60's style are thinner than 50's style?? I putting them on a 62 nova moredoor with skirts and lakes. Im gonna get it as low as possible. So Im looking for long thin scallops right?
umm i think if your rollin a 62 moredoor nova with lakes and skirts you might as well do whatever you want
Ya want to consider two things on your paint job. #1 what makes the best use of the cars line? #2 what do you like? Get some '60s car mags and see what they were doing at the time that floats your boat.
I forgot my car is not right. Can someone simply answer the question about 60's scallops vs 50's scallops. Let me worry about if my car is right or wrong
It's not about right or wrong, it's about what looks good. I'd at least leave off the skirts. Do a search, there were a couple of threads about '60s & bellflower style cars. That should help a little.
won't argue the "lakers" but I seem to remember plenty of 60's t-birds and chyrslers that had skirts stock.
I'd make the scallops long spindly and plentyfull, right after you've welded up the back doors, and chopped the ****er. p.s dont forget the Moon discs.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO YOU THINK THAT ALL THE SCALLOP PAINT JOBS WERE DONE BY ONE PAINTER THAT CHANGED HIS STYLE BETWEEN THE 50'S AND 60'S ???? THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 50'S AND 60'S SCALLOPS ARE THE SAME AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 50'S AND 60'S FLAME JOBS........... THERE AREN'T ANY !!!!!! HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT PAINTERS, THROUGH THE DECADES, HAVE PAINTED HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF CARS IN HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF SCALLOPS, FLAMES AND ANYTHING ELSE IMAGINABLE. WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOM PAINTING, NOTHING IS WRITTEN IN STONE. DO A SEARCH FOR SCALLOPS ON THE NET, OR LOOK AT SOME OLD RAGAZINES, SEE WHAT YOU THINK WOULD LOOK GOOD ON YOUR CAR AND GO FOR IT.
Thank you. and to Pork too. At least 2 Hamb'rs could just simply answer the question without adding their 2 cents or slamming my car.
hey man, dont get down just bcause a couple of guys dont appreciate your ride. there is alot of drama on this message board and quite a bit of it is new guy bashing. if you can soak it up you'll find this place a mountain of wicked cool information. just between us, i think they may be tired of people jumping on the bandwagon and not making any more effort then matt black paint and red wheels. i think there is nothing cooler then making the car you have into something better no matter what the car is. danny
Scallops are limited only to your imagination. Nothing is right or wrong, it's just what you think looks good on your car. Check out my blue street baja: http://angelonearth.net/me.html - I had one guy tell me he hated scallops but that mine looked great! If you want the car to look long & skinny then use long & skinny scallops. Fatter scallops will make the car look shorter. ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver" Easy on the Giggle Cream!
i guess nobody's ever accused Detroit, and i don't mean the GMB's, of being slow on the uptake. they were just running the 'skirt thing' out to the last possible minute. 60's customs were opening up wheelwells and exposing the rear wheels. if you wanna make your car 50's style, go nuts! look into some watson-esque freeway scallops, but instead of the curved lines, straighten 'em a little to match your car.
Here's my duece cents worth - I'd go with something a little on the thinner side as your car's lines are crisper and more distinct than say a '52 Chevy. The sections of the body tend to be seperated by the body style and not "rolling" into each other, so using a thinner scallop may fit the smaller "seperate" areas a little better. Take some time to mask out what you think will look good, leave it there for a few hours and then come back with fresh eyes and see what YOU think. You can remask much more easily than you can repaint. Take your time. Your tastes and eyes will tell you what you like. As the Isley Brothers sang - "It's your thang. Do watcha wanna do."
where the **** did all these rules come from? I would SUGGEST long and thin (2.5 inches or so at the widest), and some 'reverse' scallops inside the main ones.
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