Can a 39 chevy sedan be traditional?

And im not talking flat black, red wheel traditional either. I dont think i have ever seen what that wasnt billet and two tone pastel paint. anyone got pictures?

 

Of course, just do not try to make it something it is not. Keep it simple, one color. Lower it down on some steelies or non-billet type wheels. Keep it a nice cruising car. It is not a roadster or coupe and therfore you need to keep the car more original looks with full fenders. The sedans (2 or 4 doors?) have the back seat, so use the extra space to cruise in style and comfort.

While not 100% traditional (454 engine and 4-wheel disc brakes), here is my 38 sedan that is not billet or two-tone pastel paint:

 

I had (actually it belonged to my wife) a 39 tudor that looked kinda traditional. It had the cliche 350/350, 10 bolt, MII underneath, but the outside had straight bright red paint and the first five spoke wheels that Cragar ever made (Cragar G/T, circa 1964). It sat low and looked decent from the outside, and rode nice from the inside.

An old Ford it ain't, but I wasn't embarr***ed to drive it.

 

Yes, they can. It depends on how far you want to take it. You can drop the front axle and run 54 Chevy front brakes so you get 5 bolt pattern and then add a 57 Chevy rear. I am doing a 38 sedan (2 dr.) I am going down the same road that 38Chevy454 did and I am making it a comfortable cruiser with a traditional look. Nothing wrong with running mustang II and later rear end on these things.

 

I'll get the pics from home of one this guy built when he came home from the war. (WW2)
'39 chevy sedan humpback, fender-less, no hood, channeled way down. It has the straight six with 2 or three carbs. One sweet car. This car made a believer out of me. Even humpbacks can be cool.

 

here's a quick photochop I did

 

I could stand to have a '39 sedan, lowered in the rear with full skirts and a hot GMC under the hood. In the mid '50s (way before my time), a local guy named George Sutton had a '38 two door sedan with an all out early 235 (all out as in three carbs, domed pistons, Mallory Magspark, Fenton headers and McGurk roller cam) that shut down most challenges from the Ford camp.

 

This was my Dad's in about 1950.. nosed, decked, ribbed bumpers & tunneled tail lights. 'Traditional' is however you want to view it.... later the car was p***ed on to my brother who installed an Olds J-2 / hydro... either way it would be a cool cruiser today (..a little lower though). The paint was a solid dark green....

CC

 

a friend of mine has a 39 coupe... very mild, but cool and traditional... lowered with brown paint and pinstriping... and a gas-sipping v6, but it'll get up and move

here it is behind my 59 in TX

 

I think there was a chopped one on eGay like a few weeks ago. It might have been a 4 door? Did anyone else see it? It looked pretty cool...

 

Just did a mild chop on a 37 a few weeks ago. I think a 2.5'' or 3'' chop on those are nice

 

'39 Chevy sedan would make a cool lowrider.

 

If you have to ask that question -- then, no, it can't be traditional. All of us back in the 1940s and 1950s rodded and customized every conceivable car that we could drive to high school (or the mythical Malt Shop).

But we always avoided the dreaded '39 Chevy because we knew it'd never be considered TRADITIONAL by our grand kids.

Oops, I guess sarcasm doesn't translate so well when it's presented in text form.

Never mind.

 

ah well that ****s. i wasnt around in the 40-50's

thanks everyone else

 

gotta agree with squablow..

39 chevys are the BOMB..

 

define traditional.

 

Coming thru loud and clear!!!!.......Sarcasm at its finest!!!!....MORE PLEASE

 

Traditional lowrider?

Photos by Marco Patino

 

this may not be what your lookin for ..but heres mine without the running boards..i dont have any with the running boards and pinstriping

 

I like it!

 

yeah, it is pretty cool

i actually like the lowrider type too

 

I have had my 39 done since 83,it has changed a lot over the yrs.Now it is two tone,silver over burgundy..tons of body mods,chopped fenders moulded in,37 ford headlites,hood opens from front,not the sides.% spoke polished mags.6 1/2 in dropped straight axle,54 chev spindles..350/400..9 in ford rear end.etc,etc.
Real fun ride,we drive the wheels off it.If I had to do it over I would have it black primer with Watson style scallops,4 speed etc.
I will post some pics later.
39's are cool.

Mench

 

That's a nice chop, flynj1--very gangster. A nice plain black with dog-dish caps, and that's going to look mean.

 

My humble offering. It evolved (devolved depending on taste) through the years a little bit. In hindsight, the flippers were the way to go. Of course I was too stubborn to admit that after spending mucho dinero on the chrome wheels I didn't like them.



-Jeff

 

wow, i really like that.

 

Surely bottom line is build what you want to build and like,and worry 'bout everyone elses' opinion later...

 

Here's one that was built in the 50's. Changed my mind about chevy sedans.

 

Here's mine....



Geez! sorry about the big pics!