Quote Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

..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 tend to agree with you on the fenderless 33 & 34 Fords. I had one that I ran fenderless and primed for awhile. But it looked so much better after I put the fenders, hood and running boards back on.....Here's acouple pics of before and after......