Desecrating a shrine is how some view modifying the beloved 1955-57 Chevy. So many are devoted and beholden to GM’s finest that countless thousands have been lovingly restored to within an inch of their showroom lives, and tolerance for any deviation from factory stock amounts to blasphemy. But blasphemy is in the eye of the beholder, and so we present what must be the largest collection—over 150 images, of shortened, lengthened, hacked and whacked Tri-fives courtesy of Jeffrey Bates from Chesnee, South Carolina. We’ve also thrown in a couple of non-Tri-Fives you may also enjoy. Jeffrey says there have been too many hacked up Chevys and his “real concern is that there may be renewed interest in cutting up Tri-Fives so more will be exposed to the same fate.” To show us how prevalent the practice is, for years he’s collected these images culled from swap meets, car shows, online sites and his own travels. We were so impressed with his collection of mangled marvels we present them here with a warning: JEFFREY SAYS PLEASE DON’T DO THIS! You can also check out HOT ROD’s adventure driving a short, Gasser-style 1957 Chevy Delivery 75 miles to make a few blasts at Barona Drag Strip.
And thank you Jeffrey for collecting such a large gallery of that which you can’t stand, for our pleasure.
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