Nothing cooler than a Chevy at Chevy

[NEWFISHER]

Some of you may have picked up through my threads that I work at one of our local Chevrolet Dealerships and have been with GM since 1989 (in my 20's). Chevrolet has been in my blood from day one. Our family has always been a Chevy family and will always be.

I drive 70 miles to commute to and from work and use the 50 Burb most of the time, but had jumped over to this side of the Forum when we found the Orange truck and have been driving the wheels off it since we picked it up. I'm the guy at work that drives cars/trucks that are older than I am and most of the people that work here. When I started driving the 65 I got comments like " why do you drive such an old vehicle every day?" my response: " It's 15 years NEWER than the Suburban!"

Before 67-72 I was a Tri 5 guy and had completely restored a 55 wagon that ended up being to nice to haul our dogs in and use as a daily driver. before I lowered it, our Dealer owner asked if our marketing department could use the car for our new ( back then) campaign " Times have changed, but what important hasn't" and showcase the 55 wagon in front of the Dealership. I was excited! They also used it for our local cruise in and car show that tops 1500 cars from around the NW. It was a huge honor for me and the work that I had put into the car. I had worked in the Service department and stayed late during the week, come in early and also put in many weekends tearing it apart for the body shop and the reassembling it and adding disc brakes, suspension etc. We sold the car and picked up a basket case Suburban, again getting it looking good and performing well for my DD during the Dealership remodel. After the remodel was done, we had a kick-off party and again, they wanted to use my vehicle! It's that time of year again with GM and TV commercials, ad campaigns etc and I was asked if they could use the 65. I was again honored.

It's great to be blessed with the ability we all have to see the history in these trucks, the work we put into them and the friends we make through the conversations we have while driving them or just turning a wrench with the garage door open. It's also with great appreciation that I have been able to work for an Owner that truly enjoys the older classics and want to use them to promote business in our community and beyond. In High School I wanted to work for a Chevy Dealer while attending College. I started with GM during my sophomore year and have worked for 4 GM dealerships (3 Chevrolet) here in the area for the last 25 years, sweeping floors then washing lot cars, detailing, parts sales, management, service writing and now running a body shop and the highlights of my career........These next photos
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They aired it all the way for some shots to look more "stock"
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