Shortened Cars

I like the Thunderturd. The bumper is a little heavy, but otherwise it looks like one of those Ghia/detroit designs from the 50s

 

Ewww, those bitches are fugly.....................I do like the VW van though,,,sorta

 

How about a '57 Chrysler 300C convertible shortened and then received an early Bird hardtop? This car was found in a salvage yard and is currently being restored back to original. Something about "value" and probably never should have been cut up to begin with I suppose.

 

Technically, mine's probably one of the oldest four doors cut down to a two door.

 

Both of these were on the local craigslist recently:

53 Ford


33" Subaru

 

I REALLY like this - the proportions are very European - long front/short deck is very pleasing. In fact, these proportions are much better than the factory, even the stock Tudor or coupe (or whatever they called it).

Steve

 

There was another magazine feature car that was a late-20s sedan cut into a bucket....not a bad job of it, either....

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I don't get it... seriously.

 

Really a waste of time unless you are striving for the Ugly Duckling Car Award !

 

Ditto.....In this case, it works for me.....I think most are just done for a laugh out of old 4 doors......it's all in fun....the 4 dr doesn't have to die a horrible death in the field, and somebody has a crazy car to rip around in that causes conversation and laughs.....I can't imagine many of them being built by guys with no sense of humor......

 

Thread should be called ruined cars. the only thing they're good for after whoever's grown bored of it and the novelty's worn off, is the scrap yard.

 

dont do it FFS reminds me of this.

 

The Econoline in the early posts makes me want to do something weird to my '63. Almost. haha. The AWB Ford in the post above mine is bad ass! Nothing wrong with an altered wheel base racer in my book. I want to build one from an early Mopar some day.

 

This is the only one I dig...it was a PR Car for Revell Models (Toys!)...it had a funny purpose and was did not take a Classic and Bastard'ize into something 'new'...To each his own I guess?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0yqyng5lVE

This one is just ugly but was in Hot Rod in the 80's

 

Guys, these are possibly the worst abortions known to man. Even a tubbed car can be brought back with a frame and rear pan. I would not be seen driving around in one of these nightmarish, za-ga-zig clown cars from hell. It looks like Donald Duck's car. Who thought this was a good idea? Ask yourself one last thing :Would John Milner drive this?

 

People do this because they can. It's their car and can change it as they wish. Personally, ...I don't even understand why a person would want to chop a top!!!

 

This is what a 48-215 (FX)/FJ Holden was like from the factory:



Here are some examples of the same car ....modified. These are web photos, of real cars, not photoshop, that were mainly built in the 1960's from : http://streetmachinemag.typepad.com/street_machine/2006/09/index.html :

 

Another:



The first coupe (previous post - above) out and about:

 

Why do people do this? Theres nothing wrong with a 4 door or a wagon, but why ruin a perfectly good car to build atrocities like this? The people that shorten Tri-5's and VW's obviously have a sense of humor, but no sense. Why even humor them? These things are built out of pure boredom and poor taste but are still somehow interesting in their own perverted way. Like a $2 donkey show in front of a train wreck.

The little Holden's are kinda kool though, their proportions aren't retarded like the rest.

 

Like a $2 donkey show in front of a train wreck.

....Hey... now that sounds interesting!!!

 

This Car was at Hot Rod Hoedown in Pa. The guy who owns it has a very interesting story of this car. How he found it. Re did it.

 

It was from up here in Canada originally wasnt it?

 

From Australia, VW that was shortened so it could be converted to a semi trailer. This is the only photo I have seen of this VW:

 

Ford AU Falcon that was a 4-door, converted to 2-door:



Here is the story behind it:

http://www.trueblueford.com/AU_Coupes_Hillier.htm

 

Not the same car as above, this is from a different firm:

 

FJ Holden has been converted to shorter 2-door and convertible:

 

OK for you "hard core" kids heres one from our past,Gene Petersons A shortened three feet,but it cant be a real old school car cause it has shiney paint.........

 

Still more:

 

A Holden Statesman:



Shortened and roof removed: