Customs 1953 poncho custom ideas?

Just make sure you do your car justice, or Brandy and Scooter are gonna give you a keyboard-tung lashing the likes you've never seen! Haha.

The '58 Caddy fin looks ok...but for such a round car, it may look odd with such solid line? Wheres that picture of that pretty stock '53 or '54 Pontiac hardtop, gloss black w/ flake roof?? That's a purdy car you should take a look at!

 

I HATE the caddy light look, extremely overused in my opinion. I was thinking of extending the rear qauters out about six inches and frenching in something. What that something is yet, I don't know haha. This car is going to be a full custom, but will retain certain elements that will let people know it's still a poncho.

 

I completely forgot about your thread, and I wish I hadn't. Your thread is going to be super helpful, thanks

 

Bob, congrats on the new ride man! They're great looking cars. Yours looks like a blank canvas to me. Personally, I'd start with the basics first. Fix the rot, shave door handles and antenna, etc. I'd also eliminate a lot of the badging and shave the gas door off the quarter. I'm not a big fan of all the stainless on the hood and decklid, so personally I'd shave that off, maybe peak the hood. French the headlights.

As far as the bump in the quarter goes, don't be afraid to eliminate it if you don't like it. The point of customizing is to improve the lines of the car. You can make the bump work for you, maybe a 53 Caddy tail light in the top and shave the lower light? 54 Packard?

Great looking car tho, and will be a good runner with the 305

 

This is a link to a 53 pontiac hard top that a buddy of mine built, its a 2dr hardtop and it got stubbed with a camaro front end and it had a pontiac 350 installed. I agree everytime someone wants to do custom lights they are cadillac tails lights, but this 53 actually has cadillac tail lights and they look like they belong on this car i will get more pics sometime soon!

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=448039

 

hey joe, thanks for the input. First order of business is to get the floors back together and the rear quaters patched and looking good. Then I'm going to install the motor/trans so I can drive it while I do the other mods. I learned the hard way on the '62 that if you can't drive the car and enjoy it then you begin to hate the car really REALLy quickly. This car will be shaved, and chopped. I can't wait.

 

anyone have input on '52 merc taillights?

 

Don't do that...it's what makes a Pontiac a Pontiac...if nothing else, and depending on your taillight choice, open a small scoop at the front of the "hump." Keeping the hump will still let anyone recognize it's a Pontiac.

'54 Merc taillights will require some work...I suggest you keep it simple...use '56 Chevy taill lense (bullet type) and sink them (tunneled) in.

"59 Caddy's are overused, unless you do something unique with them --stack them close together, sink them in, put them just above the bumper or sink them so far, only the tip sticks out...!!!

R-

 

with the hump I was actually thinking of maybe elongating the transition to the hump, so it's not such a harsh abrubt line.

 

1950 buick

 

I think the buick light will too small to fill the void of the rear quater, maybe I should just smooth the rear quater and put the lights in a bumper overrider?

 

Yes but no! I was looking for Merc pics and found this rear light treatment. Could work on your car maybe?

http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Nobby_Miyakawa's_1952_Mercury

 

I like that look, a lot!!! could you possibly photoshop it for me?

 

Alright, give me a minute. The other one i was looking at was 1950 Caddy rear lights.

 

i appreciate it, do whatever you think will look good...I think you know what direction I'm heading.

 

there was actually a '53 on carnut.com that has the '50 cadillac taillight treatment and it looks really good.

 

Hi i have a 53 sad pontiac that a have start on but like allways it have stall but nove its on the chop floor again. here is some old pictures only in swedish but i have some newer i for you later. http://restless.forum24.se/restless-about122.html

 

Here you go. Looks like a Facel Vega - and thats never a bad thing.

 

Ahhhhh, that looks like '54/'55 Caddy bumper and ends back there...I can only say "good luck" finding those in any kind of decent shape...and if you do, be prepared to pay...!!!

R-

PS JamesD...you should have lowered it while you were at it...!!!

 

hmmm...I like but then I don't like

 

hey i know someone with a parts car

 

parts car for a '53 pontiac?

 

Slavedriver!

 

I have a '56 ford rear bumper that has the factory cut outs for the exhaust...that is what I plan on using for the rear bumper and then I have a '54 chevy front bumper and gravel pan.

 

Ummmm..... I see.

Or not.

 

it may be just me, but it looks like the lenses are too small for the rear

 

or maybe its still the 4X4 stance that is killing me lol

 

I like this, But if you want something a little more. Take a look at the 1953 Oldsmobile Tail lights in place of these. Makes it look Exotic. Sorry I can not photoshop. But I think its an idea.
Good Luck

 

just got done looking them up and I think they would look pretty good, even better with the actual oldsmobile trim around them