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[ QUOTE ] just lower it and you're already lower than a chopped merc.if you're gonna chop it anyway then at least plan it well in advance,it's not...
[ QUOTE ] Is it me, the angle of the photo, or is that top chop bent below the rear window? Somehow that Fleetline like flow has been lost on this...
Yeah, I know it is a '39, not a '40, but they're sooo close. Enjoy. [img]
Jack's Lowrodders chop job...kustom style, not so much hot rod, though it is running a big block Chevy motor.
Here is one that is always sitting out in front of Vintage Ford Parts in Stanton off of Beach Blvd....
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Hey Slacker 53, I really like your car, but it is not a shoebox. The shoebox term only applies to '49-'51 Ford cars. NOT...
Sorry, I have no info to offer you myself, but I just wanted to mention how bitchin that truck is. I love the canted front fenders and quad...
I'll post a few more pics, and one with the chopped and channelled A from the Barris shop later.
Hey Slacker 53, I really like your car, but it is not a shoebox. The shoebox term only applies to '49-'51 Ford cars. NOT the tri 5 Chevies...
Where is the picture of the whole car? How much do you charge to organize a garage? [img] [img]
I know what it is... A Buick got rearended by an off road jeep. What a pile of shit. I'm surprised in you Swedes for letting that get on the...
Anybody got any pictures of the Sam Barris '50 Buick Sedanette? Can't find my digital camera to post pics from the ole Barris books tonight.
[ QUOTE ] I can't put into words how awesome those models are.If you lived in NC I would have to try and convince you to build some for me.Any...
Bttt. We gotta get to the bottom of this here mystery guys...let's find these special cars soon... [img] [img] [img] [img]
Are you talking about the one built by Alloway? I didn't really read the article, or notice the fuck up in listed years for parts, but that car...
Interior, for now. I have all the tuck and roll already ready to go for her. Thanks, Neil in Huntington Beach if yer out there in HAMB land.
Check back in 20 years, I will STILL own my baby...
Here's my pile...check out my post on chopped '49-'51 Fords for other, better pics of mine...
Gawd, the promotional call for the hotel is "rat rod". I wanna puke. I'm saving my money for the real deal in March at the Goldcoast.
The "Salute Your Shorts" Ranch got flooded and washed out. [img] [img] The landscape decorater shoulda spaced those rusty cars out a little more....
http://members.cox.net/rgmessner/coke.mpg [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] [img]
[ QUOTE ] These cars are all bitchin. Are you just using bondo for the shaping? Steve B., Great website! Kick ass all around Mootz [/...
It ought to be a crime to have such a nice ass... [img]
Dave Bugarin was inspired to build his Merc after seeing Bob Hirohata's car at a show. He commisioned the Barris Brothers to build his car to...
I just noticed that the headliner in the last pic of Sonzogni's car has a diamond in it. I wanted to do that on my shoebox, too. Anyway, here's...
Frank must have been the youngest Barris employee judging by that last picture. Just kidding, that's his son. I know, I'm not funny. [img]
Beautiful car. I hope it is still out there somewhere in good shape. [img]
Next up is Frank Sonzogni's '50 Merc with '51 rear fenders. Frank was a cop, too.
One more of the Quesnel Merc, then on to the others...
I could be wrong, but I think this car was the second Merc Coupe Sam chopped. Jerry Quesnel's '49 Merc:
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