My wife's old Panel Deliv. was kinda laughable...which was the whole point. There was no reason to ridiculously "over accessorize "it, other than to make people smile...or maybe they were just laughing at it. Either way, we had a lot of fun with it The laughter abruptly stopped when a guy from Long Island offered me "STUPID MONEY" for it...and I sold it out from under her
I always figured that those guys who put skirts on cars that had a nose down rake were wanna bees who just didn't have a clue as too what looked right. The "Oh I gotta have" without putting a lot of thought into it brigade that is prevalent on a lot of things.
To correct some bad info ... a few makes of cars actually came with skirts as STANDARD equipment from the factory. Don't overthink it.
Well, I guess I'm just a "clueless wannabe" then. I love the look and stance of @Al T 's 37 Cabriolet and want a similar look for my '36. It's a perfect example of a pre-war Ford custom without being a just another taildragger. If you can't appreciate a little thinking that's outside the (leadsled) box, I gotta wonder who's really clueless here. Al, I hope you don't mind me reposting pics of your car...I love it
I think it's possible to feature skirts with an unconventional stance. Maybe not quite "nose down,"but certainly level. You have to tiptoe to get it to look right, but I've seen it done well.
just got my skirts from The Fender Skirt Depot in Arizona, shipped when they said they would and cost what they said they would, I'm happy, now i have to fit them and paint them
To the OP - they'll look great with the tail down a little & wide whitewalls. Stock on this '57 ragtop adding to the sleek look.
So, to me it's not a rule, but just a good idea. No one says you have to wear your underwear under your pants, and you can wear them on top, but what looks better and will people laugh at you?
I have seen a few cars which look good with a substantial rubber rake and skirts — I've always thought @raprap's '40 Chevy pulls it off well. I've seen others that don't work at all, so to an extent it's a shot in the dark until you do it. One way to shift the probability closer to success might be to go for a style of skirt which shows a bit of the rear wheel. Here's a Photoshop exercise I did on a '46 a while back, which I reckon could stand a bit of rake quite easily: I'd also done an exercise on a Morris Minor following the same pattern (if you'll forgive the short sidewalls): Both were inspired by the skirts on the Alvis TA21 of the early '50s:
Hello, Skirt etiquette? How about 4 ladies out for a weekly cruise to the local shopping center for a relaxing day of a nice lunch and gobs of clothes/accessories? I just happened to be out in front of our Westside of Long Beach house, just after my brother drove away in his 58 Impala. so, wouldn’t you know it, my mom and her friends were just getting ready for an all day assault on the Lakewood Shopping Center Mall. (about 9 miles away to the East…) “Lakewood Center is a super-regional shopping mall in Lakewood, California and the oldest shopping mall in the United States that is now enclosed, having first opened to the public in 1951 and being enclosed in 1978.” Sure, there were favorite shopping department stores downtown Long Beach city center, but going shopping at a relatively large outdoor mall was a cool thing to do since the grand opening in 1951. It was the first of its kind. The "skirted" 52 Chevy was one of a kind as our cousin's mom was the only mom that drove any car. So, it was always the car of choice on any extended family adventure. Jnaki Well, the skirted 1952 Chevy sedan belonged to our cousins. We learned to sit and shift the column shifter when we used it as a playground. The toddler cousins and my brother were older, but I was right in there shifting with the best of them. I was fast with the clutch, too. Of course, the seat was pushed as far forward as possible. We went thousands of miles in our brains, all the while shifting with the best of them… “The road outside of the window was endless…” When the ladies all piled inside the 52 Chevy sedan, all forms of proper etiquette, that was so popular back then, went out of the window. As you can see, the Chevy and the laughing ladies pulled out into the street accelerating fast to the corner. But, our neighbor in his new black 59 Impala was right on their rear bumper. I am sure there were some choice words spoken in the 59 Impala at the smiling ladies going shopping. What a time period that was back then. 4 ladies out for a spin The slang title for this post could be, " 6 skirts out for a spin..."
If you can see the rear wheel, the skirts are too high! I would include photo of my 57 but the community won't let me. Sent from my 9024W using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Lady-like skirt etiquette. She’s cute. Sorry, you were talking a different kind of fender skirt. Back to your regular programming.
I agree with your comment " To each their own ". And, I think your lowered shoebox would look really good with radiused wheel wells.
Never seen one so I Googled it. They do look cool like that. You're definitely right tho, to each their own. Saw some sectioned shoeboxes on another thread, and oh man, I absolutely hate it, but I can see how some guys would dig it. Other cars I think look incredibly good sectioned... I don't plan on cutting into this car. The next one will be a project to cut up, but this one stays as is....
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