ladywendolyn
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Post by ladywendolyn on Apr 17, 2015 7:45:17 GMT -8
This 1956 Shatsta is for sale on Craig list. I have never seen these wings on a Shasta. Is this a Shasta?
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Ten
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70 Shasta 16SC + 1964 Airflyte
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Post by Ten on Apr 17, 2015 13:41:17 GMT -8
Notice: The following is PURE SPECULATION, with no basis in anything but pure guesswork...
This has all the right lines and some right windows to be a Shasta. However, it is not a '56. It appears to be an Airflyte shape, but they were not built until '58. The push out windows would be correct for a '58 to about'60 range of models. Anything built as a '56 would have been jelly-bean shaped.
The siding is absolutely not 50's-vintage, but may have been all replaced with modern sheeting as a part of a total rebuild. The door is reversed from the original build also. Tail lights are replaced but are properly placed, and so is the license light. Even the wheel covers appear pretty close to period-correct, even though they were not the style generally equipped.
As for the wing tips, the 50's and early-60's wings were 42" long on these models, and were built as two-piece construction. They appear to me to be the "second" piece. The larger part of the wing which is what everyone thinks of when they picture wings, are placed on the side, and these pieces are backing to the wrap-around part which rides behind the rear curve, behind the j-channel gutter.
Is it a Shasta? Might have been, originally. Looks to me to be a rebuild, with a few artistic liberties taken.
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SusieQ
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'62 Shasta Compact
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 17, 2015 14:44:51 GMT -8
Must have been rebuilt by a lefty.
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