Featured History Cut-Down Doors

I could do it with an A or T, but a 32 ? I dunno, I'm going to have to process that a while .Why is that?

 

I remember an article on a survivor car that was unearthed by Cam Grant that was featured in Hot Rod Magazine. It was '34 roadster. Good looking car.

 

I think that it started when the G.I.s returned home from Europe and tried to mimic early British sports cars with low slung doors. I for one think it's sacrilegious to do it whether it be a "T", a Model A or a '32. I remember seeing a '32 body at HERSHEY one year that had welded closed doors, trunk and cowl vent and except for that, it was a real nice body with great floors, everyone that looked at it just walked away shaking their head.

 

real hard to screw up the looks of a 32 but that sure does it!
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A friend of mine bought this model A body in the early 70's for $25 bucks, sometime in the late 90's he put this together.

 

It definitely leans hard into the idea that early hot rods were home-made sports cars. I feel like this could have been done and achieved a nice look, but often it seems builders cut them down too far, and eliminated the doors. Even early MG's/Singers and other Brit sportscars they were mimicking still had opening doors.

 

Do former cut-down doors count? Squeak Bell's roadster.

 

I guess at this point I’m
Just an echo, but sports rod nod big time. I don’t think I’d ever want to build in that style but if I were I could see doing it.

 

There were way way more T's and A's made than the Deuce.
I would have no problem with the elbow room, in a roadster, Ala sporty car.
Always noted them when shown in old publications.

 

I hate this. I want to like it. But I can't.

I also want to build one just for the shock value. If i ever hit it big on youtube. I'll buy a brookeville and do this.

Lol

 

Then there’s Edsel’s 34. I’m not taking a postion on any of the above, but it looked good to the builder when he thought it up. Whether it still looked good when it was done is another question.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ustom-1934-model-40-special-speedster.618704/

 

Seller claimed it was a cabriolet,but in reality I am sure it was coupe with the top lopped off. And cut down rear panels.Ala coupster . It has coupe doors ,coupe quarter panels and coupe fold out screen just for a start. Hopefully done a looong time ago . ATTACH=full]6320545[/ATTACH]

 

I figure early cars with cut down doors are only cool if it was done a long time ago.

 

I believe this car still has cut down door, he simply made inserts from another set of doors that were rotted on the bottom.

 

Personality I like cut down doors, and don’t like 32 Fords!

I think many people forget that many of the post war hot rodders were service men who served overseas during and after the war and were influenced inspired by the European particularly the British Sports cars.

 

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Hence the, "former" cut-down doors

 

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I figured the British did it just to get a big man into a small car, that's the only reason I could think of to at least try justify it.

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I'm in the minority-but I don't think it look's bad..

 

Also......lots of early dirt track coupes had cut down doors on passenger side. Most race cars had doors welded shut, so easy ingress and egress was accomplished with a cut down door. Also removed some weight .....and was really great if the car was on fire !!

 

Never!

 

I know, the doors eliminated! A smooth Ford, but I NEVER could enjoy the look of it Same for the cut down doors.

 

For your consideration…

 

I knew that picture was going to show up,^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^and I'm not complaining......

 

Lots of English sports cars had cut down doors from the factory, Triumph, Jag, MG.etc.

 

They have a unique cool factor.
Dan

 

Inserts meaning removeable Hence the car still has cut down doors



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