Best Deuce 5W chop ever?

the Don Tognotti 5w.


October '51 Hot Rod cover car. BTW not the best pic to show the chop

 

This one is not yet historically known, but it is just a mater of time!!

 

I haven't seen the issue of Rodder's Journal your refering to but if I had to guess I'd bet it's Doyle Gammel's. In my opinion it's one of the all time great '32 3w's. I've heard it is being or has been restored and looking better than ever. I liked it best with the big block and 4 spd. When he first built it I think it had an Rochester injected SBC, but maybe my memory is a little fuzzy Very sweet car.


Frank

 

This ones not historical either, but I'm still kicking myself for getting rid of it.

 

I'm not really a fan of chops where they take more off the front than the rear. Just doesn't work for me.

 

I think one of the best 32 5W chops I have ever seen is the coupe that Jim Busby used to own. It was in Street Rodder a while back.



http://streetrodderweb.com/milestones/0407sr_miles_01_z.jpg

 

I generally think they look best when the quarter window gets to the square point. Here's a couple and one famous yellow one that never really did it for me, but does have a nice chop.

 

The Lynn Yakel Coupe.What a GREAT car...

 

Yeah some people just sell thier dreams

 

I saw Marks car (the "Hop Up" coupe) in person and that thing has a great chop!
It really has the perfect look, especially with the fenders.

My friend had one that to me was spot on, it had 4" removed and looked perfect..I wish i had pics of it..

 

Lynn Yakel's coupe was featured in the September '50 HRM along with Don Waite's roadster.



Mutt

 

Let's not forget mine done in the mid '60s, one of my favorites.

 

I like this one. Just tuff.

 

Chopped and channeled 5-window, perfectly proportioned.

 

My votes for two lane 1956's. That cars awesome!

 

I think it all depends. The 5-window that Dave Lane built for George Poteet only has a one inch chop, but it looks bitchin.

 

Here is mine awaiting its fate, its an old local car that was done back in the day.Just another example of a chopped 32.....Littleman

 

And you are?

 

That's an awesome body for a future project. I never get bored looking at cool coupe projects.

 

He's twolane1956 and he used to have a 32 5 window...can't you read

 

I cant wait to see what you do to this...

 

me too. that thing is going to be legendary itself.

 

That green coupe gave me goosebumps. man is that car "JUST RIGHT"

i love it.

 

That's the car that Dick Munz owns now in Madison, Wi. It has a cool Caddy powerplant in it. It's my fav too!

 

I like cars, this is mine

 

I'm a friend of the Glassguy........but keep it under your hat. Heres my current ride its a 56 Chevy with a 55 nose, straight axle, radiused wheelwells and a big block. The Willys I got when I sold the duece, or as leadsled 53 put it "my dreams"
hey leadsled 53 some people sell their dreams and others just tear them down, hows the inlaws?

 

That 55/56 is not the one that fliped on that video a while back is it ?

 

Damn, you shouldn't be admitting that on a public forum!
just jokin', Dave's cool. got to hang out with him at the Rhinebeck GG's show a couple years back..
I was checkin your 56 out in Rhinebeck too, i think like 3 years ago or something like that..
Aside from it being a 56, you did a hell of a job in creating a badass rendition of the TLB car!
I was all over that thing that weekend..
I took a shit load of pics of it, but the're on a site that can no longer be opened so i can't them anymore..
BADASS man, thats all i can say to describe it!

Sorry for the highjack...back to chopped deuces

Tony