This morning, I was online and seen a picture of a fenderless '37 Chevy coupe model car. I remember the red Bonneville car with a flathead Cadillac from a few years ago but I also remember a white fenderles drag car as well, I can't seem to find a picture of it but I know it's here somewhere.
Yes the white fenderless car was a '39 Chev coupe. Very old build from either late 50's or early 60's if I recall?
Neat! I always thought they worked best as a fenderless car with the front axle pushed forward like this one.
I did find the thread on that one. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1939-chevy-coupe-drag-car-info-found.1198388/
That fenderless 39 is in one of Pat Ganahl's (RIP) Lost Hotrods Books, so I think it's still around. I know where my book is, so if I remember I'll try to find it.
You are right, the reason most late 30's or 40's car fail at the fenderless look are because very few move the front wheels forward. That 38 is BAD ***!
100% agreed! I built a '35 Plymouth coupe for a friend and he wanted to put fenders all around on it. It took some convincing to talk him into eliminating both front clip and rear fenders. Especially the rear fenders as he thought it really needed them, so he even had the pair painted when he got the body painted. But once he put his choice of tires/wheels (not my choice) he never used the rear fenders either. He did eventually change all tires and wheels to something better later. I added '29 Ford front frame rail repair sections and moved the front axle forward 8" to really stretch it out, and give the axle enough forward appearance to really look good. And to also get rid of the ugly stubby ends on the original frame horns. I reshaped the tail panel also as it was hit hard and crumpled at some time. It needed a better look, and repair, so good time to improve the rear too.
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