Rik any idea what possesed guys to remove the running boards on alot of these cars? I have never understood it and have always thought it looked ridiculous.
I guess they where inspired with the expensive (sports) cars of the late 30's I think it looks great...
Ah makes sense. I just find that the idea behind customs was flow and I personally think it takes away from the flow with the fender just kind of hanging in space. To each his own I guess. Thanks for the reply. I can always count on you to have the answer!
I think also the running boards being removed could be from: Lowerd cars with boards suck getting in and out of Getting in in out of a lowerd and chopped car with boards is even worse. They seem to damage easy going in and out of driveways. Just some quick thoughts.
I had a bunch from a old customer... only could find the ones that Morty posted on Hop Up online years back.. (click on 'em-should enlarge)
Aftermarket hubcaps... below are not exactly the same, but the emblem is... Slighlty different version... I think Jimmy Summers ran the same hubcaps on his 1940 Mercury. For long I thought those where Packard hubcaps. But now I think they where these aftermarket units. Another car without running boards that looks absolutely killer to me!
hubcaps made by "Hollywood wheel " I had bought 15 sets out of warehouse years ago,all in original boxes. Didn't even keep one pair...
Cleatus, the red lens looks just like a Harley Davidson "beehive" lens used 1946 and earlier, to about 1940. Have one on my '46 Knucklehead.
It's on a Ford chassis,... but I think it's more of a handbuilt or coachwork body than a custom,... you decide. Look at your old Motor trend magazines. Here's the link to the story http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=259699&highlight=jon+hall+coach+built
Hey Harms way, I Found this one on Google images. Could be the back of the blue coach built car? windshield looks a little different.
When I saw this hubcap, my first thought was that the emblem looked like a mid 50's Dodge. Threads like this are why I joined the HAMB
Thanks Gotzy.....My next car has to have a Carson top....It's such a cool trad look that is seldom seen where I live..... It looks like most of the tops were white, or tan colored back in the day.....I'm curious to know what colors were available....I'm thinking any other colors might look to "street-rod"......
No worries Paucho, Well there's a dark top in the right of that picture so I'd imagine you could get any colour done but with everything, only certain colours look the part. I think mercmaniac on here built a black early merc with a black carson top that end up here in the UK, it may have been a vert but it looked very cool, pm him for a pic. Gotzy
Not sure if there ever was a list of colors available. But I know of at least four different colors that where used. You are right most where done in white. Jimmy Summers used a tan color for the top of his 1940 Merc Tommy Thornburgh used a dark blue color for his top (see photo below) And several I know used black. Tan
That is pretty cool. Interesting that it has a smooth bullnose, way back when. Here's a quick photoshop that I did for mine. I'm going with Washington Blue, heavy chopped tan top, skirts, and '37 Zephyr caps. Seems like all of them we've seen so far are running some kind of aftermarket cap. I want it to be ALL Ford though. I want blackwall Firestones, but I might get a set of whitewalls for it fun fun eventually. For me, the blackwalls definitely place it at a particular point in time.
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