Thread: The Greatest Rod & Custom Cars!

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The early Thunderbirds were beautiful, but rarely used as the basis for "go-fast" or "custom" cars.

Maybe early 'Vettes, as they were often modified, especially in the '60s & '70s.

Others?

..then there are the unusual stories, like the '33-'34 Ford popularity. As far as I can tell, they were not real popular in the early days, since the trend was to strip the fenders and hood off to lighten the car. The '33-'34 looked awful this way! The firewall portruded, and looked cluttered, the grill hung out there with no shell around the radiator, and there was a funny inner fender piece showing.

I resemble that remark . . .

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

I resemble that remark . . .

I second that.

I can see I ruffled a few feathers, but I believe it was a key reason why these cars started gaining tremendously in popularity in the '80's, instead of from the beginning, like the '32s....

....and I never even mentioned how tiny that flathead V8 looked sitting in a '33-'34, for the same reasons. :-)~

Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

I can see I ruffled a few feathers, but I believe it was a key reason why these cars started gaining tremendously in popularity in the '80's, instead of from the beginning, like the '32s....

....and I never even mentioned how tiny that flathead V8 looked sitting in a '33-'34, for the same reasons. :-)~

I built a 32 v/8 5 window(1957),my buddy(God Rest His Soul)had a 34 v/8 3 window.We were running the same SBC .I always liked the 34 more than my 32.40+ yrs.later I built the 34 3 w/coupe.I like what I am driving now but I could build a 32 and be happy with it also.Engines and chassis are so advanced it is a different world now.

You know the bank robbers back in the 30's would only drive the 34's.My mother had a cousin who robbed banks back in Tennessee. He was never caught driving the cars.He paid with his life later in a set up.

My feathers aren't ruffled.

I will admit that the hood makes a big imrovement in the way it looks.