Eastcoast styling?

I've always heard this mentioned, but what cons***utes eastcoast styling? What differents us from the westcoast guy's. Sorry for the stupid question, I've always liked custom cars and Hotrods but never got into the history and the build styles like some guy's have. I think now is the time in my life I need to get serious since I'm starting on my own custom car. Thanks in advance for the info and help. later shawn

 

Good Taste,lol and off we go

 

If ya drive a 54 Merc with sloped down 56 Clipper taillights,extended 1/4 panels,a continental kit,57 Caddy hubcaps, your from New Jersey.

 

if you have a car thats bulit like 00mack said and you drive everywhere it,s a east coast car

 

Look at the little books that weren't published on the West Coast...I remember the mags starting the whole East Vs. West thing,usually with lots of examples..West Coast being clean,and,to me,fairly simple...what you "usually" see in modern customs..The East Coast cars seemed to always have more modifications,sometimes just for the sake of being different...lots of different light,grille,bumper treatments,etc...more likely to mix up body parts,more chop,etc..First time I remember reading that east vs west thing was when I was about 12 years old...always liked the East Coast cars better...those Jersey/New York Frankie and Johnny bodyshops seemed to have bigger balls when they customized their cars..Bad taste??? Sometimes,sure...But sometimes they build the baddest looking cars....
I'm sure the first guy to paint his bumpers body color was a West Coast guy...hehehe..
And,yeah,all my cars are East Coast...I've got a license plate frame I made years ago that sez that exact thing.."East Coast Styling"

 

I am no kind of expert but some things that I noticed living back east that I really didnt see that much over here in cali are things like, unchopped A coups with a heavy channel, big ***ed luxury car headlights way in the front and low (ohio style), chops on customs seem a bit different , lots of frenching. I think of it kinda like this long snowy winters+ warm shop+ cabin fever= east cost style This can be really good or a horrible abortion.

 

As a guy from the northeast, just an idea but maybe all those modifications came from those winters when guys couldn't really drive a hotrod or custom everyday. Where on the westcoast specifically southern cal that's warm all year round. Just an idea?

 

I think the lines have been blended of course throughout the years. One of my shoeboxes was in satin black with a 6/9.5 leaned B chop. By todays standard would be more west coast, but the internet and more publications, I think its blended a lot. We simply have way more communication in this day in age.

 

If thats true ,The federal government should have kidnapped Hychko,Maratta and the Bernardo Bros and sentanced them to 5 years in the Bahamas

 

Unchoped and heavy channeled cars are the ol' east coast style along with coupes made into roadsters,,HRP

 

ive always heard the east coast cars referred as the square bar cars. i guess they were referring to the rollbars. but most of the channeled and sectioned cars were east coast. they were more user friendly as such the west coast cars seemed to be more for show. just my perception.

 

when i hear "east coast" i think skirts, 'east coast' rake, wild, peaked, sloping, droopy customs, and i suppose conti kits, but i think thats overbelieved. just my thoughts...

east coast!!

 

I always think practical mods, meant to be driven on ****ty roads as much as possible...an east coast hot rod to me is fendered, full hubcaps, lots of chrome and 'striping, white accents and a somewhat taller, more drivable stance...

 

Fender and bumper laws caused a lot of odd looking Hot Rods in the 1950's on the East Coast.