The “Shoe Box”
We are in our busiest time of the year at the moment. I have one day in the office between the NSRA Nationals and Hot August Nights.
As always, we go to these shows looking at the future trends. I have observed that the early ‘50’s cars have certainly had many discussions in our booth. It is an easy fit for a steering column! But it really surprises me. I have nothing against Fords, but ’51 and ’52 are not their best body years! It is really hard to get any aero dynamics out of a shoebox! Putting on fender skirts, or chopping the top is interesting, but you still have a “shoebox”. You can give them dark glass, but you cannot really lay the posts back. I have not seen a shoe box station wagon, but I think it might look like the newest body style Ford just introduced, the “Flex”. What a thought!
To be fair to all you “shoe box” owners out there, I have seen some very nice ones finished. Posie has a great one. They have an excellent ride. They travel well, even unchanged. But, they are still my grandfather’s car!
If you are interested, the trends we are hearing are going towards the Tri Five Chevy, the Camaro, the 50’s pickup trucks, and the late ‘50’s, early ‘60’s Pontiac and Olds. (They are so big and fat, they are the beauties of their owners eyes.)
As always, we go to these shows looking at the future trends. I have observed that the early ‘50’s cars have certainly had many discussions in our booth. It is an easy fit for a steering column! But it really surprises me. I have nothing against Fords, but ’51 and ’52 are not their best body years! It is really hard to get any aero dynamics out of a shoebox! Putting on fender skirts, or chopping the top is interesting, but you still have a “shoebox”. You can give them dark glass, but you cannot really lay the posts back. I have not seen a shoe box station wagon, but I think it might look like the newest body style Ford just introduced, the “Flex”. What a thought!
To be fair to all you “shoe box” owners out there, I have seen some very nice ones finished. Posie has a great one. They have an excellent ride. They travel well, even unchanged. But, they are still my grandfather’s car!
If you are interested, the trends we are hearing are going towards the Tri Five Chevy, the Camaro, the 50’s pickup trucks, and the late ‘50’s, early ‘60’s Pontiac and Olds. (They are so big and fat, they are the beauties of their owners eyes.)
I hope to have a blog for you next week after I return from Reno. It should be an interesting trip!
Jane
posted by ididit inc. @ 6:25 AM
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1 Comments:
You are correct in noticing that the 50's Fords are rising in popularity. They are still affordable and, after from 1954 on, have factory IFS.
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