Early 50's cars as hot rods NOT customs...GALLERY

Here's my submission. Work in progress.



Not quite early 50's . More like mid 50's.

 

Your going for the pro tour look with those wheels.

 

ricky-ricardo while i like both versions of your 52 chevy that pic of it in black is the cats ass

 

The black version is cool. was it tunnel ram or blower showing through the hood

 

It was a cool car.

it was a tunnel rammed 427

The car was owned by my dad it was the car that sparked my love for 50"s hot rods i was a happy camper when my dad would roast the tires unfortunately the car was not passed down to me ha. the new owner tricked it out in black.
it was sold years latter and never seen again

 

I'm only half way through the thread, obviously, but the above comment made me think of my dad. He had a buddy, Jeff Boldt, who drove a '52 Chevy business coupe with a dual-quad 265 and a four-speed. I've never seen a pic, but I think it ran triple-band redlines and Cragar G/T wheels. This was all circa 1965.

So, whenever I see a '49-'52 Chevrolet, that's what I'm thinking.

-Dave

 

From R&C...take the caps off and this would be perfection.

 

...and you would be correct FalconGeorge...

 

You're in my head again Jimmy.
This is what I was thinking about beginning a search for, a '48-'50 Olds, Rocket 88!
preferably black and this is the direction I'd go with the 'refurbishment', so to speak.
Two door coupe or, better yet, a Sedanette.

Unless a pick-up shows up on my door step first.

 

Kind of a mixture..but I think it qualifies as a hotrod...1950 Deluxe

Hans

 

That's one bad ass Olds coupe!

 

ah yes 49 & 50 Olds coupes love'em

 

A good one...

 

WTF! Man leave the 54 chevy alone it dont need nothin

 

Jeem is receipe that simple. hard lowering on a rake, a simple set of painted steelies and whitewalls..

I dig the ride you posted, (might be a tad to low in front for a hotrod...vs a future mild custom) and maybe it needs some carbs showing (if you are running hoodless). it is an inexpensive way to get there.

 

I think the recipe is pretty simple for a lot of genres of hot rods or customs in regards to eras and regions etc.. It's always cool to mix it up as much as possible while sticking to an ideal.

I'm with you though, this one probably has those dreaded airbags! haha And yeah, some carbs hanging out a bit would have been a bonus.

 

Didn't look too low to me...

 

I turned a Craigslist find Sectioned '50 ford into a hot rod.....

 

bttt

 

Ahhh, you had me, Ken. I scrolled slowly down thinking I was going to see something.

 

How does this qualify as an early 50's hot rod...?

 

Man...it doesn't. I screwed up my own thread right outta the gate. You got me.

 

Ricky....Here are a few more to add to the legacy....Sorry for the delay.....This is a Great Thread! Centurion9

 

Thanks i appreciate it saved to my computer

 

B'B'B'B'B'BONER TIME FERSHURE !! That Ford is just the absolute in cool....
Thanks for posting it again.
Cheers......

 

^^ Which one are you liking? There are two Fords there.

Thanks, either way.

 

Embarrassed I can't pick the exact year ...both are super, but that '56 (or '55) is the one I was speaking of....every time I see it on here I think the same thing...
Cheers......

 

No shame on you regarding the years. The dark one is a '51 pretending to be a '50 (50Fraud), and the light one is a '56 disguised as a '55. In both cases I prefer the later top but the earlier trim.

Thanks again.

 

Oh man that '56 is nice! I can just see that with a hot FE and toploader, surprising the hell out of people at the stop light! What drive train are you running?