61,000 miles-new interior, fresh chrome, 235powerglide, drives great, paint shows nicely but has a couple flaws. $14,500 Bob Myracle 931-858-3094

Nov___________________________

FOR SALE — 1953 Chevy Delivery Sedan. Mostly there. No title, Pictures upon request. Call Sonny at (715) 321-4646. $1,500 OBO. WI

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FOR SALE — 1954 210 4-dr. Very little rust, easy body restore, no motor/trans on profes-sional built modified S10 frame. Nova rear, disc brakes, power steering, $1800 OBO. John, VA (540) 298-1917

Nov___________________________

FOR SALE — 1953 Chevy 2dr. Hardtop Be-lair, 350 engine and trans. Many new parts installed. Can send pics. if interested. Call Rick at (301) 609-2889.

Oct___________________________

FOR SALE — 1951 Styleline 3-speed, 216, 6 volt, with less than 36,000 original miles. All original except lots of added stainless, new carpet, refurbished interior, added turn signals, etc. Email me at [email protected] to request additional photos. $12,000. Available to view in McKinney, Texas. (214) 507-4171.

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Designed to fit your 1949-54 exclusively – not a universal fit. Shifter does not interfere with the

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Price increases to $24900 on Oct. 15, 2019.

October Specials ___________________

Rear Bumper to Gravel Pan Seal

Fits between rear splash pan and rear bumper

ORDER #804 $1900

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