Early 50's cars as hot rods NOT customs...GALLERY

She's a beauty.

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Jeem, that is a good looking Olds

 

54 hot rod six

 

This is beyond gorgeous. So great to see one done up "hot". Any more pics?

 

Not sure if it fits, but I think its more Hot Rod than Custom. Fatman Front Clip, ZZ4 Crate motor, 700R4, Vintage Heat/Air.

 

X3. Nice looking car.

 

Another one...

 

It is not what the OP is asking. This is a 'cruiser'.

 

Maybe a repeat, I forget what I post sometimes...(hey I'm old, you will be too someday)

 

So what is the definition? If it has skirts it's a custom, and if not a hot rod?

 

For me this car and the red and black 56 Ford stand out in a gallery of mostly street rods and cruisers.

 

Just a refresher..I could say I don't remember cause I been looking around my cellar shop and found all kinds of stuff I didn't know I had and fixtures I made to machine something for something but have no clue for what...

 

I don't think either of those is universally true, but if it has skirts, it's NOT a hot rod.

 

This, Rick, is so cool....great weekend car, or daily! Bitchin' colors and sits perfect.

Not a big deal on the definition....Tony nailed it, NO SKIRTS. Some rake, you know....

 

my avatar ...Belonged my good friend..was his daily driver..................now gone ,but not forgotten...(was Pauls weldit, on tha hamb) HE and I . we were going to put a V8 in it before he got sick..got a mild 400 hp 350 for it coming, .currently doing a simple small rotor front disc upgrade and installing the 14 inch morbecs that he had put up for the 50... RIP Paul , my brother...she'll see the road again soon....... L.B.

 

its hard to have the hotrod look with skirts. It might not be a custom but it is not a HotRod in the sense of this thread. I have a hard time calling a 50's car with whitewalls, small hubcaps and beauty rings a hotrod (in the sense of the thread)

chrome reverse with whitewalls can be pulled off, small caps and steelies (but needs black wall) can also look hotrod (see picture above) but add rings and it gets more factory looking or cruiser and less hotrod. (these are my opinions)

 

Can this thread be placed well back on track? Or do I have to dig out (Georgette style) the old car magazines and post up some real rides and some drawn renderings that FLAT OUT define the OP's intent? PS delete some of these laying rocker, 'custom skirted' non topic pix already. This is how the HAMB re-education of the rules happened.

 

I remember the feature in which Pat showed three Chebbies that he had a hand in. I don't recall the magazine (probably R&C) or the date; can anyone else recall?

 

Yes, R/C magazine. Steve Stanford has some KILLER on topic renderings that are buried in my stash.

 

Pat's '52 Chebbie in this article is a good example of what this thread's about, methinks...http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/general/hrdp_9903_tips_on_driving_a_custom_or_daily_rod/

 

Agreed. Anybody know what issue?

 

May, 2009, Tony.
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/featuredvehicles/0905rc_1952_1953_1954_chevy/

 

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