I need your opinion!!!

Chop the top and ya wont need to fill that void.

 

drop em like you did your first girlfriend. And the yellow #^*^*#@!
my $.02

 

I like spotlight on certain cars but I just CAN"T stand those cheap ass FAKE one ! Fake will always be fake so if you want spotlights then buy a real one !

Retro Jim

 

They fit the period, the car.

 

I like the look, but real ones would better. I never understood the fake ones.

 

It's refreshing to hear a guy who is willing to be constructively critical of his own ride...in public.

Here's a suggestion: picture in your mind what your car will look like when it's finished.

Then build the picture. If there are spots on the final version, leave 'em on. If no spots, take 'em off.

There's no sin in running with primer spots if your car is under construction. Get started on the bodywork and wear the primer spots as badges of honor...the bigger the better 'cause the scallops make my head hurt, too.

Great project! Good luck!

 

fix the crooked scallops, then worry about the crooked fake spot lights.

 

make em into speaker pods and mount them on your kick panels

 

Yeah, I mean Jesus H Christ in a sidecar, the likes of those Barris brothers and Larry Watson and the gang back in the day really must have been clueless....
Paul

 

Everything should be matt black right? Even the windows, now that would be cool!

Paul, I wouldn't worry about what The Barris Bros and Larry thought, they are happy just to know your incredible truck is there to make it all right again!!

Doc.

 

never understood dummy spots. real spots so you can jack dear:

 

Thanks Doc.
in my opinion the quote above is exactly why you should keep the spots! They are just the kind of thing a "poor kid hot Rodder" would have put on his ride to make it look "cooler" back in the 50s, cheap and easily obtainable and very very traditional. I mean, obviously the end of the day it's your call, but I find this "fake is fake and therefore lame" argument doesn't hold a lot of water. Fake has been around for ever, and a car does not have to be "classy" to be cool, to me the two words do not mean the same thing and you can have one or the other or both and still have a great ride.
Best of luck whichever you decide
Paul

 

Leave 'em and put some Olds fiestas on 'er.

 

the spots don't look right the worst is the two tone and especially those scallops, 1-2 " drop in the front and a single color will make it awesome

 

^^^^x2

 

I like the car (of course I own one also) but the scallops don't do it any justice. The color on top looks good, do it all over and flatten it (only my .02). If it doesn't have great smooth bodywork (like mine) flattened paint really helps, mine has a kind of satin look (I flattened the bronze shiny MACO paint job) and that really helped cover the not so great body work. The dummy spots are OK by me (they are turned down correctly, man I hate it when they are turned out facing the front-that really looks lame as hell) but of course real or dummy Appletons are always better but $$$$$ and Appletons are a little large for a shoebox which is not as fat as a '50 Mercury. Skirts are cool if the car is low enough front and back. I love these old shoeboxes, thats why after owning about 20 different rods and customs I finally went back to my high school car,'51 Ford 2dr. sedan. Maybe someday if I live long enough I can chop it, drop it and roll & pleat the interior.
There it is my .02 worth, you asked

 

Lose 'em, but get some real ones, put hubcaps on it, skirts and paint the top to match the body color.

 

I love the look of the spots, Leave'um!

 

I liked the idea of leaving them on, painting all one color and put a nice set of caps on it.

 

I like spots but not dummies. Replace them with real ones. Like mine.

 

I say keep 'em. who cares if they're not "functional"? I think it adds some chrome and can tie the bumper and grill together.

 

I think the spots would suit the car if it had some more chrome elsewhere like a side trim and a set of full size hubcaps. It's a little busy up front with the paint and all.
Any way you look at it you got a nice car man.

 

Thanks for all the input guys. I finally got a daily driver today so im going to make all of our dreams come true and start taking care of the paint. Im fully in agreement with ol skool 51. The body does have a lot of imperfections that im not ready to tackle yet, as I drive this car all the time and its not ready to be show quality yet, but it does need to be one color.