Art & Inspiration A Personal View of Shoebox Fords

Wow....

 

Great post Tony.

 

Nice read!

 

Hey, Here's that silver 51 When I built it in 1992 it still looks the same.

 

Nice do you have any build pics of it online?

 

Well, I feel compelled to add my friend Jim's car to this thread. I watched him build it in his home garage, by himself, including the paint, and these pictures don't even do it justice. Hope he doesn't mind.

 

Except, as is almost always the case, it likely would have been watered down beyond hope to satisfy the bean counters and mostly design ignorant target market.

Most recent case in point, the Chevy Volt - went from pretty hot, to ok, then straight to pretty pathetic.

But besides that, thanks for the great post and education on some nice shoe boxes. Much appreciated. Always have dug yours for sure.

 

Who wouldn't love one of these, I've lusted after one for years.

 

what a great post, THANKS

 

Outstanding post 50fraud

 

I would have to agree with this statement! I will also add the this is my favorite.

 

to me when you say hot rod growing up in the 50s shoeboxes were at the top of the list and still my favorite owned a couple wish I had either of em back.

 

Great post! There are even more great ones on ricksters site!

 

I'm diggin this post.

 

Shoeboxes are a great "blank canvas" for custom ideas,

I agree. I have one for a future build.

 

Great thread! Keep 'em coming.

 

Sorry Rik.... Guys, my photos came right off of Rik Hovings site. Coolest site hands down for anything Kustom related on the internet....

 

Quick photoshop to get rid of the god-awful rims on the 49er concept. Saw this car in person almost 8 years ago in late 2002 in AZ. I would have bought 1...hell maybe 2 of 'em.

 

The '51 Meteor grill looks good.

 

49-51 Ford Shoebox ! love them !

 

this thread is long over due... bravo!

 

The don't always have to be radical to be sweet.

Bob Davidson's coupe that he has had for a number of years and it still remains one of my favorite shoeboxes.
I rode in the back seat of a 51 coupe from 1951 through 1955 including one vacation trip to California when the car was new. And a 51 Vic was supposed to be my first car but the folks sold it when we moved back here.

 

I remember Bob's car, and it is really nice. We both attended a couple of Bill Ross' invitational gatherings in Yakima, 1998-2000.

Thanks for the positive response, everyone, and thanks particularly to Rik for his inexhaustible collection of great photos.

 

Awesome thread! My dad's first car was a '50 Ford. That was in the early 60's. I wish he still had it.

 

This is a really good thread and the timing could not be more perfect for me......bravo !!

 

Hey Tony, Ya done it again!

What's always amazed me 'bout the "Schewbaux'' is the story of how it came to be, design wise-

With designers like Elwood Engel ('61 Continental ,T -bird, later 60s' Mopar designs) Joe Oros (Ford design, later 60s Mopar) Bob Bourke ('53 Studebaker) Richard Caleal, Holden Koto- all ex Raymond Lowey Studio guys- how could Ford miss?

Over the last sixty years many have tried to improve on the Schew's lines, but so few have hit the mark...............the"Fraudmobile'' has made me rethink that statement a time or two.



" There is in manufacturing a creative joy that only poets are supposed to know. Someday i'd like to show a poet how it feels to design and build a locomotive .

Walter P. Chrysler

 

Great post Tony...your car has always been in my top 10...even before I knew it was yours.

 

gotta keep this one going.

 

This thread is making me want to build a shoe box!