Projects SHOEBOX UPDATE: yes,,i've lost my miind

Hey jim, Cool little project. I like this version better. trim, roof, rear wheel wells.

The longer wide side molding will take too much away from the lines of the car, and skirts would make the ass end look too flat, ( ya know?)

But its comming out damn cool, You got your hands full with the body work man. Give me a call some time if ya need a hand or to talk if you still want to to the swap meet thing.


ps. What happend to that fined quarters idea? That was pretty cool...

 

well, I thought I would jump back in with my windows paint program....
I took the latest james d version, and changed up the roof, I slanted the back to match the taillights, removed the crown, and rounded the trim and glass, and then moved the whole top forward a bit.
maybe someone can clean this idea up a bit ,the paint program is kinda rough.

 

I think I'm with 2tall... that is my favorite version so far also

 

What about thin pillars with a lot of glass - like on the '57-59 Chrysler / DeSotos?





I noticed that there is a roof just waiting to be transplanted from this yard in PA.

 

I wondered about these too. Is it not going to be much too wide?

 

I can measure mine for base width...

 

from today,,,,,,,,,,,playin around with the roof a little,,,,,,,,,,
after this,,the thought of a pickup was creeping around again way in the back of my warped mind,,,,,

 

Hey Jim, I got my new Kustoms Illustarted today...congrats on the super coverage and feature on this constant morph project!!

It's just too bad our boy Luke can't keep up with you...hahaha...like any one out here can!!!

 

hahah,,,,cool...thanks a lot,,,,,

a few more little details to iron out,,and i'll be welding my ass off till the end of the year...

 

that back window would be great,,,,,

 

I ran across this picture in the Barry Mazza collection on Rik's site, and thought it belonged here. It's the Cadillac "LeMans" Motorama car that Barris modified for Harry Karl. The concave panels are amazing.

 

thats the car i posted a pic of way back when i began this thread,,,,im wanting to do a very similar roof if i can pull it off...im also giving considering doing it as a pickup...sort of like if the golden sahara and kopper kart had a baby.....

 

Jim you're crazy!!!

 

The back window on the Cadillac LeMans looks an awful lot like a '60 Plymouth windshield. When was it built?

I love where this car is going, but I'm not fond of the idea of making it a truck. I can't explain why, but I feel like making it a truck cheapens it as a custom.

 

I've been following this thread.....And now I'm begging you.......Pleeeeeze don't turn it into a truck !!!......Pleeeeeeeeze !!!.....Noooooo!!.......don't make me hold my breath till I die......my death will be on your conscience.....

 

You've gone this far, don't take the easy way out and turn it into a truck.

 

i agree,,the glass does look similar,,,,,,,when barris built that car, they had the glass shape made in metal (in two halves),,they welded them together, and had it duplicated in lexan,,,,i should look into getting the glass (and metal) from one of those cars,,

 

hahah,,,,,,i said it was way in the BACK of my mind (i feel like i should consider ALL options,,that is just one of them,,,,,,,ive got some cool ideas,,,,,,,but in the end im 90% against doing it too)...

 

After looking at the rear glass in some of the photoshops here and seeing a Karmann Ghia Type 34 at the ididit show, it might be something to look at.

 

Did I mention they figure only about 3000 of these cars exist worldwide? Probably not a donor to be found in your neighborhood.

I found that picture via Google and a 2007 VW gathering in Michigan but there is a Type34.org with more.

 

maybe u can use something a little oddball like a flower car roof. i dunno

 

still figuring some of the proportions, etc.....its kinda hard to see unless you look closely at the pics, but i moved the entire deck area up approximately two inches,,it made a big difference,,,it took me a while to figure out what was bothering me about that area,,but i think that part is solved (sometimes the most obvious things are the hardest to figure out)...that is the stock roof, cut up and with the window chopped,,,similar to a targa style top.. (thats why i was asking if anyone made laminated rear glass for the shoeboxes).,,also reworked the quarter swoop area with the teeth,,,i plan to start mocking up the windshield this week,,just have to go cut it off my donor car..(itll be a 55 buick,,,,chopped)

 

thats cool...but im afraid you are right,,,it'd be a little tough to find one,,

 

Dude, i'm at a totally at a loss for words with this post...This is by far the most impressive cars to be put together on HAMB...Its just amazing and your 'eye' is just incredible. Your Caddy was kool but this thing...JUST RULES!

Hats off to you holmes..cant wait till its completed!!

 

Man if that car looks like your avatar you sure hit it right.

 

thanks a lot,,
latest pic from today,,

 

its lookin awesome jim, i definatly think your on the right track as far as the roof goes now... way to use what ya already have to, cant beat that. i can picture it creepin outa your garage already.... i dunno if you've posted it already, but what are your ideas as far as color goes?

 

This thing is gonna be badass great job man.......

 

I love this thread. Jim, you do phenomenal work in a phenomenal amount of time!

Cheers!

 

just checked back in diggin the top. looks good, was looking threw some old carshow pics and

remember seeing this on in fla. a while back and thought man did you build this one too! lol. keep up the good work.