Just for fun and for those who like Fantasy Kustom stuff.Still can be done much better but I'm the master of smudge and blur like a very good friend lately called me.
Hey Frenz, I think you need to move to Paso Robles, Ca. I looked at this pic for a minute, not thinking about your photoshop thing...I thought to myself...I didn't see that thing there. I was right, I didn't. It's ruleing!
Nice looking Ford...the "cruiser skirts" gave it away for me...NOT QUITE perfect...but damn nice photoshop all the same...and nice overall design on the car... Did you use a stocker to begin with...??? R
Very nice! The slight blurring gives the whole picture a dreamy quality. I think the cruiser skirts make the car - they give visual balance and a bit of visual weight to the tail.
Looks nice, I think a similar year Mercury would look just as good if not better, the Mercs had a neat rear quarter design that would take this treatment well.
Great looking ride. Gerard's (Kustom??) 55 crown isn't a far cry, and won a Fine 9 at Lead East this year
Holy cow that looks like the quarters on my car by any chance did you get the idea from seeing my car????? here's kinda a side shot....
Thanks EVERYBODY for the comments ! Cool to hear you guys like it. Chris,forever and everever. 56KUSTOM,sorry,can't import other parts into pics.I'm only the "master" of smudge and besides,I wouldn't put a Shoebox style rear window on a mid 50's car as it pre-dates the car and simply wouldn't look right. Max,cool story. 40StudeDude,the cruiser skirts are everything but perfect.You're right,that's why I said it can be done much better.I'm also not pleased with the stance as I prefer Kustoms on a rake and this one needs to be higher in front but that was simply too much work.This pic took me around 30 minutes and hardest part was to get rid of the misplaced scallops. Janne,means much from a guy like you,thanks. Kustom??,the rear end treatment just "happened" while photochopping.The whole car leans forward for that "going fast while standing still"-look and I just wanted to match the rear. Wasahawaiianrat,the caps would be "shaved" '57 Caddy then... The original pic was posted by hipstreet lately in the Solvang KKOA Show pics-thread and it already is a very nice car as is,but like already mentioned the scallops are misplaced and I wanted to see how it looks without them and then couldn't stop chopping.
Top was chopped,front parts of fenders have been shortened,upper grille surround now flows into side of fenders,simple floating bar was smudged out of the Desoto grille,front bumper was cleaned and also got rid of those license plate bullets and curb feelers,lake pipes were dumped too,whitewalls were "widened" and hubcaps have been "smudged" ('57 Caddy caps are way too busy for my liking),side trim lost those three little spears,cruiser skirts were reshaped to flow with the cars overall design,rear end was lengthened in the bumper area and restyled to match the "lean forward"-look.Tail-light area has been extented for a faster,almost rocket-like look and to make the side trim more part of the car. Scary dude is still there.If it only would be that easy in reality...
When compared "side by side"...I like yours much better...the original scallops do detract, the skirts leaned forward enhance the lines and the grille bar is simpler...the chop lends the whole car a subtle appearance...give me an idea of your idea for the taillights...reshaping the rear fenders would be a ton of work...and if the correct lights are not used, it would ruin the look...but..since this is only an exercise...I'm curious as to what you would have used for taillights... Yes, if only building a car was as simple as a few keyboard strokes... R-
i've said it before, an im gonna say it again now... you EU guys are buildin some fuckin amazing cars over there
Tom,The rear treatment of the car is beorgeus and is remakably similar to Jimmy"The Jersey Torch"McLaughlins chopped white 56 Mainline.Although his car had some munged in rolled pan,his rear quarter profile and yours were the same and I loved it then. The Torch ran bubble skirts and 55 Safari trim.Jimmy was a disciple of The Fonz who Im sure had a hand in the restyling.It is a little known fact that the Fonz also had a hand in some of the styling features on a few big time trophy winning Jersey cars.
I am as well.I was thinking about a round taillight,typical Ford for that era,just refined,for that rocket-look but don't have any particular ideas,not yet.I know it should be very simple in appearance though.Just like Janne's signature,less is more.Definitely. I first didn't know what beorgeous is but do know now,thanks for the compliment Anthony ! Always cool to hear some Jersey stories and I'd love to see that Mainline too.
Smudge or smear, it looks awesome! I see a 54 Pontiac tail light treatment. I would go with maybe a gray tone color for the bottom of the beltline trim. It looks killer as is! Ken