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Post by Randy on Sept 23, 2006 21:59:58 GMT -5
Shot these Old Skool Rodz last week at the Cruise In. This style of car harkens back to the day of Juke Boxes, Pegged Pants, Poodle Skirts, and Buddy Holly. On the left is a 1937 Ford Deluxe in black primer, and on the right is a lowered 1949 Mercury Club Coupe in red oxide primer. How low can you go? Elvis, has left the building...   |
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Post by vintageslrs on Sept 23, 2006 22:56:49 GMT -5
Cool Rides Randy!!
Bob
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Sept 24, 2006 23:41:22 GMT -5
Nice one Randy. There can never be too many cool old car photos for me. Some of my favourite cars are '34-40, then I jump to '55-58 and finally '61-81, after that pretty slim pickins till lately. Lead sleds are cool too, just not my favourites but there's somethin' bout a Mercury...
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Post by Randy on Sept 25, 2006 6:25:06 GMT -5
Crazy 'bout a Mercury, gonna buy me a Mercury and cruise it on down the line..... ;D
......................Alan Jackson
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Post by herron on Sept 25, 2006 10:51:34 GMT -5
Love those old Merc's! They make neat rods! ;D |
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Post by nikonbob on Sept 25, 2006 11:08:27 GMT -5
Must be the season for old Mercs. On a recent trip they had a cruz nite meeting in the parking lot of the hotel we checked into. There were a couple of old skool rodz there.   Bob |
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Post by doubs43 on Sept 27, 2006 20:43:42 GMT -5
Bob, that's one cool Merc. Been chopped too. VERY few other cars come close to being as neat as the '49 & '50 Merc for customizing IMO. The '52 & '53 Mercs were also neat as were the same year Fords. The '57 Chevy? Dime a dozen and hold no interest for me at all. (I'm already ducking because I know how popular they are!)  Walker |
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Post by nikonbob on Sept 27, 2006 22:05:14 GMT -5
Walker
If you really like that Merc it is for sale or was a week ago.
Bob
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Post by Randy on Sept 27, 2006 23:20:22 GMT -5
Here's my friend Mike's 1954 Ford Coupe. Mike drives it and never trailers it. He's even drove it around Lowe's Motor Speedway in New Hampshire! That's a spectator by the car. Mike owns Suite Basils Cafe here in North Conneaut and he makes great HOME FRIES!  |
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Post by doubs43 on Sept 28, 2006 0:07:18 GMT -5
Walker, If you really like that Merc it is for sale or was a week ago. Bob Thanks, Bob. I wish I could afford to own it. The best I could do was a 1949 Ford Club Coupe that cost me $76.25 in 1960! Wish I still owned it too.  Walker |
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Post by doubs43 on Sept 28, 2006 0:11:53 GMT -5
Here's my friend Mike's 1954 Ford Coupe. Mike drives it and never trailers it. He's even drove it around Lowe's Motor Speedway in New Hampshire! That's a spectator by the car. Mike owns Suite Basils Cafe here in North Conneaut and he makes great HOME FRIES! For a short while I owned a 1954 Ford Victoria 2-door hardtop with a Moon Roof. The Moon Roof was a green plexiglass window set into the roof over the front seat. It had a V-8 with OD. The oil pump went bad and that was that. It's another one I wish I still owned. Walker |
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Sept 28, 2006 8:07:33 GMT -5
I know what you mean Walker. My first father in law, now deceased used to love to relate how his buddy and he used to cruise in an Auburn Speedster that you simply pulled a lever and had open exhaust for no restriction. Said it would go zero to a hundred miles per hour in no time flat but used so much oil that they'd stop and pick up used oil at garages to keep it going. Since the Auburn was mainly aluminum, he said they got next to nothing for it when it finally died. His sister in California also had a Daimler sports car till recently and still owns a '56 Crown Victoria complete with factory air conditioning. And she's in her eighties, hmmmm.
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Post by herron on Sept 28, 2006 11:08:28 GMT -5
My first car (not counting my mother's 4-year-old powder blue '62 Chrysler Newport sedan, that my parents gave me as a HS graduation gift -- that I kept exactly 30 days) was a 1964 Plymouth Valiant convertible. I don't have any pictures of it (at least none I can find yet...you've seen my room :  -- but here's a link to a shot of one that was exactly like it: 1964 Plymouth Valiant convertibleIt was the car I bought when I couldn't afford the eight-year-old Corvette I really wanted. Wish I still had it sometimes (sigh) brings back memories............ |
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Post by John Parry on Sept 28, 2006 12:00:25 GMT -5
We need to see the Newport Ron.... Sorry. but that's just the way it has to be......
Regards - John
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Post by doubs43 on Sept 28, 2006 16:36:36 GMT -5
His sister in California also had a Daimler sports car till recently and still owns a '56 Crown Victoria complete with factory air conditioning. And she's in her eighties, hmmmm. A '56 Crown Vic!! A beautiful car. Most of the '56 Fords my friends had were the 2-door hard top models and I loved them. They made a great rod too. I don't think I ever saw one with factory air and that would add to it's value as a collectable. Walker |
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-- but here's a link to a shot of one that was exactly like it:
