Still scratching my head over this CL post in Portland: A '62 Dart that started out as a four door, but was converted to two door ON ONE SIDE ONLY. I could see if this was an in-process project... but this looks ready to go... https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/d/vancouver-1962-dodge-dartrustfree/7870424961.html
You answered your own query in the first 10 words, Portland. It's weird. That car is right at home on Hawthorne or NW 23rd.
I always thought those cars were weird enough ( in a good way ) when the number of doors matched side to side. Maybe the builder got tired halfway through.
I have a friend that did the same thing with a 1940 Ford 4 door sedan, the drives side was converted to a tudor but the passenger side remained a 4 door, the reasoning is pretty much what you are thinking, too much work. HRP
L H D Only need to look good while driving.. Not that old but I can remember in 70's small town's , here in Va when parked , it was only legal to inter / exit from passenger side, This is why many vehicles only had a key lock on the passenger side. I would Drive !
That's because Ford's rational was that you should exit the car from the right so you didn't step out into traffic.
Weird yes, but in my warped mind, I kinda like it. Now if it just had different wheels on one side it would really mess with peoples' minds.
Understatement of the year, if you know, you know...... It does have different wheels side to side. Torq-Thrusts on one, wheel covers and whites on the other....Been for sale for a while, I think a few months ago when they first offered it, it said it came with the passenger side door to finish the conversion. It's neat in a weird way, like Billy said, Portland is weird as fuck.
I’ve noticed on old TV shows people getting into cars to drive from passenger side, never thought it was by design. I just thought it was something to do with how they filmed the show. Seems like to much work, easier to just look and wait for traffic. Dan
I saw a 2 tone 56 chevy done that way . 3 door. Rear handle was shaved and the paint job made it disappear. Great way to haul buddies in the back seat. I don't hate it.
Neat as a novelty but I don't think I'd leave it like that long-term. Might make more sense on a wagon. I saw pictures of an orange '55 Chevy done up this way years ago. Again, neat to see, but I think the novelty would wear off fast. 2 door conversions on that era Mopar are pretty easy if you have the pieces, I've done a couple. Easier than tri-5 Chevy for sure, less cutting (I've done a couple of those, too).
I saw a 64 Chevelle that someone did that to at the Goodguys in Des Moines this July. A sign said he did it for fun. My old 72 Suburban had one door on the left and two on the right.
Apparently in the 80’s the line at the GM plant got out of sequence one day and they accidentally built a bunch of Chevy Celebritys and Pontiac 6000’s that were coupes on one side and sedans on the other
Easy for the driver to get in through the big door, easy for backseat passengers to get in through the rear door. What's not to like?
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