Photoshop customs
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August 11, 2018 at 08:09 #60261Rik HovingKeymaster
1940 Ford Sedan Delivery Custom.
I have always liked the shape of these late 30’s early 40’s sedan deliveries. In the 1980’s there was a really great looking pale yellow chopped 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery at a lot of the Street Rod Shows that left a huge impression on me.The car had white wall tires, but it still had a bit to much street rod feel to me… However its looks have always stayed in my head
So when I cam across this great side view of a bone stock restored 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery I know it was time to create a few Digital Restyled Custom Cars based on it. The first one I wanted to see was one done as an mid 1940’s shop truck. Lowered suspension, chopped top, with more taken out of the back for a better, more pleasing profile. Longer sedan doors with rounded top rear corner, angled back windshield, 46 Ford bumpers, single bar flipper hubcaps on wide white wall tires and teardrop shape bubble skirts. Wanted to see how these deliveries looked as an early custom.
Second version of the Digital Restyled 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery is done as an early 1950’s Chopped Sedan Delivery shop truck. Something that could have come from the Barris or Ayala, or similar West Coast Custom Shops in the very early 1950’s. Compared to the maroon one above this one has the top chopped a little more, and the rear of the door frame is now angled forward a few inches to make it all a little more dynamic. The rear door smoothed with the exterior hinges and drip rail removed. The front fenders have been extended at the back, and the running boards done in steel and an extra stainless trim piece added to create more optical length. The fenders are molded to the body, hood side trim shortened to end at the center of the wheel opening. The hood trim was removed and mandatory for the early 1950’s… a set of Appleton Spotlights was added and a set of Cadillac Sombrero Hubcaps added. And finally I changed the original factory maroon in an dark blue…
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August 12, 2018 at 17:54 #60283James DParticipantReally like this. Deliveries look very slick done up this way. You´d think there might be more of them getting the treatment. I liked your Merc delivery model too Rik.
August 17, 2018 at 03:34 #60384Brian MuhsParticipantAnyone care to photoshop my ’55 Willys Aero Bermuda? I plan on a lowered, mild custom, with the hubcaps shown, and wide whites! The rest is open for suggestion…
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You must be logged in to view attached files.August 20, 2018 at 01:29 #60423Dave TartagliaParticipantAnyone care to photoshop my ’55 Willys Aero Bermuda? I plan on a lowered, mild custom, with the hubcaps shown, and wide whites! The rest is open for suggestion…
Hi Brian,
I did a Willys Aero Lark awhile back. Should give you an idea.
August 21, 2018 at 18:58 #60457Brian MuhsParticipantI saw your Aero, and it’s very close to what I am thinking. I will be throwing an old set of wide whites on the car soon (to replace the rotted tires). Then I can install the caps, and get a preview! I will be doing the lower molding for sure.
September 6, 2018 at 00:17 #60668James DParticipantStandard Vanguard…
September 6, 2018 at 10:52 #60672Rik HovingKeymasterOh wow… that is looking really sleek James.
I had to take a second look at the original photo, it looks like the photo had been narrowed, with with the tires still round.. I knew that was not the case.
Your version is very inspirational… very nice. Love how you kept the original, pretty nice hubcaps on it.
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September 6, 2018 at 11:22 #60673Rik HovingKeymasterI did this 1940 Ford Sedan for a client.
Two different chop’s…
First one is with the top dropped aligning at the A-pillars. This means the rear of the body needs to come forward and the trunk angled forward to line up with the new position of the top. Also the inside of the rear fenders need a lot of fabrication, because the main boy moved forward leaves a big gap.
Second version is with the top dropped down, with a bit more taken out of the rear for a more streamlined look. The top was dropped down vertically with the door posts lining up. The windshield needs to be raked back to meet the new position of the roof. On this version I also stretched the roof (around the B-Pillars) to make sure the rear of the roof can be kept at near stock location. There still needs to be done a lot of work to get the trunk lined up, and the metal surrounding the trunk needs to be pie cut a bit, but the rear fenders look better in place this way. Added new wider white wall tires, Spotlights and shortened the hood trim. (This is the version the client picked)
Same chop as above, but now the the drip rail removed, door corners rounded, and hinges shaved. To be able to pull this one off, with the drip rails removed, the whole rear section of the door tops need to be rotated down towards the B-Pillar a bit to help with the flow. Without the drip rail the door looks to move upwards optically, that needs to be corrected.
And I also did one version placed in an early 40’s California Color Slide. Now with DuVall Swirl hubcaps, and DeSoto Bumpers.
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September 9, 2018 at 14:42 #60715James DParticipantAn AC 2 Litre saloon. Kind of a crudely styled thing originally, with a lot of flat sheet metal, but with a few added curves and some height taken from the roof, you can add some pre-war coachbuilt style.
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September 10, 2018 at 16:11 #60734Rik HovingKeymasterLaying back the windshield of the AC 2 really makes all the difference James.
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September 10, 2018 at 16:26 #60735James DParticipantYes, it’s a good trick to make the bonnet look longer and so more sporty. It seems like they wanted to do as little panel shaping as possible on these cars. It’s all so flat.
October 19, 2018 at 12:10 #61300Rik HovingKeymasterI absolutely love Tony Devey‘s beautiful Pontiac Custom, and in reality I would not change one bit about it.
But… when I saw the side view image Tony shared some time ago I could not stop wondering how it would look with a chopped top…. Here it is with a Digital Restyled chop, and a few other changes that happened along the way to fit better with the chopped top.And Another Digital Restyling project done on this already very nicely done ‘34 Ford cabrio (bottom picture is how it really looks), and took it to the next level.
Lowered the suspension, added new white wall tires with Single Bar Flipper Hubcaps, raised and reshaped the rear fenders, added smooth hood-sides, longer headlight buckets, new bumpers, and a padded top. We really need more of these ‘33-34 Fords done as Custom. They look so good that way.Enjoy the beauty of Customizing
October 20, 2018 at 15:42 #61301Dave TartagliaParticipantJames D – The Standard Vanguard rework is outstanding. Talk about ugly-duckling-into-beautiful-swan!
And ditto the AC2.
October 20, 2018 at 15:48 #61302Dave TartagliaParticipantWhat do you get when you cross a Studebaker Champ with a Thunderbird?
The 1957 Studebaker ThunderChamp Pickup!
October 21, 2018 at 18:19 #61304Dave TartagliaParticipantRik, Love all your recently posted work. The ’34 Cabrio really hits the mark for me!
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