Mmm, maybe. It would fit the theme. The peak is right but not sure about that edge treatment. Google came up with this...
Cool, thanks. So they were accessory covers for 14" wheels? I didn't think to check the size of the wheels and tyres. To bring this thread hijack back closer to the topic, was it common for East Coast style rods to use 14" wheels to help lower them even further? If so, when did 14" wheels start being used?
Around 1957, most of the car makers started to go to 14 inch wheels. I know for sure that Chevrolet went in 1957. Do't really know that it was an East Coast thing, though.-MIKE
I'll have to get more history on this 32. A friend has owned it since the 70's and bought it from another friend back then. These pic's are after a recent restoration, all work done by it's owner. It's Ford powered. Pretty sure it's always been a West coast car and in this style since at least the 60's.
fred was a great client of ours at curts custom auto body,as well as a good friend, the last car we did for him was a bright yellow chopped 49 merc.that he picked up 90% finished in hooksett, N.H.and drove to Tijuana, for the tuck& roll. had one of the largest hot rod collections i,ve ever see
ya, curts still alive an kickin, hes 73 and retired to the rockport/owl head area of maine.I,m his son jeff, and I belive he sold the car around the time i was born '63 he should be easy enough to find, phone#207-594-8484
I thought I was going crazy, but I read post by post and nobody said anything. The bottom picture started the thread so I thought that someone should make the connection.
Gene Krouse's 32roadster from Maryland 56 to 96 primer until early 70's then the red that is still on it
curts 73 and retired to the rockport /owls head area of maine, I,m his son jeff and worked with him for many years, until he got into the drag boat scene in the 90s hes still in very good health
If you look close you can see Ron sitting in second picture! The pictures were taken for a high school newspaper. Funny thing is, it was built in Norfolk, Nebraska. Look in my signature. You can read about the find - part 1 The build- part 2 Grab a beer, it's going to take a while!
gregs got some super nice stuff! i would give anything to go in his shop. his silver truck is a beast!
I think I can throw my 34 into the ring, the body was in Psycho Cycle's shop in NYC for years. It was channeled once although I have no idea what it originally looked like. I finally found a 33 Desoto grille like the one on the Bluebird.
Nads, that DeSoto grille makes it! The shiny steel slots are cool too, it's the right vibe... being from the midwest, I always thought those came with rust out of the box.
The worst, that's why you never see them although I remember millions of them being around in the 70s.
So it's Sunday night. I'm drinking some Negra Modelos and thinking about east coast hot rods. Any one have more pictures? Or anyone building a east coast styled hot rod?
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