1952, 1953, 1954 Chevy Two-Doors – Trifecta

This is a story of coincidences, really. But it’s also an interesting comparison of a trio of ’50s rodded Chevys that are quite similar–yet different. The fact that they are owned by three cousins, and that they happen to be ’52, ’53, and ’54 Chevy two-door post models, is coincidental.

The story goes back to what we might call the third coming of this magazine, when it reappeared after a long hiatus in December 1988. I was the new editor, and our direct competition was Street Rodder, which at the time had a cutoff year of 1948 for subject matter. So, given the more inclusive title of R&C, my intention was not only to feature ’50s cars of the custom persuasion, but also to strongly push the building of ’50s cars as rods, because they were extremely plentiful, affordable, easy to work on, and exactly what a lot of us drove to high school.