1937 zephyr

I love me some 1937 zephyr coupes, yet I'm kinda not sure if I totally embrace the elongated back end. Seems to me that maybe shortening it like a 1936 ish fords end would be more proportioned.

My question to ya'll is: do you think its perfect as it sits, or would you change something.

What would you do?

 

If it makes you happy and YOUR eye appreciates it, DO IT!
No two ever agree on every aspect of a car's styling or proportions.

 

Jeez, that REAR is the best-most part of a Zep. DD

 

Let me see if I can upload a pic from my phone.

 

i'd leave it alone.....but i will probably never have the $$$ for one , so it's a moot point for me

 

This is my microsoft paint brush edited picture of one.

 

longer back looks better. if you want a shorter one buy a '36 Ford coupe and send me the Zephyr

 

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Only if I can keep the front end.

 

I don't own one, but my best bet would be to find a 4 door and convert it into a coupe. if I can't find a suitable top I would have to improvise something.

 

Good luck sir they are very hard to come by.

 

Perfect.

As far as looks go they are one of the most perfect cars ever designed. Anyone who thinks he can improve the lines is a fool.

 

I'm looking at henryj429's zephyr turned woodie, and I wouldnt call him a fool. Even the picture above that I edited, has been modified. It has (i believe) 39 zephyr rear fenders. Look at a stock zephyr and that picture and you will see a difference. Wouldnt call them fools either. I would say they did a pretty good job improving the original design and created a masterpiece.

 

my guess for why the rear end of them seems to be such a love-it-or-hate-it, is that the design features have lined up vertically (red), probably could be fixed by overlaying the "lines" with with either a longer roof or a shorter trim piece (green). although a trim piece would probably break the clean flow of the car even more

 

I also think theyre some of the most beautiful designs EVER.
And i too will probably never be able to afford one....

 

I kinda see what you are saying, I would think a longer roof would make it seem bulky, unless you maybe added a small window on either side to break up the mass. Not sure how that would look like, but it would definitely change the appearance drastically. I may try to"draw" it to see what if. Not sure I understand the shorter trim piece concept.

 

They are still out there, you just have to look really really hard. one just slipped my fingers last week. Told the guy I was interested. the next day he said it was sold. Week later I ask him about the other parts he had for sale, find out that the definition of sold = crushed. :/ said he was tired of dealing with it. What gets me is that he had it for 50 years....

I looked into it, said too many people wanted to trade or scam him, so he crushed it.... Tears to my eyes.

 

Thats sad AND i like the lines they have. Was it crushed or sold as scrap? Many yards would not do it as they know they can get so much more as a car or parts, may pay to check, and take a tissue just in case its true. JW