I had a quiet few moments this week and time to surf the interweb, found a couple of blogs that I took a shine too (See Blog list on the right).
Found a photo of a very cool looking '49 Ford Saloon in a suede Purple, from the 'Lowtech' Blog......
The ideas are comming into focus........
......all I need is to combine the Mini Minus body with some of the body mods from the e-type / ABMC Shorting Brake, with the simplicity of the Classic Mk1 stylings with a mix of 50's Custom styling......
.......its just the details that are still blurry.
Suede and Chrome: American Car guy with loads of cool photos and links.
Lowtech: Swiss Car guy, with again loads of cool photos and links.
Fav Quotes-
writing about the '49 Ford pictured:
No flames, no flakes, no frills and just more proof for the philosophy that less is more. Or as the saying goes: keep it simple, stupid.
his philosophy on building cars /
(comparisons between traditional 32 hotrods or Cal look VW's):
……….building one of them in traditional style, you really have to find your own path between tradition and your own ideas and personal taste. There are many attempts (some successful, many not) to build that perfect car.
....capture "the look". May it be the combination of stance, details, selection of parts and performance or whatever.
And it keeps getting harder to build a car that really stands out from the crowd (or from the cars already built) but still captures the traditional spirit.
It's all about attention to details and a constant strive for perfection.
Could’nt agree more!
