Me too on flames. One that comes to mind is that trend setting flamed '40 Ford sedan (black car with flames starting in white and changing as they went back) I forget the owners name now, but it is generally held up as an example of one of the first flame jobs. (maybe Cunningham??)

Second car is a '50 Ford shoebox from the same era. It was a solid blue Ford, and what made the flames different was that they began on the front end, like most flame jobs, but then there were flames all along the rockerpanels, clear to the rear of the car. They were sort of like ocean waves, and were pretty much in a straight line, only coming as high as mid door. These broke up the slab-sidedness of the shoebox, and gave it a really different look.

Those two stuck with me the most.


Don