I love the shortened 49-50 Nash concept. If you described it to me I think I'd hate it but actually seeing it, the proportions are good. Someone did a really nice job editing that photo, too, it looks real. As for the Mopars, I'm always surprised people think the '61 Dodge is ugly. It's got such a fantastic 3/4 rear view. There was a custom one floating around with a '62 Newport front clip and it was fabulous. I happen to really like the 60 and 61 Plymouths as well. Same with Edsels. I feel like a lot of Edsel hate (and others like those early 60's Mopars) are just old guys disliking what wasn't popular with their "in-group" back in the day.
There’s a 59 Jag Mark IX on marketplace and it made me think of this thread. Didn’t post a pic cause not sure it’s allowed
these are all my photochops. the Nash door is half the front door and half the back door. the quarter window is full size. as for the "ugly Mopars" I have owned a 1961 Dodge Dart Seneca 2-door post for 33 years, so I know a bit about ugly Mopars. if I were rich I'd have several ugly 60 - 61 Mopars.
Buddy of mine used to have a Terraplane pickup. This is not his, but similar. I thought it was pretty danged ugly.
Nash photoshop that I did a while back. Quite liked this one... https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachments/y3tijvb8xikg8qii7d0npd8o27cd4aus-jpg.6468950/
A Clipper was the first cl***ic I ever drove. My boss at my first job had one parked in the shop and I would park it in the mornings and bring it in to the bays at closing time. I loved driving that thing. Great memories!
1949 Ford Custom Convertible Hello, I have seen many customs from those early days to the modern car shows. But, the builds are all good looking creations. One tries to do something no other builder has done in this wide open cl*** of creations. So, the custom Ford Convertible with and without a "California Top" creation still is a good hot rod for sunny days. Note: not a Carson style top, either. Instead of a bulbous standard Carson top, a sleek California Top can be created with many different angles and sizes at one session of measurement. See California Top on the HAMB story line post. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...otoshop-threads.300531/page-987#post-15867186 https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...o-explanation.1143737/page-1499#post-15658059 But, for the unusual choice in selecting a car to customize, how about a Lincoln Continental Station Wagon for luxurious road trips to various surf spots along the So Cal coastline? Pull up to a campsite ready for a week long summer vacation campout and surf adventure in a one of a kind custom station wagon. A 1961 Lincoln Continental base converted to a Nomad style station wagon. Jnaki As I was going through my old files, I came across several old Bonneville/El Mirage Dry Lake race cars. They were nicely designed and unusual to say the least. The 1953 Studebaker Coupe from the Bonneville Salt Flats/El Mirage races to the custom car shows…simple additions and subtractions ready for the street. Some mods are already incorporated into the racing design, streamlining, and swoopy fins, etc. Then, a full on custom car with a color to attract the eye and judging at various popular hot rod shows in So Cal. Including a front edge opening door and an all white, full tuck and roll interior. The motor is still an SBC Paxton Supercharged motor for daily driving... YRMV
I'm going to stick my neck out and say no buthub design responds well to customizing. As for Packard in general, the ultimate "custom" was IMHO designed by Pininfarina in Italy and it's a crime Packard never made this the American answer to Bentley's Continental... One was built many years later from the plans but I'd love to see someone do another.
The Bentley Continental is arguably a rather less pretty take on the '49 Cadillac Sedanette. I feel like it's so revered mostly because it's a) a Bentley and b) way less stodgy than most of what they made back then.
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