Photo Choppers! Pimp my shoebox please!!!

I picked up a 51' ford that was built in the 80's (80's flames n'all). My plan is to go mild 50's custom on it. Can't do a ground up, this needs to become a daily driver ASAP. Anyway, Im not planning on chopping the top quite yet. However, I am planning on dropping it a few inches and putting on a nice set of hub caps. Not choppin the top makes the paint job really important. Anybody got some cool ideas? maybe a cool trim setup? Im open to just about anything that goes with the already installed black interior.

Thanks in advance for the help folks!

 

carnut's site has a lot of great pics, '49-'51.
Check it out.
http://www.carnut.com/photo/list/ford/ford49.html

 

That's gonna be cool, Crease! I hope you're gonna loose those mirrors, though.

 

No way man, this is San Antonio....they're just getting popular!

Thanks, I'll check that site out.

 

Here is a quick drop of the car and shave.

 

Maybe a creamy gold color with pagan gold pearl in the clear, too lazy to remove the flames, Chrome rims.

 

I know you said no chop but I simply couldn't resist...



Did you know you got some Lowriders in the neighborhood ?

 

Dang, Im diggin this! That gold looks cool. Just the altered altitude does wonders.

Thanks guys!

Anybody else feelin creative?

 

I was afraid I was gonna like it with a chop!

Danny, fire up the sawzall and head on over!

 

Here's Merc50's old shoebox with '55 Pontiac trim. Stole this pic from some website called the Jalopy Journal.

 

I like that style alot! Maybe similar trim in a 2 tone metallic green? That would be super swanky.

 

excuse the windows, and the poor blur job por favor.

 

that's not pontiac trim.

 

yeah, let's see some green and green combos! Like maybe new VW Beetle green and a darker green?!

 

Nice car. If you want a daily driver ASAP I wouldn't change much. First, I would toss those mirrors real quick, bring her down to earth, through on some chrome steelies, and cruise....

Whatever ya do, keep us posted!

 

Please don't paint it pagan gold, CREASE.. The Buick is gonna go back in the booth soon, and that's the color I wan't... Oh yeah not to hi-jack the post, a quick reminder..

"A keep San Antonio lame productions"
Pimp Chuco Chris's ranfla(ride).
When:Saturday, May 7th.
Where:Christians shop.
Start: 8 a.m..

This will be a great wedding present...Oh yeah,Crease, think green, on the Box...Stay away from gold...

 

Dropped on the ground with 57 caddy caps and wide whites.....use 51 Crestliner side trim and tutone the car with colors of your choice. Personally, I've seen it done with 50 crestliner trim and red paint with a black cove...was more striking than it sounds but it was done on a coupe....
51 'liner trim would work better for this long-top sedan.....either way, you need something to break up that vast expanse of slab-side.
Also, I don't mind the flames too bad....they help break up the vast----etc etc etc...
Not a bad start at all but I love shuboxes....

 

Okay, maybe it's 57 Olds trim?

 

I like the 60's look with skinny whites and chromes. You don't see many shoeboxes done that way - there are too many done 50's style...
Or how about some Astros?

 

Black over that gold, no flames.

 

okay, this is my first try at this, but i think it turned out rather well...

 

Nice lookin photo chop! I likey

 

As much as flat black has been catching crap around here lately, those Shoes really do lend themselves to that color.

Go w/ flat black primer (shot out of a gun), a lowering as severe as you can stand, and some of these for the wheels. They'd really set it off w/ the skinny whites and black wheels. If you can't find them in our wheel pattern, reversed chrome smoothies can be had from Summit for $75 a piece. Just don't run the damn center caps!

 

'54 olds balla

 

exactly!! Run what YOU like. And i'm not just sayin' that because my car is Satin Black.

 

Damn MF! That's some funnay shit! Good idea in copy righting it too!

 

Crease is already at his limit on flat black...his 40 Dodge is flat black. We're tryin to get this boy in some COLOR! I like the black and gold combo, though!

MF...sadly enough, you photoshop better than me.

 

Yeah, Yeah, that's it. I had one just like it. Only mine was a 62 Plymouth!

 

It's been killin me all day, can't access HAMB at the office. Man it was worth the wait. How bout that Merc50 trim on 2 tone green?

 

Sorry here's a better one...forgot to clean the grease off the fender....

Lowered the rear bumper a tad..tooo.

Maiki