Hudson Jet- With or Without Skirts

[Deleted User]
[Deleted User]
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Due to popular demand....does my Super Jet look better with skirts or without?

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  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    I'm gunna' have to say without. With the skirts, kind of makes the car look a little "thick" in the back. Doesn't really look bad either way though, IMHO.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    54 HSWH wrote:
    Matt,

    in case you happen to find a set of Jet fender skirts for sale, please let me know.

    Thanks,

    John

    I'm always on the look out for Jet stuff, you never know when you'll need it. There've been a couple sets on eBay in the last year, but they went for more money than I wanted to part with.
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    My opinion is WITH the skirts.I love that filled in look.Finishes off the back end.
  • MikeWA
    MikeWA Senior Contributor
    With, but just by a hair. Cute as a bug either way.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    There is a pair of these skirts for sale on eBay right now. The guy does not know what they are from but they are Jet skirts NOS as well.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Here's those skirts 51hornetA was talking about. Bid away!!!!!
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-HUDSON-FENDER-SKIRT-SET_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42611QQihZ014QQitemZ330210724696QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
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  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Really comes down to what you like. I also like it with the skirts, but then what do I know about much of anything :)



    Hudsonly,

    Alex Burr

    HudsonTech

    Memphis, TN
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    She looks pretty all dressed up - keep the skirts on the girl!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Simply, Yes
  • frank spring
    frank spring Expert Adviser
    I have a set of used skirts available if someone is looking. Ed
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Keep the skirts on!!! The Jet gets a bad rap anyway! So keep them on she looks more expensive!! AND MORE CLASSY!!



    Barry Smedley

    53" Super Jet with skirts
  • faustmb
    faustmb Senior Contributor
    hoosiercrosley wrote:
    Keep the skirts on!!! The Jet gets a bad rap anyway! So keep them on she looks more expensive!! AND MORE CLASSY!!



    Barry Smedley

    53" Super Jet with skirts



    I agree. The skirts make the car stand out a bit more. Love the jet.



    Matt
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Matt,

    I hate to admit it but I like it better with the skirts off. I like the white walls showing off like that. I think the skirts make it look kind of boxey.



    Harry
  • Sarah Young
    Sarah Young Senior Contributor
    I'm a big fan of the extra embellishments the fifties had to offer on cars, especially skirts. Even so, this one's a hard call since you've got the wide whitewalls. If it was a Jetliner with all the side trim, I'd be 100% on the skirts. Without the side trim, I guess it depends on what mood you're in when you take her out for an afternoon. Perhaps you should rely on the old saying, "If you got 'em, flaunt 'em." I've got a set I look forward to seeing on mine.
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    Just to throw a spanner in the works - I too love the Jet, have had one for 37 years, but I think the skirts give it too slabby an appearance. However, a Continental Spare wheel on the back, now that really sets them off. I thnk two-toning, with a light coloured top also suits them, helps relieve that slightly top-heavy look.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I think you should put a Pope bubble on the roof to give it a little height.



    Harry
  • hudsonjeff
    hudsonjeff Senior Contributor
    looks better with skirts
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    It's your car, but I think with the whitewalls it looks better with them OFF.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    skirts on makes the rear overhang a little excessive in my opinion
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Matt, a lady will always keep her skirts on! I like the skirts. Uncle Bill
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Matt, hopefully the picture of the backend of a 54 jet with skirts and continental kit will be displayed. The Jet was in a garage so I did not get a very good picture of it. But, I do like Jets with skirts and kits.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Yeah, just showing the back end with the skirts looks pretty good. When I looked at the whole car with skirts I thought the skirts took away from the overall look. I love skirts on cars but I think the jets are too tall and short so the skirts made the car look even shorter. Plus the white walls really looked good showing like they do.



    Harry
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Thanks to everyone for voting!

    I was hoping the poll would end up 50-50 so I could have a skirt on one side and not on the other LOL.

    Maybe I'll put the skirts on for a while...
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Matt, even though I voted no skirts I think you have a sharp car their and it's going to look pretty good with the skirts and white walls. I have a new appreciation for the Jet after seeing yours.



    Harry
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    frank spring wrote:
    I have a set of used skirts available if someone is looking. Ed





    Do you still have the skirts and are they for Jet? Let me know. PM me with the price. thanks:cool:
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Matt, pictures don't do the Jet justice. I was down at Bill A's last week and came face to face with a Super Jet he is working on. It was the first one I have seen in the flesh. It is a good looking car in person. Pictures make it look much boxier than it actually is. I still like your car better with the skirts off.



    Harry
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Thanks Harry!
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