Makes a huge difference to lose even just the rear vent windows in my opinion. This is a great looking car with just some simple changes from stock. Timely post for me.
Agreed - I love it all - The stance, The caps, The color, The trim - this car just works! I can understand deleting the front vents too - but because of the lack of a wrap around windshield (and resulting angle of the A pillar) you're right back to "cant tell if its coming or going" again
This is the one I am going to see this evening and after a stance adjustment, losing that vent window would likely be the next thing on the list if I end up with it...
Yup - I grew up calling them shoebox chevys (and had half a dozen of them over that time period) LONG before I ever knew what a shoebox ford was....
It is definitely solid and fired right up after not running for the last year or so. Made an offer and the widow that owns it asked if she could consider a couple days. Her husband of 57 years died less than a year ago and she has just now decided to start selling stuff. Anyway, she contacted a friend of mine looking to sell it. I probably offered more than I normally would have. But, I also believe that we are to look after the widows and orphans. I told her I would help her sell it if she would like to try to get more. I’ll report back on what she decides.
I agree with you 99% of the time but then there’s Brian Bass’ 49… this is a rare photo with the hood on. Pure hot rod
is there a kit for removing quarter windows? a template to have the glass cut? I want to remov mine but I want to still be able to roll my windows down. Anybody that has done it, was it a hard job to do? My wife has been around Hot Rods her entire life with her mother and her father owning numerous rods themselves. I have built her a 55 f100( it keeps her out of the drivers seat of my hot rods and keeps her from getting cranky when I buy cars and parts). She thinks the shoebox is the ugliest car ever made. I have shown her many different styles of them and she says she can't understand why I would buy not one but 2 shoeboxes. even her daddy thinks she is crazy. here is her truck and her dads truck, his anglia and her mom in front of her roadster before she passed away. Her dad would drive his truck in the snow, pick up lumber, bricks, car parts , corvette stuff people would ask him if he was worried about the snow hurting it. he just told them its almost 100 years old it hasn't hurt it yet. not a single one of my daughters like hot rods. a car to them is a tool to get from A to B. baffles me.
^^^ Wonder how it would look with the window up? Edit: spoken before seeing second photo. Wonder why he had to make that trim so bold.
Ok fellas, after much consideration, my favorite shoebox of all time is our very own @Royalshifter Royal Victoria. It’s perfect.
You might have missed my reply earlier, but I made her what I think is a good offer (maybe even more than it might bring if she just tries to advertise it) and am waiting on her to decide. I should know something in the next day or so...
On my '51 Victoria, I removed the windsplit things on the rear quarters. Tossed the '51 bumpers and the side trim that goes all the way around. There was just a bit too much chrome. I now have 1950 bumpers. Much neater. '49 bumpers are different than '50. I'm putting '55 Chev side trim on.
Hello, As 20 somethings, my wife and I looked at a couple of 1950 Fords. We wanted a car that no one had at the time. Our goal was to have a powerful flathead motor but, that was ruled out in favor of an SBC motor with a/c. A happy wife will follow my lead, if it can be shown what works and what doesn’t. The SBC worked and … So, we saw several 50 Fords, one with a flathead motor and one with an SBC. Both were good looking builds and the price fell within our range at the time. The black one look cool. The Maroon one had a better overall look. They were both nice, but the Maroon one was almost a full price purchase at the time. Our goal was this drawing I did to commemorate the decision back then. The black one needed some detailing and new wheels. So, the art drawing showed a Black car with fine blue pinstriping and mag wheels. The rear seat back removal would allow us to put in my surfboard and still be able to lock it up when we left the car for a short while, like for lunch or dinner. The second look was a larger interior sedan, still keeping the two door style. But, we liked the look of the smaller coupe roof line. So, the larger sedan top turned into a custom convertible in recent times. Jnaki As my wife has always like convertibles since first moving to So Cal from OKC, a full custom Ford convertible with a “California Top,” lowered, A/C, wire wheels and an SBC motor would round out reliable daily driving to and from shopping, visits to friend’s houses and yes, even to the many local So Cal beaches. Our favorite was Victoria Beach in Laguna Beach, CA It would have appealed to our friends who liked custom cars, but with the lowered roofline, we would have felt cramped on our long coastal road trips. So, it would just be a So Cal cruiser car for 20-30 something folks… doing simple errands and visits to friends houses in our area. YRMV
Don't care what year, kind of prefer 51 fronts but like the others too. But definitely coupe (sorry Jeff, lol), no chop. Low as it can go, shaved nosed and decked. Mild custom for me, nothing crazy.
While I’ve had a 50 Chevy two door, go figure, I have never had a Fifty Ford two door and if I were very stock appearing would be the order but slightly lower with a set of five spokes. Power would be from a hopped up 289 with a four speed and a 9”with good brakes all around. One of the first cars I remember as a kid was a 49 Ford my Mom’s uncle had, first time I saw it it was tan and then later when I saw it it had been brush painted brown. Even as a little kid I thought it looked like shit.
These 49-50-51'z make Great Customs but I really like this guyz B'Ville build. I want to do my 2-Door C-Dan like this..Painted Bumpers, Changed Rear Wheel Openings and all !!! View attachment 6504872
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