Thread: The Greatest Rod & Custom Cars!

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My first car was a pale yellow '51 Merc tudor...............what's that line?......................wish I still had it today.

Love that '51 Woodie, that's hot!!!

Some probably already know the story. The design of the '49 Merc was originally planned for the Ford line, but someone in management decided it wasn't "modern" enough so sent the stylists back to the drawing board. Then the L-M management picked up the style for Merc. Can't help but wonder if they would have had the same "mystique" if they'd been badged a more common Ford.

The Ford of the time looked pretty good, but the Merc became the enduring classic. I guess that speaks for the design.

Now yur talkin' KUSTOMS!!!!!!

Lets find some more super classic rod & custom material.

Was there a more popular truck than the '53-'56 F100?

These have been on top of the heap since I got interested in the late '50s. They have been built every way possible, and even though other models have become popular since then, such as the early '50 Chevies, these still hold a high position in the world of custom trucks.

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The F100's have been up there since their beginning. As for Chevies, yeah the AD, 47-55 (first series) models have enjoyed some good popularity in recent years, but I think the ones that are right up there with the popularity of the F100 are the '67-72, most especially the swb style side.

If you agree....I've got a '68 "three door" Suburban I'll let go. :-)

The Model T Ford has been raced in various forms since the birth of hot rodding, but it gained amazing popularity since the '50s & '60s due to a few very influential cars.

I believe the biggest influence was the famous "Kookie Kar" from the TV series, 77 Sunset Strip, which ran from '57 to '64. It was about some private detectives, and one person who helped them a lot was the parking lot attendant "Kookie", played by Ed Burns. The car (built by Norm Grabowski) was seen often in the series, and eventually became famous enough to do the show circuit. Once you discovered the hobby, there were many more cars that drove the popularity of these rods.

Noteworthy cars included The Outlaw showcar of Ed Roth, and also his "Tweety Pie" T, the red T of actor "TV Tommy Ivo", Ed Iskendarian's roadster, famous Fuel Altered race cars, like The Winged Express,.....and many more, even the model car kits of The Green Hornet, Big T, Uncertain T, and others added to the popularity!

Today you see them in many forms of motorsport, and if you will go to the site of "The National T-bucket Alliance", you will find there are nationally linked T-bucket clubs in every major city in the U.S.

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Here's a few more, but I couldn't find pictures of the Brizio show rod, and others. Lots of famous cars fanned the flames in the '60s & '70s!

if i had a pic of one i'd throw it into the mix...49 mercs are
so cool!

The purple car is really wild!!! Gorgeous, too! Thanks for the post, Deuce!!!