@Spooky, you’re not going to believe this but I was in your neck of the woods just last week visiting family.
Hello, While driving around a coastal city prior to the pandemic, we saw a nice 1939 Dodge Sedan. We took some quick photos and despite the satin finish black paint, it stood out on the property. It was in an old gas station from the 60s that had been converted to a hot rod shop and car repair business. the pandemic restrictions It had a nice satin black paint and with the chrome, it was a study in contrasts. The no front bumper look made it a smooth face and compared to a similar photo with a bumper, for us, the no bumper look wins this round. Jnaki Despite the "no protection" for the front end and grille, the bumper free front looked much nicer. YRMV
Hello, I come from a long lineup of Buick Sedan family cars. It started with a 1941 fastback sedan and worked its way up to a 63 Buick Riviera. Our dad had this thing about his cars. Every four years, he would turn in his fairly good shape Buick sedan for a new one. Then again, 4 years later, do the same. One time he let it go for 5 years, bought a youthful Wildcat sedan, But then within the same year, he turned in that model and got the new Riviera. Now, that was his best car… There were more, but that is beyond the HAMB cut off point. Which in this case is good since those later models were rather "blahhh..." So, when I see a big Buick sitting by the side of the road and it is a full custom, I had to get out and take some photos for the old file. Jnaki The light purple color had depth as the angle of the sun moved around. But, the definitely noticeable thing was the lowered stance overall. My wife was the first to question the stance as she wondered, how did it get through the entrance street that had a huge dip? Then if the Buick sedan goes headfirst to leave the parking spot, there is another larger dip that everyone, including 4x4 trucks has to slow down to drive over the dip across all lanes. So, the notion of hydraulics to raise the big sedan up to normally drive was the solution. Or, a diagonal creep over the two dips in the road is definitely mandatory for such a low custom sedan. Then one day, the same Buick Sedan showed up at a local car show. With new color paint combination that made it unusual and cool. Very nicely done! YRMV
The OP was satisfied and dropped out 14 years ago, but here are some that have held my interest since then,
'36 Willys factory grilles are super delicate, extremely few are still in existence. Anyway, wanted a sporty g***er look on my coupe so I built this one from sheet aluminum and chrome plated gas welding rod.
Back yard grill...material $60.00 + powder coating $60.00. Not perfect, but never intended to be a show car.
1937 &1938 Pontiac. The blue 37 is mine. The center is not factory. Mine was junk so I built one out of 1/4" keystock, and had it chromed.
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