Lets see those Chopped Verts...

I'm looking to see pics of Chopped Convertibles with working tops,
NOT Carson tops or Parade Cars!! I want to see Original Convertibles that are chopped or progress pics of cars that are getting done. Let see em!

 

Bump! Doesn't anybody know of any Chopped convertibles out there?? I know they have been done....So Let's see them! Rickster where you at??

 

You may want to check Riksters site for cars built by Bill Hines. He is an expert at chopping folding tops. A knowledge of Geometry is helpful.

 

Here's mine. 2" chop and it will fold down. Tom...

 

I knew a guy who chopped cars constantly back in the 1980s. He LOVED to chop convertibles because all he did was chop the windshield posts and then lower the entire folding mechanism down into the body the same amount (2 inches, 3 inches, or whatever) and then work the body around the rear of the top to meet the new rear of the top.
Depending on what you're chopping, sometimes it's just as easy to take a few inches out of the back of the frame as to lower the whole thing.
The guy I'm talking about also used to put full-size 1970s GM tops onto '49-51 Mercs, which gave them a much lower and sleeker profile.

 

Hey Atomic...Ill bet ya talkin about Jerry Charvat from Indiana.

 

Not trying to hijack this thread but......when chopping a vert does the 1/3 roof height to 2/3 body height proportion rule apply?

 

Here's mine - right around two inches.

 

Keep them coming.....Any 50's converts? I know Hines did a few where he lowered the whole rack in the car...I seen the article on that, Where's pics of them cars?

 

Very nice. Very clean. Is that a stock color for a '36? Thanks

 

My '47 Ford convertible chopped 3 1/2". Hand made flush fender skirts made from a '78 Chevy Suburban hood. Over 100 modificatons.
Peace,
Chaz

 

Nope, never heard of him. My guy is from Akron, Ohio (actually Sawyerwood) and his name was Ed. I THINK his last name was Endearle, but I only heard it once. Everyone just called him "Big Ed."
After B.F. Goodrich pulled out of Akron in the 1980s he relocated to North Carolina or South Carolina, at which point he became "Ed from Ohio." I haven't heard anything from him in at least 15 years. Great guy. Treated me really nice when I was just a teenager, and showed me a couple of his "top secret tricks!"

 

Timebomb 36 Ford has a chopped working top.There are some photo's in the interior section of his site.

timebombs 1936 Roadster

 

holy shit that is bad ass

 

Here is mine Chopped 2 " and a folder.





BB

 

Bump for more verts..

 

Not exactly traditional but my '47 Chevy had a 2 inch chop

 

Hey Denise, I see your plate says "LIV2CRZ".... I thought it would be funny since you are a woman and drive nothing but convertibles....to have it say "ONDARAG" HAHAHA! Real nice looking Chop by the way..looks factory! Nice!

 

Here's a nice Merc

 

Way cool!

 

hi ant do you have any pictures of pete colman 50 ford that was a nice chop for a conv. Green onions