Club Spotlight

Building Ramps and Rods

The Dallas Area Classic Chevys (DACC) was organized in the spring of 1976 as a car club dedicated to ’55, ’56 and ’57 Chevrolets. Today it has more than 150 enthusiasts from all over the North Texas area, and each of them has a devoted passion for all of the mid-fifty Chevys, including sedans, coupes, Corvettes and pickups.

DACC has hosted several major events that focus on the ’55–’57 Chevy. Beginning in 1979, the club hosted a regional convention for ’55–’57 Chevys, then several years later, followed that with a national convention in 1985. In 1991, DACC hosted its largest event, the International Classic Chevy Convention—a week-long celebration of the mid-fifty Chevys that brought enthusiasts from all over the world to Dallas. Most recently in 2006, the club hosted the 24th Annual Lone Star Classic Chevy Convention, a rotating event shared by Classic Chevy Clubs in Texas (more info at www.LoneStarChevys.com). In 2011, DACC will again host the Lone Star Classic Chevy Convention, and work to put that event together has already begun.

Each month the club participates in at least one event that can include a day-long driving trip, club displays at the indoor winter car shows in Dallas and Fort Worth, a drag race in a season-long Car Club Challenge series or simply a meeting at one of the many parking lot shows in the area. DACC also meets at ’50s-era establishments, such as the Brazos Drive-In movie theatre (opened in 1952) in Granbury, Texas; Frosty Drive N Diner (opened in 1954) in Denton, Texas; and the restored Uptown Theatre (opened in 1950) in Grand Prairie, Texas. All of these were originally built in the ’50s and are still kicking just like DACC club cars!

DACC also enjoys doing charity work each Christmas season that does not involve old cars at all, such as constructing wheelchair ramps for the handicap at their homes. Working with a local agency, club members travel to the home of a wheelchair-bound occupant and by the time the club leaves, that person is able to get in and out of their home much more easily using the ramp built by DACC.

A great benefit of club membership is the assistance a person can get from fellow club members when it comes to their shoebox Chevy. Whether it’s a quick question or help with a complete restoration, members in the club are there to help by phone, e-mail or in person. The club also has several designated “tech advisors” whom members may contact should they find themselves stumped with a project on their Chevy. 

Dallas Area Classic Chevys welcomes all enthusiasts of ’55–’57 Chevys to join. For more information, find DACC online at www.DallasClassicChevy.com.