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**Jive-Bomber** · 12-10-2010, 09:21 AM

Of all the custom bodywork performed on a car in the 1950s, sectioning had to be the most radical and difficult treatment out there. Slicing a 'section' out of the entire body made it look skinny and sleek (if not a bit squashed when the top was usua...

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shainerman · 12-10-2010, 09:24 AM

Ive never seen that one, thanks for sharing. It definitely takes on a completely different look with that oval grill and hood treatment.

**NoSurf** · 12-10-2010, 09:45 AM

Here's my favorite:

Rolleiflex · 12-10-2010, 10:20 AM

I love the look of Peterson's car, especially from the rear, it's so clean. It'd be great to see it replicated with the aforementioned mild chop!

Jkustom · 12-10-2010, 10:50 AM

Is it just me or is the shoebox ford the most sectioned car ever? I know there have been many cars sectioned over the years, but it seems like the number of shoebox's that had that treatment outnumber anything else by a whole freakin' bunch!

**Rocky** · 12-10-2010, 10:55 AM

I know I'll get flamed but I think sectioning a shubox is pure blesphamy. I love those cars, have had about 6-8 of them and have never seen a sectioned ford I liked. It's like sectioning a 33-34 ford 3 window to me.
The shubox profile looks dead-on correct as it was delivered from the factory except for some extraneous trim and too-tall ride height....in my eyes.

296ardun · 12-10-2010, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocky

I know I'll get flamed but I think sectioning a shubox is pure blesphamy. I love those cars, have had about 6-8 of them and have never seen a sectioned ford I liked. It's like sectioning a 33-34 ford 3 window to me.
The shubox profile looks dead-on correct as it was delivered from the factory except for some extraneous trim and too-tall ride height....in my eyes.

In my opinion nobody should get flamed for expressing view on their tastes...we can all disagree but taste is a personal thing....I can take them either way, agree that they did look good stock, but Valley Custom in particular created some really nice sectioned shoeboxes, because the overall design worked with not only the sectioning, but the wheel radiusing, the simple grilles, etc.

**Stutz** · 12-10-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rolleiflex

I love the look of Peterson's car, especially from the rear, it's so clean. It'd be great to see it replicated with the aforementioned mild chop!

I agree, just a minimal chop would have killed it.

Call me crazy, but I might have rounded the top of the windows.

SLAMIT · 12-10-2010, 11:26 AM

I just never got real crazy over sectioned cars. I have seen a few that I think are sexy and boy do I really appreciate the amount of craftsmanship and determination it takes to really pull one off. I still just dont flip out when I see one but that orange one is real cool!!!

**Big A** · 12-10-2010, 11:36 AM

I'm with Rocky and Slamit, I can certainly appreciate the amazing amount of work and workmanship in a sectioned shoebox, but I just think they look better without sectioning. The proportions of glass to body seem off to me.

Ron Cash in the Atlanta area has a beautiful one (I don't have a photo on this computer), probably the nicest sectioned shoebox I've seen. You have to look at it for a minute to even realize it's been sectioned. I talked to him about it a few years ago and he said he just took out all the straight metal (about 2.5-3"), didn't want to get into the compound curves. A lot of work for a very subtle change.

**Ol Skool '51** · 12-10-2010, 11:37 AM

I always loved any custom wild or mild shoebox, but I thought the section made them look like Corvairs, not that that was bad either, but chopped and dropped was what I dreamed of when I had my '50 in High School and now have my '51 and would love to have it chopped someday.

theHIGHLANDER · 12-10-2010, 11:39 AM

Sectioning, the holy grail of body mods, is really limited to select vehicles. The shoebox being the top of the heap, but 53-4 Chevys wer always a favorite of mine followed by AD trucks. Even some Ford PUs look really good sectioned 'just enuff' to change it up. There was a 58-60 Ford PU done out west that looked really good, nice proportions.

I guess like every other traditional practice you can go too far but I always thought the shoebox Fords carried it well and brought that early sportscar thinking to the party too. I recall someone on here sectioned a 55-6 Ford almost over a weekend (?) and that one was on it's way to greatness from what I can remember. Again, like anything else, just enuff is just perfect.

LANCE-SPEED · 12-10-2010, 11:46 AM

One of my altime favs is Billy Gibbons. I think its sectioned?

RAY With · 12-10-2010, 11:58 AM

49-51's always looked better to me sectioned but the 46-48 also take a better stance with a section job. I wish I had some shots but dont but I am sure someone on the Hamb has a few shots of the 46-48 thats sectioned and choped.

madwagon56 · 12-10-2010, 12:27 PM

ive always been a 49-51 shoebox fan but i always liked the sectioned ones. it takes a certain car to make it look right, the shoeboxes i feel fit the bill, but i like my nomad the best !!!! i guess im partial to it.

**Barn Find T** · 12-10-2010, 12:28 PM

I love a sectioned shoe box!

Here's a thread I started with lots of pics and build pics of my '49 that I'm sectioning 4".

This one is mine, it was built in the late 50's early 60's best I can tell, 6" section!

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Originally Posted by NoSurf

Here's my favorite:

Copper Head, awesome car, not sectioned.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LANCE-SPEED

One of my altime favs is Billy Gibbons. I think its sectioned?

VOODOO ROD & CUSTOM · 12-10-2010, 01:11 PM

HHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMM imagine that ! !

My current project :

Tonight will actually be the first night in months where I will
start the Welding. I have a dilema, Removeable Convertable
-or- hardtop ! ? ! ?

krackerjack88 · 12-10-2010, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VOODOO ROD & CUSTOM

HHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMM imagine that ! !

My current project :

Tonight will actually be the first night in months where I will
start the Welding. I have a dilema, Removeable Convertable
-or- hardtop ! ? ! ?

Hardtop. Do you call this a ShoeBird or a ThunderBox? Lol

I love it BTW.

shoebox1950 · 12-10-2010, 01:16 PM

I LOVE sectioned shoeboxes!

VOODOO ROD & CUSTOM · 12-10-2010, 01:37 PM

I guess that it'll have to be Shoebird since I used to call my ol' girlfriend Thunderbox ! !

12-10-2010, 09:21 AM	#1
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,420	Sectioned Shoebox Fords Of all the custom bodywork performed on a car in the 1950s, sectioning had to be the most radical and difficult treatment out there. Slicing a 'section' out of the entire body made it look skinny and sleek (if not a bit squashed when the top was usua... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

12-10-2010, 09:24 AM	#2
shainerman Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: behind the wheel of my car Posts: 818	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords Ive never seen that one, thanks for sharing. It definitely takes on a completely different look with that oval grill and hood treatment.

12-10-2010, 09:45 AM	#3
NoSurf Alliance Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Abilene Kansas Posts: 3,531	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords Here's my favorite: __________________ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Grandpa's Hotrod, a hotrod children's book for all ages.....Like on Facebook!

12-10-2010, 10:20 AM	#4
Rolleiflex Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 545	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords I love the look of Peterson's car, especially from the rear, it's so clean. It'd be great to see it replicated with the aforementioned mild chop!

12-10-2010, 10:50 AM	#5
Jkustom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: west seattle, wa. Posts: 1,554	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords Is it just me or is the shoebox ford the most sectioned car ever? I know there have been many cars sectioned over the years, but it seems like the number of shoebox's that had that treatment outnumber anything else by a whole freakin' bunch! __________________ "where you goin', city boy?" "Thanks for the big burnout you done leaving JCustom,they heard it on the third floor." - Hambandy

12-10-2010, 10:55 AM	#6
Rocky Classified Editor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bellevue, Nebraska...suburb of Omaha Posts: 10,764	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords I know I'll get flamed but I think sectioning a shubox is pure blesphamy. I love those cars, have had about 6-8 of them and have never seen a sectioned ford I liked. It's like sectioning a 33-34 ford 3 window to me. The shubox profile looks dead-on correct as it was delivered from the factory except for some extraneous trim and too-tall ride height....in my eyes. __________________ My wife says I never listen to her....at least that's what I think she said.

12-10-2010, 11:26 AM	#9
SLAMIT Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Back In Santa Cruz Posts: 884	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords I just never got real crazy over sectioned cars. I have seen a few that I think are sexy and boy do I really appreciate the amount of craftsmanship and determination it takes to really pull one off. I still just dont flip out when I see one but that orange one is real cool!!! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/atomicbrothersphotography No matter where you go. There you are!

12-10-2010, 11:36 AM	#10
Big A Alliance Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Niagara Canada. The deep south of the far north Posts: 4,007	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords I'm with Rocky and Slamit, I can certainly appreciate the amazing amount of work and workmanship in a sectioned shoebox, but I just think they look better without sectioning. The proportions of glass to body seem off to me. Ron Cash in the Atlanta area has a beautiful one (I don't have a photo on this computer), probably the nicest sectioned shoebox I've seen. You have to look at it for a minute to even realize it's been sectioned. I talked to him about it a few years ago and he said he just took out all the straight metal (about 2.5-3"), didn't want to get into the compound curves. A lot of work for a very subtle change. __________________ SFCC... we can do it ourselves. (Canadians use thicker socks) My shoebox build... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=626123

12-10-2010, 11:37 AM	#11
Ol Skool '51 Alliance Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: West Virginia/Virginia-right on the stateline Posts: 460	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords I always loved any custom wild or mild shoebox, but I thought the section made them look like Corvairs, not that that was bad either, but chopped and dropped was what I dreamed of when I had my '50 in High School and now have my '51 and would love to have it chopped someday.

12-10-2010, 11:39 AM	#12
theHIGHLANDER Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: S.E.Michigan Posts: 4,329	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords Sectioning, the holy grail of body mods, is really limited to select vehicles. The shoebox being the top of the heap, but 53-4 Chevys wer always a favorite of mine followed by AD trucks. Even some Ford PUs look really good sectioned 'just enuff' to change it up. There was a 58-60 Ford PU done out west that looked really good, nice proportions. I guess like every other traditional practice you can go too far but I always thought the shoebox Fords carried it well and brought that early sportscar thinking to the party too. I recall someone on here sectioned a 55-6 Ford almost over a weekend (?) and that one was on it's way to greatness from what I can remember. Again, like anything else, just enuff is just perfect. __________________ The rumors of my death have been exaggerated. www.singlefingerspeedshop.com

12-10-2010, 11:46 AM	#13
LANCE-SPEED Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: (QUADA) LA HABRA, CA Posts: 2,229	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords One of my altime favs is Billy Gibbons. I think its sectioned? __________________ LANCESPEEDRACING.COM WHITE TRASH, 2nd GENERATION!

12-10-2010, 11:58 AM	#14
RAY With Old School HAMBer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Montgomery ,Texas Posts: 3,123	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords 49-51's always looked better to me sectioned but the 46-48 also take a better stance with a section job. I wish I had some shots but dont but I am sure someone on the Hamb has a few shots of the 46-48 thats sectioned and choped. __________________ http://www.hotrodchat.com/gallery/ 29,660 +pictures and 160 albums and growing-Many HAMB FRIENDLY and some not. Many subjects and many old drag pictures from the 50-60's

12-10-2010, 12:27 PM	#15
madwagon56 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: portland oregon Posts: 280	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords ive always been a 49-51 shoebox fan but i always liked the sectioned ones. it takes a certain car to make it look right, the shoeboxes i feel fit the bill, but i like my nomad the best !!!! i guess im partial to it. Attached Thumbnails

12-10-2010, 01:11 PM	#17
VOODOO ROD & CUSTOM Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Marietta N.Y. Posts: 739	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords HHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMM imagine that ! ! My current project : Tonight will actually be the first night in months where I will start the Welding. I have a dilema, Removeable Convertable -or- hardtop ! ? ! ? __________________ Only Hoodlums & Harlots need apply ! Never Forget : You're going to be Dead an awful Long Time ! !

12-10-2010, 01:16 PM	#19
shoebox1950 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 935	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords I LOVE sectioned shoeboxes! __________________ http://www.facebook.com/pages/King-K...70630706335057 http://kingkustomstemecula.blogspot.com/

12-10-2010, 01:37 PM	#20
VOODOO ROD & CUSTOM Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Marietta N.Y. Posts: 739	Re: Sectioned Shoebox Fords I guess that it'll have to be Shoebird since I used to call my ol' girlfriend Thunderbox ! ! __________________ Only Hoodlums & Harlots need apply ! Never Forget : You're going to be Dead an awful Long Time ! !

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