Features T A I L D R A G G E R S..... again...

Wild CHevy taildragger by Jimmy Z... this one has been in progress for many years... and its looking better every time I see it.

Photos by THINMAN...










This is how it evolved over the years...










Another one with great potential... I sure hope they will put a hood on it though.

 

I was going through my old Customs Rodders the other night and I was wondering
about that project. I hadn't seen an update for years , very kool!!

Thanks for posting the updates.

 

i just browsed thru all 19 pages of this great thread! took up a solid hour of my time sitting on this train from Boston to Portland. can't wait to see some more updates to this thread. thanks guys.

 

wow ! that's metal skills ! amazing !

 

Does anyone remember an art piece in (I think) Street Rodder magazine, many years ago, in which (I think) Harry Bentley Bradley looked at applying the full-custom treatment to thin-fendered rods?

I don't remember paying a lot of attention to it at the time, but the concept has stuck with me, and developed over the years. Here's where it led, applied to a '34:

That's a '30-'31 grille shell, in case you're wondering.

 

Not sure that he got the Figoni & Falaschi thing quite right.

Mind you, Figoni & Falaschi didn't get the Figoni & Falaschi thing quite right half the time. A lot of their post-war stuff was bloody awful!

 

where are all taildraggers

 

I had forgotten all about this thread.

I supose I could throw some update pics of my POS on here...from my other thread.

 

You car is on the top of the list. Great work.

 

Fairly recent pix of my never ending project.

 

Ahhhhhh...one of the absolute inspirations for my build.

It's looking awesome cleatus!

 

Here's a couple of pix of my Dad's '39

 

Wow ! Cool thread

 

Must admit it is a bit embarrassing to be an inspiration for a car that then ends up being (mostly) finished long before the car that was an inspiration.

I guess I have ADD.
I've made more changes since those photos.

 

Who are you kidding, your car is so much more of a custom than mine it's not funny. I've only done a few simple mods compared to the extensive work you've done. I think I would have gone fartherwith mine if I had the talent, but I had stop before I screwed it all up.

cleatus is my idol!!!

 

Wow, Great thread...Yes, cleatus is "the man"...Nice car & super nice guy to boot.

Here is my contribution to this tread, my 1938 Dodge.







See Ya!
Randy

 

Hey Randy, I've also got pictures of your car hanging on the garage wall from my build...you've got an awesome car!!
Keith

 

Thanks Keith, I think your 37 is super cool. I used to have a 37 Sport Coupe. Here are a few more pics of my 38, I hope you like.









See Ya!
Randy

 

What 38?????????????

 

Hope to get back on mine soon!

 

Chopped, channeled and sectioned: Bob Trammel's 1941 Ford, featured in the August 1951 issue of Hop Up. Wonder what ever happened to it? Or to him?

 

Bumpty

 

Gettin anything done...inquiring minds need to know????????

 

Trying to get suspension and patch panel work done, no interesting stuff right now. Later...

 

It's all interesting stuff...don't keep us in suspense!

 

this this is awesome!!

 

My -51 Buick.

 

I want MORE!

 

A few I have built, 38 plymouth for shoe, 50 ford for mike shea,

 

Taildragger dreams come true....

I just received some photos from Iggy showing two fantastic in progress early style taildraggers.

One - the black primer one - is a clone of the Barris built 1942 Ford for Anne DeValle that he built. (now owned by a friend).


But the best part is... the gray primer one... IS the REAL Anne DeValle 1942 Ford by Barris. Iggy is doing a full restoration on it...

WOW!!!










And some old Photos of the Anne DeValle Ford... lets hope Iggy will rebuilt this one pre-pintripe version...








Photo from the Barry Mazza Photo Collection



Thanks Iggy for sharing these great photos... and for brining this old custom back to live.