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I had a willys just like the one in the blog,well almost it didn't quite shine like that, but it was black.! My buddy had a 32 chevy roadster that was one nice ride also.
35 Hudson Terraplane 2 dr. Suicide doors, nice rake to the body and good proportions. I could see shaving the side skirts off the fenders and going rouge with it. (Shagged from a google search): 1933 REO, any style really. While the Royale gets the attention of the big car collector the bread n butter line could be worked over to present whatever the builder desires. This coupe (from a Hemmings search) could use about a 3" haircut and some different bumpers, maybe a pre-war tail dragger with skirts and flipper caps? 1936 Cadillac coupe. They styled the sheet metal for you, just add skirts, big flippers, color, maybe a multi-carb get up under the hood on that venerable V-8? Yes? No? (another Hemmings search); That's 3. Next...?
Have to say I really dig the Willys front end, reminiscent of the Graham 1939 "Spirit of Motion" (or Sharknose) but not so over the top.
When looking for an affordable sedan, and pricing Fords it looked grim for our budget. But at a swap meet across from us another swapper drops down a sedan that looked way interesting. Walked over to see a full steel bodied large sedan, 'It's a 1930 Plymouth," It had beautiful straight metal, neat oval rear window, solid floors, solid roof, only surface rust (patina). 'How much?,,,,$1500.00,,, will you take 1200???(all we had),,,, sure" It's in the line up for a BB 383, four speed, 9 inch ,high boy.
I like the Fords as Hot Rods like everyone else, but if we're talking styling, GM had it going on in the 30's, Thanks to the MAN Harley Earl. To me a 34 Cadillac is a work of art.
I don't know about California but the early Chevy's have always been very desirable here in the South. HRP
'37 and '38 Studebakers were pretty sharp. I especially like the boldly raked windshield and slanted vent window on the '38. One could argue that the best-looking vehicles in the lineup were the car-based "Coupe Express" pickups.
Oldpl8s, That Airflow is like a 30's era factory custom. 2 drs are seldom seen. Very cool. Every time you see a Willy's, it's some kind of Hot Rod or Gasser. This body style is so rare, I want one, just like this. Adorable (car AND that tomata' standing on the curb)
I had a 39 "shark nose" graham sedan but what I always wanted was a 34-37 Hupmobile coupe. Talk about art-deco!
If you want underrated try a 1936 Willys Coupe. And no not the one you might be picturing. Imagine a swoopy streamlined 3 Window Coupe with suicide doors, built by a company called Holden, which was the Australian division of General Motors. If that sounds far fetched, there was a light commercial version known as a Coupe Utility.
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