History CARS THAT WERE OVERLOOKED FOR YEARS

I have always loved the 38/39 ford trucks. Doesn't seem to have been much love for them in the past.

 

I think Packards have not yet come around. I need to put a 1955 project car on the market. So I have been searching the webs for information and trying to put a price on one.
For a 1955 american made car, just not seeing any love for them at all out there.

 

Actually, i also hated 59s. I guess as i got older i was able to appreciate the literal art that these cars were straight from the factory. I couldn't stand the tear drop taillights or bat wings when i was young, but damn do i think the 59 is a beautiful car now.


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I like 'em. Its like a time machine. Look at one of those and you can't help but be taken back to the 70s. Its a shame they are so rare now along with pacers and pintos.


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Bought an excellent 2 owner 63 Nova Wagon . Factory a/c in Phoenix for $650 because the woman's kids were embarr***ed to ride in it. Now they are really valuable.

 

I had my comeuppance in the muscle car era but they were just things to dream about, although a few of my richer friends got new 67-70 SS Chevelles for graduation. For me, it had to be new enough to be 12 volt, have 2 doors, 3 pedals and a V8. Anything that met that criteria could have potential.

 

If anyone had told me I would own a 53 Chrysler with white walls, I would have thought they were nuts........but guess what I am now building[emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]. It is amazing the cars that are now KOOL that we used to think were only for nerds.
BTW anyone now where I can get some Westleys[emoji41]?


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still being overlooked.

 

Buicks may be under represented in the hobby. 1961 shown.

 

1957 Hudson.Still overlooked.

 

When my brothers and I started approaching driving age, my dad decided it was time to get something hefty and more teenage-compatible than his MGB-GT. He took me with him to look at a 1960 Bel Air he’d found in the Little Nickel cl***ifieds. We got there, it was almost perfect: two door, one owner, low miles and cheap. But there was a problem: turned out it was a ‘59. I begged dad to buy it, but no, he had no love for the ‘59. “I hate those sideways fins.”

Two weeks later, he came home with a 1972 Olds four door. I don’t know what came over him. Dark green with green interior. Oh lord. Sure, it had plenty of power, but with those four doors it really was my father’s Oldsmobile.

We boys bought our own cars just as quick as we could s****e up the cash. Hmm, maybe that was dad’s plan all along…

 

I like the 52-54 Mercury

 

longbeds are cool

 

My buddy had a 56 post model in high school and I have always wanted one. It took over 40 years but I finally found one.

 

This reminded me of a incident when I was 16-17 and my uncle gave me a 1960 4 door Nomad wagon with completely oxidized gray paint. I was not very grateful. In fact I dont think I remember even driving it and my dad wound up selling it. Now I look at the detail of those type of cars and see something completely different.

 

Probably not HAMB friendly, but my dad found a very clean ,low mileage Anglia he wanted me to buy & drive to high school! No way!!!! I bought a '65 Buick Skylark conv instead.I guess someone could make a g***er out of t, but not me!!

 

I always liked the grilles and dashes in those

 

Id love to have a '62 Plymouth! If it were a wagon, even better!

 

Around 1972, my Dad was offered a free '62 Rambler American 2 door standard. Left in the parking lot in the dead of winter with no antifreeze. Split the water jacket wide open! I got a replacement auto wreckers engine for 85 bucks and put it in. TOTALLY AWESOME little car! Would practically turn in it's own length and the best winter vehicle anyone could ask for! Fabulous heater/defroster system and with studded snow tires it went absolutely ANYWHERE! It did have weird front suspension (springs on top of the upper control arms with "trunions") and clutch linkage from hell but it's advantages far outweighed the negatives. Oh yeah, and "pullmanized" seats (backs went totally horizontal). The perfect option for drive-in movies! Regards, Dave.

 

The 46-47 Ford trucks (the jailbar front end trucks) have become more desirable. Same with the 57-60 Ford trucks, they were overlooked for many years and are just now coming around.

 

Hello,

We grew up in a great place. The Westside of Long Beach was out of the way, kind of isolated from the rest of Long Beach by the Long Beach freeway and the Los Angeles River. If it weren’t for the L.A. River, from the days of covered wagons and before that, the “locals” that used it for whatever, development would not have taken place.

It was part of the huge alluvial flood plain from the effects of the L.A. River. For any early development, one had to accept the annual flooding when the rain flooded over the riverbanks. (in our home areas, everyone had a great time growing things. The soil was so rich in nutrients from the constant barrage of early top soil flooding)

The L.A. River starts many miles back into the City of Los Angeles. It draws water from all other smaller streams and these days, drainage channels. But, as the river headed out to the ocean, it left plenty of great topsoil for all sorts of rich soil and plant life. It also led to the development of homes and industry due to being so isolated and cost less to buy property in the area. It also helped that there were other forms of early transportation to move goods to the more populated areas of the Los Angeles basin.

As teenagers growing up in this area and then venturing into our high school cruising grounds, the whole style that teenagers were accustomed to was changing. No more borrowing mom and dad’s cars for transportation. We now had our own choices for hot rods or fast sedans.

But the one thing that those that did not have a liking for fast cars and cool looking hot rods had their own form of free transportation, namely mom and dad’s family cars. Although they had the advantages of larger cars, it just was not the style for some teenagers.

A 2 door 57 Chevy Bel Air sedan, 55 2 door post lowered cars and a funky 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery fit right into the daily grind of teenage lifestyles. Also, a 2 door 53 Chevy Bel Air Custom, a 2 door post 56 Chevy and sometimes a purple 46 Ford custom coupe fit the bill. But, the theme seemed to be 2 door cars for 95% of the teenagers who were into cars. The other 5% borrowed their parents cars and had the same fun, but, just in a different mode.

Jnaki

So, it was 2 door coupes and sedans that ruled the scene for many years until the family became larger. The extra doors on each side made it easier to utilize access for the baby, toddler, pre teen and early on teenager. Then simplicity and access without spending extra time moving things around became relevant, so throw some 4 door station wagons into the mix for the family.

There were times that we did borrow our parents big chunky sedans for A/C cruising around. That led to watching the teenage girls come around to the hot spots in their family 4 door sedans for their night out, on the scene.

But, it was not until later in life that 4 doors came in handy all over again. So, we are beginning to see old sedans and hot rods that are/were exclusive to being 2 doors, now having a 4 door insurgence.

Last week we saw a 4 door 1937 Chevy mild custom sedan, a 51 Chevy 4 door sedan and now, a cool Red/White Ford Galaxie 4 door sedan in all of its 60s glory.

 

Any Dodge.

Oh wait, no one wants them still……

 

I have never been a fan of shoe boxes but 52-54 Fords are cool.

 

I know exactly why you like it, the truck is a knockout. HRP

 

I have thought about one of those for a daily.

 

@HOTRODPRIMER , the '59 Ford is just a great looking car! And I love the Ranchero, like Keith Black's the guy on here has.

 

I graduated from upland HS in 1968 and I still remember the negative stigma that ANY MOPAR had up until the road runner hit the market. but even with the interest in the Road Runner and then all the other Mopar muscle cars… the market was still kind of on the weak side through the 70s.

and 4 doors… no. we wanted 2 doors.
then my dad showed me what he OWNED, drove and customized… some 4 doors. keep in mind he was born and raised and went to Hollywood high school back in the early 40s. his first car that he drove to high school all the time was a 37 Ford four-door sedan. slightly customized. then he bought a used 40 Plymouth four-door sedan and customized it even more. he kept that Plymouth a number of years. then came the 50 Ford convertible. and a 52 Ranch Wagon.

 

Call me a bigot or a racist, but cars I overlooked in the '50's and 60's, I still overlook. I like what I like.

 

Except for everyone attending a Barrett Jackson auction. Prices Damn near killed my chances of ever owning another one.

 

You buy high and sell low. That's my motto.