Quote Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
You're about 44 years too late. My first car was a '51 Merc tudor. The VERY first thing I did before driving it home was remove the original skirts...............who wanted to look like an old man!!!

Oh, BTW, paid $125 for the whole car............rust free, So Cal car, cherry original interior, recent rebuilt engine, good tires, brakes, paint, yada yada............just a good ol' 11 year old used car.
Sounds kind of like my first car, a '52 Ford ragtop for the same $125 except it was an Ohio car with a fresh flatty and overdrive.