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Nice ride Scott, dig that its a more door!

 

Thanks a lot brother! to be honest I wasn't exactly looking for a fordor but this one came up at a good price and was in such good condition that I couldn't pass it up. I sold my 64 Belair coupe to buy it. The 4 doors are actually handy and have finally grown on me

 

man I'm in!!! just dragged it home and haven't unloaded it off the trailer yet. barn fresh

 

Very nice ^^

 

WOW! Great score, and I don't even know what you paid!

My '27 T Roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t= 734383

 

scoTT la rock:
Very Hip Shoebox! The minute I saw it I knew you were from back East! Very traditional Eastern rod: Skirts, Mooncovers, Visor and I don't know what's inside. (I grew up in NY and that's what I remember as a kid.) I came out to Cal in '62 and seldom saw Visors or skirts or rods lowered in the back. That stuff was considered too Cholo and shied away from by the white boys. (Not going racist all you PC libs, just saying how it was.)
Rods were lowered in the FRONT! What? Yea ,they called it Dagoed ! But not what you think. (There I go again...Don't know why they called it that.)

Don't change a thing! I think it is perfect. Well, maybe you could shave that gnarley hood ornament and throw it in a box under the work bench.

I've got a '51 biz Coupe that is also going in that Eastern tradition. I'd put it on my avatar, but wanted something keeping with the Christmas Season. Something everyone would like to find under their tree! (Most everyone, that is!) The '51 is after the New Year.
Thought I would keep a Great Thread longer!!

 

Dago came from the stock axles who were dropped by.... Dago.

My '27 T Roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t= 734383

 

WOW, Very Nice. How come I cant find one like that. Good Luck

 

My 1950 Crestliner is stock. I show it in the V-8 National meet. It only has 37,000 miles on it. Original top and interior.It has overdrive.Simon loves to ride in anything. One fat corgi.

 

dadddio211:
I Never Knew that!!!!
I'll add to my Trivia file !
Chromeazone

 

Dago = dropped axle, true. But I have always heard that it was because they were dropped in San Diego by Ed "Axle" Stewart.

 

I'm too young to remember as I was born in San Diego in '71, but my dad was there and a big San Diego hot rodder and this was what he always told me.

My '27 T Roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t= 734383

 

Here is a photo of my 49 with my Grandson. I have beat the hell out of it and put about 25k on it just going to shows and runs. It is not bagged and does scrape a lot but I drive it anywhere. Been to Viva, Paso, Reno HAN, Glendale, Frisco, Autorama, Midnight Mass and all over the central valley. Running a 302 with a C4 and it will get 22 MPG on the road. Road Dog Denair

 

I wrestled with the 4 door thing too (trying to work a deal with a guy on one close to home). All my other cars are 2 doors so it would be nice to have just one with easy access to the back seat.

Love the black, sharp!

 

Lol, I can't decide if those hood ornaments look like some guy with a mohawk or a roman helmet... or a roman with a mohawk!

Keep the pedestrian slicer Scott, might come in handy if road rage sets it.

 

My humble little four door.....

 

I dig this shoebox. Anymore pics?
Thanks.

 

here are some pics of my 1950 mordor. its for sale in wichita ks also.

 

I just sold my 50 coupe. I think I used more Kleenex for my tears than I went through as a teenager

 

blackdog: I just sold my 50 coupe.

Now you can either go stand in the corner for 3 hours staring at a picture of a '57 Chevy side trim, or stay after class and write "I am a Bad Blackdog for selling my Shoebox!" on the blackboard 500 times. Then Betty will spank you!

 

A couple nice more-doors there , guys ...

 

Here's my shoebox Woodie

 

Very cool !

 

That white is Dyno-mite!

Wish I could have a second one! I'd buy that in a heartbeat

 

thanks! the inside is redone in all grey cloth including headliner, no mods other than a moon chrome ball shift knob. oh and the prior owner took out the original radio and installed a crappy 80s tape deck (currently working on sourcing an original radio to put it back to stock). the side moldings and badges are shaved. i actually like the hood ornament, its like a crazy mohawk or something LOL

thanks man. that back seat IS comfy

 

Nice. I'm also partial to the wood-clad cars. Here's my 51 with 49 front group.

I'm doing another one a 50 this time.

 

Here's Mine

1951 Ford Crestline (Original Owners RED & VINNY Ansetta)
Original build SPECS........
Suspension Lowered 3 Inches (Dropped Spindles)
Mustang Gas Tank
Custom Built Interior
White Headliner with Red R&P Insert
White Seats with Red R&P inserts
Red Rugs
Custom Built Dash and Olds Console Hurst Shifter with His & Hers gate.
Olds Tilt and Tele column
Olds 442 gauge cluster
Motor: 1965 Vette 327 - Fuel Injected 375 Hp
Turbo 400 Trans
Body Mods
Top Chopped 5 inches with slanted door posts
1958 Chevy Quarter Panels streched 8 inches
1957 Mercury SW Tail Lights
Reworked Deck Lid
Continental Kit
Scooped Skirts
Rounded Hood and Door Corners
Frenched Antenna
55 Olds Headlight Rims
1957 Corvette Grill widened and extra teeth added
1 piece 1957 Chevy Front Bumper
Sectioned 1958 Chevy Rear Bumper
Flaired front fender openings








Originally built in 1956... Refreshed Approx 1980

 

Hey here's mine just landed all the way from Texas....via L.A ...to Melbourne, Australia....








Got my new Rego plates for her.....





Regards Dave....

P.S : can anyone tell me the size of the hole in the rear end for lowering blocks . I can't buy them over here to suit '50 ford ,but if l know the diameter ,l can machine to suit.. Thanks...

 

Count me in 50 51

 

Here's my 50 should be running soon. I've got to test out the flatty. Hope to make the Round Up.


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