47-54 AD 5 or 3 window - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

nickp51chevy · 03-16-2009, 01:55 AM

I've heard from alot of people that the 5 windows are better to get because they are more "desirable" but I like the 3 window. So what do you like?

weldvair@embarqmail. · 03-16-2009, 07:22 AM

I like the 3 windows ........

63 & 64 Bowties · 03-16-2009, 07:40 AM

Reading your other thread, I was thinking a poll would be a great idea. I was thinking a 3 or 5 window poll was already done a while back, but I couldn't find it.

and, again....I'm a 3 window guy all the way.

Lextech · 03-16-2009, 10:52 AM

I didn't vote because I like them both. For a hopped up streetrod truck---I like the 3 window. For a more stock or elegant truck---I like the 5 window. I will say though, that the corner windows on the 5 window cab are pretty much useless. My dad bought my twin brother and me a 51 5 window shortbed Chevy when we were 14---We still have it---we are now 45. I also have a 54 5 window Chevy that I am still working on.

Jeff

solidaxel · 03-16-2009, 11:06 AM

That is a real tough one !!!!!

So I bought one of each !!

If you drive in traffic you will love the 5 window.

I think the 3 window has a bit more of Hot Rod appeal, but not much!

weldvair@embarqmail. · 03-16-2009, 01:59 PM

I like a chopped AD so I prefer the 3 window. Here is a pic of mine which has a chopped top,
3" extended cab
rain gutters removed
94 bed that is narrowed w/Caddy fins & narrowed fenders
Bed follows cab contour
steel ctr console
350/700r4/9"

I have more pics if there is a interest. Just let me know what you want to see.

Don

waywest · 03-16-2009, 04:51 PM

I keep hearing that five windows are more rare.Maybe when they were new production.These days I see far more Five window trucks in mags and at shows.My vote is for the three window.Looks older,looks more rodder and the five windows glass is funny looking.

ofnaman · 03-16-2009, 04:56 PM

I like the 5 window a little better, however the 3 window looks better to me as a drag truck. Either way, you can't lose.

sweet70beast · 03-17-2009, 10:31 PM

I like them both but I'm partial to the 3 window alittle more because that's what mine is.
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thirdstreettito · 03-17-2009, 11:14 PM

I'm a 3 window guy, but 5 window is better if you have to back up a trailer a lot.

mobileortho · 03-20-2009, 09:55 PM

I've always liked the five window myself. The '49 I used to have had deer etched in the corner glass. It was definately an attention getter.

50adrod · 03-21-2009, 08:47 AM

3 window for me, it keeps the rounded lines better.

1956cameo · 03-22-2009, 02:46 PM

Have many of both. But have always liked the look of a 3 window better. Even though I do look out of my corner windows alot when driving my 54.

**mr48chev** · 03-22-2009, 07:26 PM

My preference runs towards the three window as I have mine chopped. I don't really think the five window trucks look good chopped.

The five windows were the "Deluxe" cabs and usually had a few more goodies from the factory while the three windows were the base cab and were often pretty basic as far as equipment goes from the factory.
I learned to drive in a 54 five window with a hydromatic. two tone teal green and white and probably right at the top of the line as far as 54 trucks went. I wish I had it to restore today.

For a hotrod or custom truck I don't think it matters that much but If I were to restore a truck to showroom stock I'd want to start with a five window.

52chevy · 03-24-2009, 12:58 AM

I have to say that I like both, I have a 52 5 window and a 54 3 window at my moms in New Mexico. I should be picking them up sometime this summer when I move to Kansas

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3 Window	23	43.40%
5 Window	30	56.60%
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03-16-2009, 01:55 AM	#1
nickp51chevy Registered Chevy Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Snohomish, wa Posts: 1,557	47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I've heard from alot of people that the 5 windows are better to get because they are more "desirable" but I like the 3 window. So what do you like? __________________ Love is fleeting, but Chevy trucks are forever!!!! 1970 Chevy CST C10 long box 350/400 2008 Chevy Silverado short box 4x4 Had; 1951 Chevy short box 307/T5 1988 Chevy shot box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C20 long box 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 350/350

03-16-2009, 07:22 AM	#2
weldvair@embarqmail. Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: st cloud, fl Posts: 266	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I like the 3 windows ........

03-16-2009, 07:40 AM	#3
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window Reading your other thread, I was thinking a poll would be a great idea. I was thinking a 3 or 5 window poll was already done a while back, but I couldn't find it. and, again....I'm a 3 window guy all the way. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

03-16-2009, 10:52 AM	#4
Lextech Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oak Forest, Ill. Posts: 194	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I didn't vote because I like them both. For a hopped up streetrod truck---I like the 3 window. For a more stock or elegant truck---I like the 5 window. I will say though, that the corner windows on the 5 window cab are pretty much useless. My dad bought my twin brother and me a 51 5 window shortbed Chevy when we were 14---We still have it---we are now 45. I also have a 54 5 window Chevy that I am still working on. Jeff

03-16-2009, 11:06 AM	#5
solidaxel Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cactus Patch So. Az Posts: 4,749	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window That is a real tough one !!!!! So I bought one of each !! If you drive in traffic you will love the 5 window. I think the 3 window has a bit more of Hot Rod appeal, but not much! __________________ 53 TuTone Extended Cab 350 4-Spd 3:08 (SOLD) 53 Chevy Moldy pearl green ZZ-4 4L60E 9" 3:25 55 GMC 1st Black Mll (ZZ4) ZZ6 TKO 600 5 sp 3:73 62 Solidaxle Corvette Roman Red (327 340hp 4spd 3:36) C4 & C5 suspension tube chassis LS 3 4L70E 65 Corvette Coupe 327 350hp 4spd 4:11 78 Black Silverado SWB (350/350) 5.3 & 4L60E 3:42 2000 S-Type 3.0 (wife cruiser) 2003 GMC SCSB 5.3 4L60E 3:42

03-16-2009, 01:59 PM	#6
weldvair@embarqmail. Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: st cloud, fl Posts: 266	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I like a chopped AD so I prefer the 3 window. Here is a pic of mine which has a chopped top, 3" extended cab rain gutters removed 94 bed that is narrowed w/Caddy fins & narrowed fenders Bed follows cab contour steel ctr console 350/700r4/9" I have more pics if there is a interest. Just let me know what you want to see. Don Attached Images

03-16-2009, 04:51 PM	#7
waywest Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Marana AZ. Posts: 1	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I keep hearing that five windows are more rare.Maybe when they were new production.These days I see far more Five window trucks in mags and at shows.My vote is for the three window.Looks older,looks more rodder and the five windows glass is funny looking. Last edited by waywest; 03-16-2009 at 04:52 PM.

03-16-2009, 04:56 PM	#8
ofnaman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: reno Posts: 397	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I like the 5 window a little better, however the 3 window looks better to me as a drag truck. Either way, you can't lose. __________________ A sweet 2000 Deville.....

03-17-2009, 10:31 PM	#9
sweet70beast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Shelley Idaho Posts: 876	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I like them both but I'm partial to the 3 window alittle more because that's what mine is. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] __________________ 1970 Nova 327/T5 (my 1st car) 1971 K-20 350/350/205 (winter DD) 1953 GMC Suburban 1968 Chevy Bel Air 1976 Chev C-10 1972 Skylark (suncoupe) 1 of 3943 made Last edited by sweet70beast; 03-24-2009 at 11:28 PM.

03-17-2009, 11:14 PM	#10
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I'm a 3 window guy, but 5 window is better if you have to back up a trailer a lot. __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

03-20-2009, 09:55 PM	#11
mobileortho Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hampton, VA Posts: 904	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I've always liked the five window myself. The '49 I used to have had deer etched in the corner glass. It was definately an attention getter. __________________ Robert C. 1950 3600 3600 re-do, shortening it up If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making.

03-21-2009, 08:47 AM	#12
50adrod Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 493	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window 3 window for me, it keeps the rounded lines better. __________________ 1971 Corvette convertible 454@ 525 hp 1936 Chevy Truck street rod 1952 Chevy truck hot rod build http://www.killbillet.com/showthread...2-Chevy-Cut-up 1964 F 100 custom street rod http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/12...mark-viii.html 1950 custom Chevy Truck

03-22-2009, 02:46 PM	#13
1956cameo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 2,219	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window Have many of both. But have always liked the look of a 3 window better. Even though I do look out of my corner windows alot when driving my 54.

03-22-2009, 07:26 PM	#14
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,710	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window My preference runs towards the three window as I have mine chopped. I don't really think the five window trucks look good chopped. The five windows were the "Deluxe" cabs and usually had a few more goodies from the factory while the three windows were the base cab and were often pretty basic as far as equipment goes from the factory. I learned to drive in a 54 five window with a hydromatic. two tone teal green and white and probably right at the top of the line as far as 54 trucks went. I wish I had it to restore today. For a hotrod or custom truck I don't think it matters that much but If I were to restore a truck to showroom stock I'd want to start with a five window.



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03-24-2009, 12:58 AM	#15
52chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 47	Re: 47-54 AD 5 or 3 window I have to say that I like both, I have a 52 5 window and a 54 3 window at my moms in New Mexico. I should be picking them up sometime this summer when I move to Kansas

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