Thread: The Greatest Rod & Custom Cars!
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10-06-2007 07:20 AM #61
More nominees?
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?
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10-06-2007 07:44 AM #62
Hey!
..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.Jack
Gone to Texas
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10-06-2007 07:59 AM #63
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10-06-2007 02:40 PM #64
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
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10-06-2007 03:38 PM #65
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. :-)~
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10-06-2007 03:40 PM #66
My feathers aren't ruffled.Jack
Gone to Texas
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10-06-2007 03:52 PM #67
I will admit that the hood makes a big imrovement in the way it looks.
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10-06-2007 04:47 PM #68
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
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.Don D
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