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In this Discussion
- 46HudsonPU December 2005
- BJ__TN December 2005
- DAK December 2005
- Heart Of Texas December 2005
- jsrail December 2005
- mrsbojigger December 2005
- rambos_ride December 2005
- ron50j December 2005
- sed02010 December 2005
- tombpa December 2005
- tristansdaz December 2005
'Old School' 1951 Pacemaker 'Lead Sled' - on Ebay -
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It looks pretty well done - although the colors are a bit garrish. Someone was trying to make a "fashion" statement and they did!
Maybe the colors would be better with something other than pink! (It's light red...not pink!)
I like the Von Dutch eyeball on the dash - I wonder if the owner even knows who Von Dutch was?
The only other thing I have never understood about some car builders is all the "dummy" attachements...dummy spots, dummy dual exhaust and dummy electric antennas...why go through all the effort to chop/shave - otherwise de-chrome one of these beauties and then start hanging trinkets all over it to mess it up again...? -
Dan...
The car is period and on spot... having been one of the kids during this era... the true sled was tuck and roll candy stripes and this car was done exactly that way. The Dummy stuff was and is a statement of the car itself... lost today is the fact that the SLEDS of the era were done by talented albeit poor smucks like me who could only dream of having the cash to buy one of the NEW showroom cars. I can tell you that the red wheel paint, five and dime store fake moon caps and and the racoon tail on the center antenna of my 53 Jet were the economic pinicals of my ability to make a teenaged statement. A friend of the time... had a 49 shoe box with frenched 53 Buick head lights, frenched 50 Merc grill, a 58 Nailhead V8 coupled via a Lasalle gear box to a Ford station wagon rear. Ox blood paint colored the body and black and white naugahyde stripes finished the interior. He was king of the main drag at home... his ability to create was based on his Dads corner filling station bay being available to him each evening. We had fun ... but more important we were mimicing what the other poor fellas were doing... Always looking for a KEMP
Peace -
Ken's on the money. The piping on the headliner is even correct! This is an excellent example of the genre of the time, even though not too many stepdowns were done in that era. The chop on this car is really well done showing that the pie cut isn't the only method to chop a Hudson. I like it!!!
Interesting how the rear air cleaner was modified for the short wheelbase Pacemaker. It's a great job. -
But they replaced the Hudson emblem with a red skull.
Boooooooo..... -
Yes, the work looks to be nicely done from the pictures but the pink is...well...pink! (It's not pink...it's light red...)Heart Of Texas wrote:Dan...
The car is period and on spot... having been one of the kids during this era... the true sled was tuck and roll candy stripes and this car was done exactly that way. The Dummy stuff was and is a statement of the car itself... lost today is the fact that the SLEDS of the era were done by talented albeit poor smucks like me who could only dream of having the cash to buy one of the NEW showroom cars. I can tell you that the red wheel paint, five and dime store fake moon caps and and the racoon tail on the center antenna of my 53 Jet were the economic pinicals of my ability to make a teenaged statement. A friend of the time... had a 49 shoe box with frenched 53 Buick head lights, frenched 50 Merc grill, a 58 Nailhead V8 coupled via a Lasalle gear box to a Ford station wagon rear. Ox blood paint colored the body and black and white naugahyde stripes finished the interior. He was king of the main drag at home... his ability to create was based on his Dads corner filling station bay being available to him each evening. We had fun ... but more important we were mimicing what the other poor fellas were doing... Always looking for a KEMP
Peace
Any accent color: blue, black, or silver would make it a little more pleasing to my eyes (all four of them!)
And I got no probelms with things like the Ben-Hur style chariot hubcaps - those are pretty cool!
I guess I just don't care for "bolt-on" trinkets that don't work - why put them on after spending so much time and money (its obvious some big $$ went into this ride) how much harder/expensive would it be to get working antennas, real dual exhaust (even if its 1 - split into 2) and Spot lights that actually spotted something? 1k or less?
Although the car is not my style I gotta give props because the pictures seem to show some good quality work and some great attention to detail.
"It's light red..."
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I just gotta respond to this one. At first, I was like Niels, Barnum & Bailey's theme song immediately jumped in my head. After looking a little closer, I started thinking that it looked pretty cool, even period-correct. Could do without the skull, the quadruple-colored engine scheme and the disppearance of some of the chrome, but hey, that's just me.
About the color: Dan, are you blind . . . IT'S PINK!! And, being pink, did you stop to think that you might be the wrong sex to truly appreciate the beauty? Well, at least I did, at first. Then, I was sitting here looking at it and appreciating the work that went into it and the idea popped in my head that some babe would just die for this car (you wouldn't catch me in a pink car, I don't care if it was a Deusy). Knowing that I was right, I dragged Vicki to the 'puter to put it to the test . . .
She said, "It's hideous." Oh well . . . I can still be glad we all have such diverse tastes. Otherwise, we'd all be driving the same car and car enthusiasm would be about as likely as Hudson coming out with a new model for '06.
I still think it's pretty cool, myself.
Russell -
Well, I'm back! I posted this one into the forum early yesterday morning, knowing for sure that it would produce comments. Had to go out of state to a holiday party, so was somewhat unsure of what I would see when I got back. Based on what I saw, I thought they would be mostly postive (and they are)...RL Chilton wrote:I just gotta respond to this one. At first, I was like Niels, Barnum & Bailey's theme song immediately jumped in my head. After looking a little closer, I started thinking that it looked pretty cool, even period-correct. Could do without the skull, the quadruple-colored engine scheme and the disppearance of some of the chrome, but hey, that's just me.
About the color: Dan, are you blind . . . IT'S PINK!! And, being pink, did you stop to think that you might be the wrong sex to truly appreciate the beauty? Well, at least I did, at first. Then, I was sitting here looking at it and appreciating the work that went into it and the idea popped in my head that some babe would just die for this car (you wouldn't catch me in a pink car, I don't care if it was a Deusy). Knowing that I was right, I dragged Vicki to the 'puter to put it to the test . . .
She said, "It's hideous." Oh well . . . I can still be glad we all have such diverse tastes. Otherwise, we'd all be driving the same car and car enthusiasm would be about as likely as Hudson coming out with a new model for '06.
I still think it's pretty cool, myself.
Russell
From what I see in the photos-
- The exterior is PINK, and a bright pink at that! I've been trying to think of a color that would have worked better...
- Noticed the grille, don't really like it or the skull. Although painting the chrome 'helps' the 'flow', I probably would prefer them left chrome.
- The interior appears to be red/white stripes - very nicely done, but unlike Dan, I don't have an appreciation of the eyeball in the middle of the dash.
- Love the detail on the engine, although all the different colors stand out too much. Didn't notice the rear air cleaner until it was mentioned, but once I took a look, I was even more impressed than before!
Like Russell, I was (and still am) of the opinion that 'the ladies' might like the car more than the guys, due to the color scheme. Could that have been, at least partially, the reason for the color scheme - to attract the ladies?
Overall - This is a very, very well done car. We are commenting on what is seen that is in 'plain view'. With the quality and detail I see here, there would be more 'pleasant suprises' from an on-site look at this beauty. Someone spent a lot of time (and $$) on it, and did a great job! -
Just had my wife look at the pics, first thing she said was "How Pretty" and "I Like It" Then she said it would be even better if it were all pink. Oh Well! Anyways, I like the car and the color is even OK for the mid 50s, early 60s. My Cousin had a 58 Chevy that was Jade Green Metalflake with Lime Green scallops on the nose. 348 with tri-power and 3 on the tree. All the guys in school thought it was the greatest thing on the road at the time. As for Von Dutch, Anybody that was into the Hot Rod scene has to know who He was.
Bob -
My wife liked it as well, her comment was that the white should be Dove Gray though.
That would really be in the style of the late 50's with the two tone and tri tone cars from Detroit. BTW...her build up car is a 1959 Mercury 'woodie' four door hardtop station wagon which we installed a 1967 Lincoln 462 (same style as the 383) and C6 into. She hasn't decided colors yet but the interior is red and white. -
First a disclaimer. I'm an Artist as some of you may know so I love COLORS of all kinds. So I had my wife look at the car and asked for her opinion without giving her any clue as to why I was asking her.
Her reaction was:
1. First there was a troubled look on her face and she asked, "You don't like that do you?"
2. "Looks like a lowrider from Southside San Antonio"
3. "It doesn't have the refined look of a well designed custom car."
4. "This guy wants attention."
5. "I would suggest him seeking psychological counciling."
Ok, Ok, thats enough honey!!!
Me? I sort of like the car. I could see myself driving it but I guess it would be without her sitting beside me.
Peace,
Chazwww.themodernartist.com -
Your wife is a smart woman and I think she hit the nail on the head.
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These comments had me scratching my head...:confused:mrsbojigger wrote:First a disclaimer. I'm an Artist as some of you may know so I love COLORS of all kinds. So I had my wife look at the car and asked for her opinion without giving her any clue as to why I was asking her.
Her reaction was:
1. First there was a troubled look on her face and she asked, "You don't like that do you?"
2. "Looks like a lowrider from Southside San Antonio"
3. "It doesn't have the refined look of a well designed custom car."
4. "This guy wants attention."
5. "I would suggest him seeking psychological counciling."
Ok, Ok, thats enough honey!!!
Me? I sort of like the car. I could see myself driving it but I guess it would be without her sitting beside me.
Peace,
Chaz
On the basis of comments "1-4 =5" (insert "any city" in place of 'Southside San Antonio') and based on what I have seen in quite a few 'car shows' and other events, this applies to an estimated 90% of the automobile builders, customizers, fabricators and/or restorers out there... Just to save a bit of time, might as well throw me into the '90 percentile' as well! BTW - Been meaning to ask... Anyone got an idea as to what that 'blue fuzz' is on the filters of the air cleaners?
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Wouldn't swear to it, but the blue fuzz looks just like the filter material you buy sandwiched inside of cardboard you put into your AC/Heat unit inside your house! Actually, wouldn't surprise me if it was . . . it is designed to filter the cat/dog hair and other airborne unmentionables out of your house, why wouldn't it work for the filter on your car?
Russell -
I'd say its a wrappable pre-filter or a washable filter element.RL Chilton wrote:Wouldn't swear to it, but the blue fuzz looks just like the filter material you buy sandwiched inside of cardboard you put into your AC/Heat unit inside your house! Actually, wouldn't surprise me if it was . . . it is designed to filter the cat/dog hair and other airborne unmentionables out of your house, why wouldn't it work for the filter on your car?
Russell -
Dan, you hit the nail on the head. It is a prefilter material that filters out the larger particles, preventing them from clogging up the final filter. We used this style prefilter on air compressors in the plant I used to work at, to keep the secondary filters from becoming clogged. It increased the lifespan of the secondary filters, from 4 weeks to 8 weeks. A 100% increase, and decreased costs by one quarter.( Had to pay for the prefilters) just wash the prefilters weekly.
Bob -
Figured that it was something like that... The color of those pre-filters really 'jumps' out at you, given the surrounding of the air cleaners, engine, intake, horn, etc...
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I'm late on this one, been away for the weekend.
Though the pink is not my color and I'm not into flatheads, I think its a beautiful ride! Well thought out. -
i'm the owner's son. and yes, he knows who von dutch is. his other hudson has von dutch stripes on it. and as for 'he just wants attention', of course he does! don't you want your car to catch some eyes?
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sed02010 wrote:i'm the owner's son. and yes, he knows who von dutch is. his other hudson has von dutch stripes on it. and as for 'he just wants attention', of course he does! don't you want your car to catch some eyes?
Absolutely. Don't we all, to some degree?
Russell -
Awesome! Just goes to show you what correct Hot-Rod parenting and schooling will get you...children who know a little bit about hot-rod history rather than "hey that's a cool looking eyeball..."sed02010 wrote:i'm the owner's son. and yes, he knows who von dutch is. his other hudson has von dutch stripes on it. and as for 'he just wants attention', of course he does! don't you want your car to catch some eyes?
Keep up the Great Work! -
thanks .son
