Hi to all - just joined tonight - looks great. Have a 1950 Ford (pictures are posted) 2 door coupe Shoebox! This is 100%, old school, kustom. Painted in satin black primer with traditional flames. Has a small block 283 Chevy engine and turbo 350 trans. The grill is '53 Chevy, '49 Merc lower front section. It is nosed & decked and the hood is peaked. It has dual dummy spots & 4" peep mirrors. The bumpers are shaved. It is lowered 3" all the way around - been tunneled. It has dual exhaust with gutted glass packs. Added flame throwers last year! The hubcaps are Packard - with bullets. The body side molding is o.e.m. '54 Merc. The rear is stock Ford with 4:11 gears. The radiator is Ford truck with dual electric pusher fans. It has Lee taillights - '54 Chevy a/c - red & white bullet dash knobs - Frenched parking lights. Near future project French the headlights - have the stuff but not the time.Some day project - chop top 6" in front, 8" in back & stretch the roof & pancake hood & trunk. I'm interested in all kinds of hot rods & kustoms but have a soft spot for Model A's and Shoeboxes. Like REAL cars - like those the average guy had in the 50's - backyard, shade tree mechanic specials - put together with a bunch of buddies with a cutting torch, a couple of wrenches and a working knowledge of every junk yard within a reasonable (or unreasonable) distance.