Hot Rods Remember Flare Paint Jobs

Found some old pics of my 57 Chevy. I believe they were take in 69' and 70'. Not sure if they were called flares or faded. That's before I went to Viet Nam , with chains and after I returned with Ansen wheels. My dad did a lot of mods while I was gone. Paint was applied by a nice little shop in Destin Beach Florida in 1969 while I was stationed at Hurlburt Field working on Skyraiders.

 

You don't see snow like that in Florida these days, must be global warming huh?

 

Seldom done these days but done right I love it. Your 57 was a great example of it

 

We called it "fogging" if I remember correctly.
KK

 

Nice looking car!

 

all the custom fade paint schemes from the "custom truck factories" in the 90s almost ruined them for me

 

It did ruin it.

 

Penna plates on rear, I lived in Hyde Park, Reading, Pa

 

I didn't know Flordia got snow. I did see snow flurries in Northern Flordia when I drove truck down there some 15 years ago though. Bruce.

 

Found some pics of the same car later in race trim.