Shoebox Ford Sedans. Post pics here.

I've noticed that even these cars are starting to get expensive. Even though they are kinda the red headed step child of all the shoe box body styles, they still have flair to them. Also I always tend to see cool shoebox coupes but it seems rare to find a neat sedan that that has been customized.

To start this out, this is what I've been liking.

 

Do you mean sedan as in a four door? or as in tudor sedan? Cause there are tons more tudor sedans chopped and customized than coupes. But if you mean four door then here is a pic of a cool one i stole from somewhere

 

I guess it doesn't matter just not coupes. I see tons of coupes that I like but not that many sedans. the chops always seem to be to radical, and I always seem to think they look kinda bad.
BTW how much was taken out of that top?

 

My Crestliner is a glorified tudor.

 

Nice.

 

Here you go. This was the coolest one I've seen. My father-in-law sold it a few years back.

 

my 51...

 

heres one of mine............

 

The old one

 

There's already a thread with about 200 shoeboxes. Do a search for 'HAMB shoebox club".

 

Here's mine..

 

When I was in high school (mid-'50s), shoeboxes were huge. Convertibles were at the top of the food chain, but I think Tudor sedans were the next most popular. Coupes and Victorias were less common, and Fordors were nowhere. Funny, but during that period I don't think I ever saw a kid driving a shoebox woody, even though this was surfin' country.

It has been argued here that Tudors benefit from chopping more than coupes do. I think that's true, too.

 

cousins old 51

 

I feel the opposite, few years ago they boomed. Value hit the wall since then.

 

If this is the coolest one you've seen,you haven't seen very many...

 

Yeah if it were not for it being painted like a jar of cheese whiz, a****st many other things.

 

heres my 52 crestline, in the works

 

Nice 52, but I think the thread is meant for 49-51 sedans

 

THAT'S the coolest one?

 

I can't tell that there's a market in the first place. We have a couple, we've had them for years, no one seems to care. One rough ragtop, one so-so Tudor that west coast guys probably wouldn't touch but is reasonably buildable - and was never priced very expensive. Doesn't matter, have never gotten an offer on either.

It took me a few minutes on that orange one... rolled pan, painted grille, and it has stock headlights with chrome rings and covers? They look out of place, either the lights need to be frenched, or it needs a chrome grille and bumper put back on.

 

isnt a 52 considered a shoebox being pretty much the same line up????

 

The 1952 ford was a body style change the 49-51 fords were the first slab side body style cars. In 1952 they changed the body style again.

 

Yeah thats what I kinda had in mind.