Customs Shoebox quarter treatments and custom taillight thread

Lets see some new tail light treatments!!!!

 

Here are a few that I have done for customers. For my '50 Ford, I copied the Chuck DeWitt tail lights because I love the look...

Rob

 

my 50 has lights just like the ones FINNRODDER showed, they are stock trimrings molded to the body. Gives a smooth look without that thin lip look

 

Any new pics out there!!!!! Please

 

at GNRS 2011

 

Thanks. I did them when I chopped the car. They are '49-'50 lights in a '51. I made the opening out of rod and made everything fit. I made the light fixture mount from the inside with some studs welded on.

 

Thanks for the specification,i always thought that they were 51' lights.
I've been thinking changing the lenses for something else,like Lee lences products or something.
But that just a thought so far.

 

I know that 50-56 regular Cadillac fins have been done, but what about 55-56 Eldorado Fins? It'd be different. Heck, you could even do a 57 Chevy, not just the fins, but the whole rear end together. I don't know, just throwing out some ideas.

-Cody

 

One of my favorites...

 

Heres mine...swap meet marker lenses and some exhaust tubing.

 

By far my favorite is Swedeshoebox's with the 51 Olds 98 tail lights. I also liked Finnrodder's tail light treatment with the addition of extended quarters. Both clean and simple.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47079&page=5

 

Sorry but thats as ugly as a hat full of monkeys arseholes.

 

the car was built in the late 50,s

 

its for sale in victoria bc .if anyone likes it. http://www.bealekustoms.com/

 

heres mine

 

Any new pics???

 

Any new treatments out there????

 

The '51 Olds tail lights are awesome. Not too much, not too little - looks like it came from the factory like that. Wish I had the talent to do it on my '50.

 

did someone drive a camaro up that shoebox's ass?

 

I replaced the stock lenses for a Lee Lense style-lenses.
I thinks a better with the bubble lenses:

 

That thing HAS to be from Jersey. I swear, there was something in the water there in the 80's...

 

Let's get some more up here... I'm working on these... '54 Merc lenses with a little style. Photoshop courtesy of Rik Hoving Kustoms.

 

Looks like Ohio had the same problem LOL

 

Anyways, i always loved this 'box. Theres something about it,i dont know what it is but makes it special.

 

Not Conway Twitty's. I believe that's Junior Conway's Shoebox.

 

Removed the seams on the rear quarter panels but still wanted a more edged look to compliment the edge on the front fenders that floats perfect with the frenched 52 Ford headlight rings.

 

What trim is that on the side?


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I'm pretty sure they are 54 merc tail lights turned upside down, the upper section (now the lower section) is probably just hidden behind the sheetmetal.

 

here is mine early caddy lights but not kicked up into fins but laid into the quarter.. pushed the whole trunk area foward 5 in. then pancaked the trunk