This one's from the movie Them!. This one's mine: I'd wanted one for years.. ever since I rode up the back of my dad's buddy's Chevy while riding my bike (the cute girl across the street distracted me - honest(!) and, needless to say, I made a lasting impression - on her, me, my bike & the Chevy!!). I've long thought they were great looking cars. Dave
The Hudson is a fast back more along the lines of a Mustang Fastback, the roof is slopped but it still has a little turtle deck. The Henry J (a Kaiser car) carried the theme well into the '50s. While most of them ended up being race cars I have always thought that on would make a slick baby custom. This one is a little glitzy but just for an idea.
This Henry must have inspired the 57 Chev Fastback Hybrids which are quite well done I might add...and your right done with some crafty customization it makes a sporty little contender.
A 42 Olds in any body style is one rare car, and probably shouldn't be cut up...... Unless YOU do it, and turn it into a Ute. That looks awesome. You did a great job, looks factory made.
Is this the one that the trunk/rear is sunk in and shorter for the chop? There were some good shots of the back, I think it's a genius approach and well styled. Who's with me?
I think the owner of this had an idea to make a factory looking fastback and we here at the Hamb see things a little differently so perhaps this may be more flavorful...
It would be impossible to satisfy everyone's desires but I will do one more with mods as you mention as this is what happens at the drawing board with a customer and it ain't easy hitting the nail on the head every time. I will say I retained the quarter window curve in the initial mod due to the fact GM used that with the fastbacks and look at the Henry J even. But you are correct it really in a custom world can disappear. One more from the virtual world... and ya know @lippy I like this just as well...
When I was a teenager back in the 1970s there was a little old lady in my town who had a 1950 Pontiac fastback. It was sort of a dove grey, and was in mint condition - the classic example of a car only driven to the store and to church on Sundays. I always wondered what happened to that car.
Here in Oz Holden built 2 Dr Sloper or All-Enclosed Coupe bodies on 35-40 Chev, 35-40 Pontiac, 35-40 Olds and 36-38 Buick, the bodies were the same basic shell 35/36, then 37/38 and 39/40 with the 39/40 bodies having the thinnest centre or B pillar.......Ford had their Sloper for 2 years, 1939-40 using US style 2 dr sedan doors with a much more sloping roofline and Mopars had their 1937-38 Dodge, Plymouth and Desoto 2 door Sloper bodies built by T J Richards although the mopar version had a pronounced "bump" or bustle in the roof tumble home but was still recognisable as an Oz "sloper".............andyd
Sold a 1950 Chevy 4 door fastback a few years back. Saved it from the crusher. Should have kept it. Sent from my VS995 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
@porknbeaner this is the butt end of the Henry you posted...purdy spiffy... Credit to Photographer, Owner
http://www.deansgarage.com/2009/alex-tremulis-and-the-1948-tucker/ https://www.rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/MO14/Monterey/lots/r185-1948-tucker-48/181158
Somewhere, about 10 years ago, I remember a '53 Studebaker Sport Coupe with a Riviera roof grafted on it. Does anyone by chance have a picture of it?
I had a '49- 76 model back in 65-66, swapped out the flathead six for a 1954-324 and Hydro. Fun times !
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