Marty Roth Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) On 11/29/2022 at 8:20 PM, Paul Dobbin said: I like anything in skirts, especially women and old cars with whitewalls. On 11/29/2022 at 8:25 PM, SC38dls said: Paul, I agree. I met my wife 54 years ago when she walked in a bar with a short skirt and great legs. Love at first site. dave s 1968 - era of miniskirts - I was to transport gifts from a friend's fiancee's lingerie shower. Long legs, short miniskirt, fantastic smile, amazing package - married over 52 years , 'nuff said --- Oops - make that 53-1/2 years Edited December 10, 2022 by Marty Roth (see edit history) 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Slightly off-topic but is a good case for skirts- Has anyone noticed women with ugly legs and feet are the first to put on a miniskirt and sandals?😏 Like some cars with not-so-great rear fender lines, skirts can be an improvement. And so as not to be accused of sexism, guys will do the same thing with shorts and flipflops!😬 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) 😁 Edited December 12, 2022 by nick8086 (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Fender skirts look fantastic on cars that are part of the 1940s-to-1960s aerodynamic movement, when they were trying to make cars look (to varying degrees) like teardrops or other aerodynamic shapes. The fender skirt ensures the consistency of the teardrop look. For example, I think an XK120 coupe looks much better with than without: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFordGuy Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 8 hours ago, rocketraider said: Club Coupe yes, but why do they make the 49-51 sedans look so frumpy? Amazing what a slightly longer rear deck can do for styling. Think 30s Lincoln-Zephyr coupes, which btw also look fantastic in skirts. Well observed. I don't like them on the sedans either. Also, I don't think they are "necessary" to make the Club Coupe look good. It shines either way, but the skirts tend to accentuate its slightly more rakish lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 8 hours ago, rocketraider said: Slightly off-topic but is a good case for skirts- Has anyone noticed women with ugly legs and feet are the first to put on a miniskirt and sandals?😏 Like some cars with not-so-great rear fender lines, skirts can be an improvement. And so as not to be accused of sexism, guys will do the same thing with shorts and flipflops!😬 Women with ugly Legs?? Nah, just some not as attractive as most.😁 Ben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachJC Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 The car I always think about if your talking about fender skits, is the 49-51 merc. I think this car looks better with than without. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Another case of 'split personality' is the 1970 Riviera. It was obviously designed for skirts, but I feel the full skirts reduce the 'sport' (as in Gran Sport) and really accentuate the 'personal luxury' look. I generally prefer the 'mini-skirts' on these, but would never put full skirts on a GS... And to beat this horse once more, I totally agree with @Pfeil and @rocketraider when it comes to the '65 - '66 full-size Pontiacs. We had a '66 Catalina coupe with skirts when I was a kid. I really didn't like them at the time, but now I think they can look really nice... ...so, I like these both ways! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31 LaSalle Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 9 hours ago, 1935Packard said: Fender skirts look fantastic on cars that are part of the 1940s-to-1960s aerodynamic movement, when they were trying to make cars look (to varying degrees) like teardrops or other aerodynamic shapes. The fender skirt ensures the consistency of the teardrop look. For example, I think an XK120 coupe looks much better with than without: totally agree look a different car with skirts just my personal opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 In the case of the 60s Pontiacs, the skirts both complemented and completed the "Coke-bottle" styling goal. I like them either way though I think the Grand Prix looks truer to form without them. Again, how well a car pulls off wearing fender skirts depends a lot on whether the skirt was "designed in" to the car's overall styling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Being a dark color blends the skirt to the body. If the car is a light shade it looks like a hang on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) On 11/29/2022 at 5:57 PM, Pfeil said: There is no way around some Cadillac's because of the structure behind the skirt. Still, most of the 57-58 Cadillac line was all about sweep cut, so much so they put wheel well molding on them to drive home the point. My favorite GM 57 car. I agree...the skirts on the early '60's Cadillacs work visually. It seems that for '60's era cars with heavily contoured rear quarters ('61 to '63 Cadillac, the big '65 Pontiac that you mentioned, '65 Chrysler, 4th gen T-Birds, etc.) fender skirts could work fairly well. However, it seems to me that styling during the '60's was generally moving away from those kind of contours. From a 3/4 view, the '65 Pontiac looks fine with skirts because the skirt gives continuity for the heavy contour line. From a side view (like you showed), though, the Pontiac looks better with the rear wheel well open - no skirts. It makes the car look less ponderous. Most cars of that era didn't have those contours. A '65 Impala, '65 Galaxie, or big '65 Olds (and all of those clean looking midsize cars of all makes) with fender skirts? I don't think so. Of course, fender skirts came back with a vengeance in the 1970's with the full size behemoths that Detroit was selling. I have less of an opinion about skirts on those cars because I'm less a fan of that styling, in general. The profile views of the '57-8 Cadillac you showed looks great. I can see why you like them. Cadillac got it right those years. Edited December 1, 2022 by JamesR (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) Big thumbs up to skirts on the 1965-1966 Pontiacs and even on the 1967-1968 big cars too. Definitely NOT on the 1961-1964 Pontiacs though. They seem like a popular accessory on the 1959s but on the 1960 model year I'm not so sure. Edited November 30, 2022 by The 55er added a word (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) I see alot of Pontiacs here that would look stupid and incomplete without the skirts. My 65 300 is that way. Edited December 1, 2022 by JACK M (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31 LaSalle Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Pfeil said: Being a dark color blends the skirt to the body. If the car is a light shade it looks like a hang on. love them on the dark car hate them on the light one what a difference a color makes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 3 hours ago, The 55er said: Big thumbs up to skirts on the 1965-1966 Pontiacs and even on the 1967-1968 big cars too. Definitely NOT on the 1961-1964 Pontiacs though. They seem like a popular accessory on the 1959s but on the 1960 model year I'm not so sure. Interesting what you said about the 59. Since the new 1949 models (probably before) there was a skirt option on a Pontiac. 1957 Pontiac has sweep cut styling (1st time), and there was a factory skirt for the car, but in 59 there was no skirt in Pontiacs option book. I speculate that Knudsen might have had something to do with that. lip bulge and shadows rolled lip causing sun refraction, shadow below it. Aftermarket. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) Depends on the car, but in general a thumbs up. Edited December 12, 2022 by Dave Gelinas (XP-300) (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Some 70's and 80's cars had integral skirts and would look funny without them. Mercury has the advantage over Ford even though both cars are styled similar because the Merc has smooth rear wheel arches compared to the rolled Fords, but both cars were made for a skirt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONTIAC1953 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 5 hours ago, pontiac1953 said: Definitely a car for a skirt. It sure looks amiss without it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Here's how to make an "A" body look larger than it is. Not bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 30s/40s, no. `49 and later, with OEM skirts, yes. They are naked without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, pont35cpe said: 30s/40s, no. `49 and later, with OEM skirts, yes. They are naked without them. You didn't read the earlier post? Lets look at a 1942 Buick Roadmaster that has "Air Foil body styling". The flowing line of the car starts at the front and exits through the end of the skirt. The car would look incomplete without it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 9 hours ago, Pfeil said: You didn't read the earlier post? Lets look at a 1942 Buick Roadmaster that has "Air Foil body styling". The flowing line of the car starts at the front and exits through the end of the skirt. The car would look incomplete without it. I could give those a thumbs up, they look to be OEM. I`m not going to slice and dice someone for their opinion.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 11/29/2022 at 7:48 PM, rbh3rd said: To my eye, they look just right on a Shoebox Ford coupe. Take the skirts off & install triple lake pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 50 minutes ago, George Smolinski said: Take the skirts off & install triple lake pipes. Problem is, you'd have to show it on Jalopy journal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, pont35cpe said: I could give those a thumbs up, they look to be OEM. I`m not going to slice and dice someone for their opinion.. They are GM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFordGuy Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 8 hours ago, George Smolinski said: Take the skirts off & install triple lake pipes. I'd drive it over a cliff before I'd do that. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 I wonder what my 74 mgb would look like with them? I could probably make one out of cardboard just to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRH Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Here's our 57, you make the call.Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 👍 71-76 Oldsmobile Custom Cruisers, 60s/70s Chrysler T&Cs, and some 40s and 50s wagons notwithstanding, most wagons shouldn't wear skirts!😽 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 This wagons wheel arch is not designed for a skirt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 An example from the current ""not mine" forum where fender skirls do no good. Don 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/3/2022 at 7:16 PM, DRH said: Here's our 57, you make the call.Don The pictures answer the question. Fender skirts are intended to enhance the visual sweep of the rear quarters therefore should not be defined or noticeable. The stamped-in flares negate that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Some skirts were actually part of the overall design as these promotional Plymouth models show.... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Skelly Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 While we're at it, here's a '67, then a '68, Fury III promo: No Sport Fury promo or kit was made by Jo-Han, but some or all of the kits came with the Sport Fury's bucket seats. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 From the "Not Mine For Sale" forum... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 I’d say if the car came equipped with fender skirts then I defer to the manufacturer’s better judgement. In the case of adding f/s to the car it is a matter of personal taste. No arguing personal taste. What is important is how the owner demonstrates his pride in owning the car. Is the car clean, neat, shows love and consideration? If all the positives are checked regarding time invested in caring for the car the fender skirts are insignificant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 This 1971 model Cadillac looks like a "welfare Cadillac" without skirts. Right up to the 1976 full size Cadi's. The restyled 77's look ridiculous with skirts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Turbinator said: I’d say if the car came equipped with fender skirts then I defer to the manufacturer’s better judgement. In the case of adding f/s to the car it is a matter of personal taste. No arguing personal taste. What is important is how the owner demonstrates his pride in owning the car. Is the car clean, neat, shows love and consideration? If all the positives are checked regarding time invested in caring for the car the fender skirts are insignificant. The problems can sometimes arise when different departments get involved. I can say that from experience. I've seen a beautiful car come out of styling and is finalized for production, and then the marketing people get involved and contact accessory development and put some accessory (like a skirt or some graphics) on the car that does not go with the styling of the car. The poor styling guy is pulling his hair out and BTW, has my greatest sympathy. Example, this pop art breaks up the flowing lines of the car and is considered (on the show field) stock. I bet the stylist didn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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