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Simeon57
Posted 2014-08-17 10:29 PM (#453361)
Subject: Forwardlook & Scallops?


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Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada		i know a lot of fellas believe in keeping cars original and on this board its pretty heavy with the forwardlook cars anyways what do yall think of these kustom painted cruisers



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BigBlockMopar
Posted 2014-08-18 9:06 AM (#453385 - in reply to #453361)
Subject: Re: Forwardlook & Scallops?



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Oh, two of the above cars are mine by the way so be careful what you say!
One of them is a Photoshop by the way.

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GaryS
Posted 2014-08-18 9:33 AM (#453393 - in reply to #453361)
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Location: Ponder, TX		I've always liked a well executed scallop design on a very mild custom. My favorite was a green '59 Dodge I saw in a magazine decades ago.
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fenix
Posted 2014-08-18 10:38 AM (#453399 - in reply to #453393)
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Location: atlanta		I was thinking of doing my car, but after seeing some color on it, i don't think i'm gonna do it. It's really the taste of the owner, remember the old saw, "Ya can't please everyone". If the owner likes it, that's all that counts, what's the point of building a car that everyone else likes but You don't, build your car the way you want it, not whether it will be accepted bu the crowd.
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mstrug
Posted 2014-08-18 12:53 PM (#453420 - in reply to #453361)
Subject: Re: Forwardlook & Scallops?



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Simeon57
Posted 2014-08-18 1:23 PM (#453423 - in reply to #453361)
Subject: Re: Forwardlook & Scallops?


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Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada		I personally like scallops to an extent but not all crazy and over board. there was a 1960 chrysler i had a picture of that was flat black white scallops and 57 plymouth wheel covers that was a nice looking car
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60 dart
Posted 2014-08-18 2:08 PM (#453426 - in reply to #453361)
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57burb
Posted 2014-08-18 3:06 PM (#453428 - in reply to #453426)
Subject: Re: Forwardlook & Scallops?



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(okay, I photoshopped the last one)
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d500neil
Posted 2014-08-18 3:32 PM (#453430 - in reply to #453361)
Subject: Re: Forwardlook & Scallops?



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This should be a separate message board, along with The Forwardlook Lifestyle.


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FwdLk56
Posted 2014-08-18 4:11 PM (#453437 - in reply to #453361)
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Location: Indiana		is "scallops" the official terminology?
i've always referred to door "indents" as 'scallops' (such as the 2011 thru present 7th generation Dodge Charger)...
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d500neil
Posted 2014-08-18 4:28 PM (#453440 - in reply to #453437)
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fenix
Posted 2014-08-18 4:50 PM (#453446 - in reply to #453361)
Subject: Re: Forwardlook & Scallops?



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FwdLk56
Posted 2014-08-18 5:05 PM (#453452 - in reply to #453361)
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Location: Indiana		apologies for the slight sidetrack, but what are the door "indents" such as on the 7th Gen Dodge Charger called? is there a proper terminology for them?
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Chrys 68
Posted 2014-08-18 5:17 PM (#453455 - in reply to #453361)
Subject: RE: Forwardlook & Scallops?



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I prefer flames

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FwdLk56
Posted 2014-08-18 5:46 PM (#453458 - in reply to #453361)
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i'll let the women do whatever they want to...
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d500neil
Posted 2014-08-18 5:47 PM (#453460 - in reply to #453455)
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ttotired
Posted 2014-08-18 6:38 PM (#453468 - in reply to #453361)
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Location: Perth Australia		I did contemplate a flame paint job for my dodge, but it just sort of got forgotten in the swirl of all the other stuff that was going on

I did save a few pictures of various paint jobs though, mostly chevs

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1960fury
Posted 2014-08-18 8:50 PM (#453488 - in reply to #453361)
Subject: RE: Forwardlook & Scallops?



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Location: northern germany		i can't stand any PAINTED ornamentation. i dislike the watson cars. that being said if its done with restraint, like bigblocks 57 above, i could live with it. the watsons plymouths (57/56) are so ugly (imo) and garish it hurts looking at them. watson must be of oriental descent... yes i know he wasn't

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b5rt
Posted 2014-08-18 9:04 PM (#453490 - in reply to #453361)
Subject: Re: Forwardlook & Scallops?



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Location: central Illinois		I remember the first time I saw scallops was on a 60 New Yorker and I thought "WTF?" I walked around the car several times letting it all sink in and in the end I felt it needed to be sanded down and done in a single color. I won't have it on my car but whomever likes theirs that way... have at it.
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FwdLk56
Posted 2014-08-18 9:10 PM (#453492 - in reply to #453361)
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Location: Indiana		not scallop related, but one of the coolest paint jobs i've ever seen was done with SARAN WRAP...
don't know "how", per se, but the guy explained the process and it was done with saran wrap of all things...

basically resulted in a "marble" finish with swirls of baby blue hues and blue-tinted pearl whites...
to "hear" the process, i thought i was going to run my hand across the fender and it be bumpy as all get out, but it was just as smooth as any professional paint job...
he's retired from body work and did professional paint jobs, but the saran wrap thing was his own thing after he retired...
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wild440
Posted 2014-08-18 9:20 PM (#453493 - in reply to #453361)
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StillOutThere
Posted 2014-08-18 9:45 PM (#453495 - in reply to #453361)
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Location: Under the X in Texas		ANY car in ANY colors painted by Larry Watson, especially his pearls with scallops and striping, I find to be extremely attractive. Larry's eye for color combinations and his fluid lines following form were a talent unequalled by any car customizer in my lifetime. Larry passed away within the last year.
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Beltran
Posted 2014-08-18 9:46 PM (#453496 - in reply to #453493)
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Location: Michigan		Well I became partial to them on my car. Didn't like it at first but more and more folks tell me it was the pinstriping of the Fifties. A lot of people stop and say they like them while I am at shows. Of course the wheels help to accent them as well.





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VAN HELSING
Posted 2014-08-18 11:48 PM (#453518 - in reply to #453496)
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Love that flat black '60 Chrysler 300 , 5th photo down in OP


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60 dart
Posted 2014-08-19 12:10 AM (#453519 - in reply to #453361)
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pretty much like lace . first time i saw wrinkle paint was almost 30 yrs. ago . just about the time lace was just about done , at least here anyway -------------------------------------------later
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57plybel
Posted 2014-08-19 5:56 AM (#453537 - in reply to #453361)
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I love the Larry Watson style paint jobs 'cause they don't fight the lines of the car ....

Thanks for the big pics of the 57's.. I've seen the green / yellow coupe that was done when the car was new but have never seen the burgundy/silver / gold 57 coupe before...

 

VERY nice pics!!!

 

 

 

 

Colin

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BigBlockMopar
Posted 2014-08-19 7:24 AM (#453542 - in reply to #453361)
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Location: Netherlands		On my black '60 NewYorker above in the 5th pic, I painted the pass.side first and after that the driversside. But the driversside looks better imo because I thickened up the lines a bit more.
I learned it all looks fairly easy on paper and in Photoshop, but once you actually sit down besides the car with a marking pencil and masking tape in hand, things don't seem that easy anymore. You really have to have a clear vision of what lines you want to put down before you start at all.

What I did found important, was that the painted lines should have an origin in something shiny like a bumper-edge or wheel hub, so the lines actually look like 'speedlines' as when the car is moving at high speed.


Here are some pics of the masking I did for both sides;

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FwdLk56
Posted 2014-08-19 9:25 AM (#453550 - in reply to #453361)
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Greg P.
Posted 2014-08-19 2:33 PM (#453573 - in reply to #453361)
Subject: RE: Forwardlook & Scallops?



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Beltran
Posted 2014-08-19 7:36 PM (#453610 - in reply to #453361)
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VAN HELSING
Posted 2014-08-19 9:46 PM (#453620 - in reply to #453542)
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BigBlockMopar - 2014-08-19 11:24 PM

On my black '60 NewYorker above in the 5th pic, I painted the pass.side first and after that the driversside. But the driversside looks better imo because I thickened up the lines a bit more.
I learned it all looks fairly easy on paper and in Photoshop, but once you actually sit down besides the car with a marking pencil and masking tape in hand, things don't seem that easy anymore. You really have to have a clear vision of what lines you want to put down before you start at all.

What I did found important, was that the painted lines should have an origin in something shiny like a bumper-edge or wheel hub, so the lines actually look like 'speedlines' as when the car is moving at high speed.









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Wow, that's your car Herman, sorry if I got the name wrong, was nearly going to say it was a NY.

Love it, gotta be one of the coolest looking cars I've seen for a while, love the paint job, wheels, ride height etc etc etc. , any other pics of it anywhere ( on here or elsewhere ? )

Cheers,

Terry.





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WDJ40
Posted 2014-08-19 11:25 PM (#453629 - in reply to #453361)
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Location: Mystic, Connecticut		I like mild custom paint jobs on Forward Look cars. Not so much full out restomod conversions.

A quality custom paint job will always draw attention to the car.

The only opinion that counts is the car's owner. Do they like it? But remember, not everyone may like what you do.

My wife and I were looking for a house several years ago and the realtor told us that the seller had just completed a $10,000 new master bathroom. Purple tile, lavender toilet, lavender tub, lavender shower, grape blinds and violet wall paper.... wow....

As for resale, IMO you might be better off selling the car in stock condition.

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FwdLk56
Posted 2014-08-20 8:18 AM (#453652 - in reply to #453361)
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