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Here are a few more. My Buddy Chris Rusbach's '56 Crown Victoria and my '56 Olds Holiday 98.


I also ran skirts on my 57 Ford. IMHO, cruiser skirts are a natural on 1955-59 Fords.


Skirts can accentuate the "long and low" aesthetic of a custom. However, the biggest factor on whether skirts will look great or terrible on the car is the car's stance. If you're running skirts, the car MUST be lowered, and MUST be either uniformly lowered, with the rocker parallel to the ground, or rear lowered more than the front. Doesn't need to be a "tail dragger", but a rearward rake. Only the sidewall of the tire should be visible, or just a peek of the rim/cap. The old adage that customs don't have rear wheels applies here.

A nose down, hot rod stance makes skirts look terrible. It's a clash of styles and runs counter to the entire purpose of the skirt, which is to cover the wheel.

 

These examples exist only in my mind, shown courtesy of Photoshop.

The skirts here came stock on the '65 Bonneville.



Hey, Reggie!

 

I have to agree, it's all in the stance!
With that said, here are a couple of mine....

and...
with...


without...


Again, "it's all in the stance"!

 

My '40 with skirts still has the flatty V-8 .

 

Spats from my buddy's '50 Jag, note the keyhole...took a special tool to unlock them.

 

Nasco (OEM) accessory "spats" on a stock EK Holden.

 

There's gotta be a story behind that skirt. C'mon. Don't leave us hanging...
Andy

 

The long '41 box skirts for this one:


Stock skirts on the '51:


Also, the stock ones on the '56 (looking for some time for cruisers..):


-Dave

 

My 47. Extended 1 3/4"

 

Flush mounted and Flared!

 

1960 merc factory skirts

 

Skirts by Josh Carrillo.

 

I’m a big fan of skirts now but when I was first driving back in the 70s, I saw a bunch of them get thrown away.

 

Skirts are for cruisers , customs , traditional..Real Hot Rods don't wear dresses ...Ha ha ..

 

Well sir I beg to differ. There is always exceptions to rule . The 47 Merc I hauled home has Edmunds heads , 2 carb Edmunds intake along with a Columbia 2 speed and skirts . Bill would put in two 40 pound rectangular cast iron bars in the trunk and drag race the car . It was fast for the time period.

 

P_20240908_121242 by Mr.Hepcat posted Jun 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM

Jua-zB4w by Mr.Hepcat posted Jun 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM

 

Blew her skirt off..Got a new one !
--IT happens...

 

This car has " Bubble Skirts" or cruiser skirts the other kind of skirts are not "Bubble Skirts"

 

looks like everyone is having issues keeping their skirts on @Irishjr