Hot Rods Fenderless Pickups (post Pics Please)

amen. i'm begining the build on my 1935 pickup, and everyone slanders the poor things because you have idiots rolling an 8 inch chop and a 6 inch section, strapping the cheapest looking engine with the cheesiest blower scoop, and running wide radials to top it off. In fact, there's a company that sells them like that, complete with an unfendered front coil over setup....

But, to the rescue are builders who are finishing these trucks off very nicely,
and i know the fights will never stop, but scour ebay for a bit and i'm SURE you'll find some coupes and sedans you'd grit your teeth over. with the forthcoming proof about true nostalgia post 34 trucks coming out, they shouldn't be such a huge deal but they are due to the newfound popularity (hatred for some..)

My opinion is build it to match the era. I think some really cool trucks may be popping out in the future.

 

Man, I don't know if you've seen that RPU in person or not, but I'd just call it a hot rod. It's very low, but the proportions are killer.

 

Fat fender cars need the fenders. Otherwise they are UGLY, no exceptions. Havent seen one yet and wont see one.

 

Let's see some more .......how about some Artist rederings ........

 

My 38 ford project, has cheater slicks on now, engine next week. Thinking about widening the bed about 6" to flow with the cab better. May or may not use some type of modified fenders. Will be painting it, that's just primer. Happy fourth all!

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

And what glorious hotrods have you built Mr. FNG????

 

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This looks wild. And the detail on the build and the over all workman ship on this is amazing. Fat fendered cars dont have to wear fenders all the time to look good. If you dont like this you have no eye for detail and craftsman ship.[/QUOTE]
Now just because the craftsmenship is there, and there was great attention to detail, doesn't always mean it is in good taste. personaly I think your example, looks like nothing more than a stretched "so cal Style" VW bug. That is my opinion. Just because It is metal finshed flawlessly and been gone through with a fine tooth comb, doesn't mean it can't out of proportion, and overall designed poorly.

 

Damn! And all this time I thought I DID have an eye for detail and craftsmanship. Thank you for disabusing me of that silly notion. 'Cause the two cars you posted, Hot Rod Packard, look like a hicky on a hemoroid to me.

But I do like that people are starting to put paint on rat rods.

 

I have to agree with Fuzzy on the blue job, A+ for craft, F for design. I remember seeing the Posie Extremeliner some time ago. Thought the same way about it. There was just no reason for a car that ugly to be made so well, if at all. Gary

 

dont forget about this one

 

I kinda hate to post here, because I have a commitment to Plowboy and Dodgerodder to get my shit done...

But, in my defense...I have been making progress, and I can prove it by recent articles in Rod & Kulture magazine. NOT dropping names, just my pathetic attempt to establish SOME sort of bona fides.

Anyway...my truck

 

...how's this one?

 

I am trying to finish this one.

 

Hey Hey Hey! What do wives have to do with taste in cars? You have your opinion and he has his. And have you ever met his wife or even know if he has one? Don't be an Ass Hole!

 

hell i can't wait to get mine done..i'm even going to run a case tractor grill shell to piss off the guys who don't like those too....rooster

 

Here is one on its way

 

What's all that junk where the bed's supposed to be?

 

That is in the background, junk to some, the black pickup in the foreground is just a mockup for now.

 

Whitepony, if you want pictures of this type of truck I have posted about 300 to my gallery at hotrodders.com. The pictures came from all kinds of sites, here and others. These are all closed cab fenderless trucks. My own truck is in yellow primer now and going back together.

 

I was saying I liked your Truck... Read it again apparently I left out the letter "I"

 

thank you... can you link me directly to it please?

 

Here's ours we've been working on

 

I dont mind an early truck QUITE as bad.... but when I see a fat fendered truck done up like this, All I can think is how it would be 20 times better if it were fendered.

That fenderless "Rat Rawld" S10 a few pages back takes the cake.
hahaha

Of course, my .02c

 

i know that criticising someone's car is tanatamount to criticising someone's wife, but someone please confirm for me that this is a piss-take photoshop?

 

here are a couple pics of mine .finished it up last summer for the syracuse nationals. my first complete build ...had a lot of help from some friends and did a lot myself. learned alot of what to do and what not to do, what i like and what i don't like, but first and foremost this thing is a fucking blast ..it's fast ,built as well as any fucking car i have ever seen anywhere else ( as far as structural integrity) and it's mine to do with whatever i want . only thing i am not overly happy with is the windshield rake and the cab chop was already started when i picked up the cab so i can't take full credit for it. i will drive this thing anywhere , anytime , any speed. over 5000 miles so far . some hate it some love it but either way this fucker demands attention.


Shot with KODAK EASYSHARE Z710 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA at 2008-06-08


Shot with KODAK EASYSHARE Z710 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA at 2008-06-08

and a pic of it from earlier today ....drove it to the shop to work on the new bucket project.

Shot with KODAK EASYSHARE Z710 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA at 2008-07-06

jp

 

Some I like.