Art & Inspiration Chopped Tops

Always wanted a chopped '32 5 window hiboy. Never considered another style when I started this project. The one I always wanted. 3" chopped, seems about right for me. Pictures were at the end of mock-up.
SPark

 

Great looking car, you should be proud. BigO

 

Mine that I am working on.

 

I've had 3 chopped deuce pickups, a chopped deuce 3 window, 2 chopped deuce 5 windows More chopped 32 roadsters than I can count and 2 chopped deuce sedan highboys the favorite of which is now owned by Scott Lorenzini, wish I had that one back.

 

a little over 7" off the top...and I STILL got the windshield to swing out as it should.

 

Chopped a 69 Beetle way back in the early 90's and it took me 4 months to get it right with all the curves they have. Roof was made out of 13 pieces and 3 roofs. Probably did it right because the car is still there (not mine since 1993). Learned a lot of it so hopefully my 39 Merc coupe will be the next one i will chop.

 

HER, maybe it's YOU that needs to get chopped?!?

 

my 33 Chevy, I'm told it has about a 5" chop, not sure exactly how much though as someone before me did the work.

 

ERROR404, I have that same truck cab sitting in the trees by my house, I could measure the windows for you if you'd like.

 

Love the chopped tops. my 56.. with a 6'' chop

 

It is sold but there was a delay in finances, it's been a while.

 

I'd love to know how much it's chopped, thank you for offering, please do measure My rear window measures 4.5" tall, and the side windows are 10" tall.

The bed has been shortened as well, I'm told it was shortened about a foot, which from looking at photos seems about right. If you have a bed, I wouldn't mind knowing how long they were from the factory. Mine measures 57" long the top rail.

 

A few of mine 39 Ford tub, 40 P/U, and 51 Merc

 

Three inches off the top.
Still have to figure out the top of the door frame among other things.

 

I did the something with a VW bug. I started off by chopping way too much, starting from the front windshield working my way back. I keep going down to the junk yard to obtain another roof (25 dollars per roof). After 4 trips/4 roofs the guy at the junkyard ask me what the hell I was doing. Puff out my chest and told him, chopping the top 6 inches, just like George Barris would of. Look at me with a big smile and said, like chopping an egg hun??

 

I chopped cab of my avatar. Not difficult. You just have to take your time. It was a summer project just to see if I could

 

51 Chrysler again , zoom in and you can see the unfinished welds. Bought it like this. Nice chop I must say

 

Chop a foot first, then chop the car. Not neccesarily in that order. Hey, a guys gotta do what a guys gotta do to be cool !

 

John D's chopped 39 Merc

 

ERROR404, I measured my cab windows today. Mine was a flat bed, maybe 1 ton truck, but the cab should be the same. I took a picture of it, but when I went to download it to the computer, it was gone. Anyway here's what mine measures, side window, 15 3/4" tall, back window' 9 1/2", front windshield, 13 1/4".

 

Hey, thanks for measuring! Right on Looks like it was cut about 5" or so. I do love the look of rides that are chopped way more, but man as it is right now it's almost to low for me, hah!

Anyway, thanks for measure, I appreciate it

 

It looks good. I'd like to build mine, but probably won't. Does yours still have wood in it?

 

Your car .looks like it should be from Henry Gregor Felson's novel, " Street Rod".

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I had the great opportunity to work for an old custom guy, in his body shop, back in the late 70's-80's. He was a great influence on me, and taught me a lot of the old custom tricks. I had been into street machine 55-57 Chevies, but I got the Kustom bug and bought a 55 Olds.98. Did a bunch of custom stuff to it, and was considering paint, when I removed all the stainless around the windshields The rear window had so much rot under it, I had to rethink. Might as well change the rear window to a 57 Olds, which I really liked, if I had to do that much work. Then came 'might as well cut the 'A' pillars while I'm at it, can't be too much more work!
Took a couple weekends at John Pazsik's shop to cut the front, but almost 3 months to work out the rear windows. Cut the sheet emtal into 3 separate pieces, laid the center glass down where I wanted it, then cut the side ones into 3 pieces to match the new angle of the center glass. TONS of work, but I never regretted it. Back when chopping a car was rare, only Merc's and Shoebox Fords were being done, my Olds really stood out among the crowd!