Chopped Top
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Chop - to lower the top by removing a section from the window posts and windshield.
Chopped Cars
Joe Brienza's 1929 Ford Model A Coupe
Henrik Forss' 1930 Ford Model A Coupe - Hollywood Howler
Chris Casny's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe
Joe Tully's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe
Ralph Stone's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Norman Kopp's 1932 Chevrolet Coupe
Bruce Olson's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Conrad W. Jacobs' 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe - "The Klondyke Koupe"
Jim Papworth's 1932 Ford Roadster
Jon Grinager's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Sonny Kahal's 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan
Sven Sandberg's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe - The Glowing Coupe
Wayne Knudsen's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Dutch Young' 1933 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Mike Young's 1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Ron Price's 1933 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Joe Brienza's 1934 Ford Convertible - The Brienza Special
Ron Maxwell's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Charlie Grantham's 1935 Ford Pick Up
Gene Winfield's 1935 Ford Shop Truck
Alf Rasmussen's 1936 Ford Convertible
Allan Winward's 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe - "Miss Scarlet"
Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Ed Park's 1936 Ford Convertible
Ed Pink's 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe
George Barris' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Jon Fisher's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
R.I. Steere's 1936 Ford Convertible
Ray Giovannoni's 1936 Ford Roadster
Glenn Johnson's 1937 Ford Coupe
Gene McCrickard's 1937 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe
Arto Riip's 1937 Studebaker Dictator Coupe - Miracle
Arthur Lellis' 1939 Ford Convertible
Bill Collins' 1939 Ford Convertible
Bill Pearce's 1939 Ford Convertible
Bob Calahan's 1939 Ford Convertible Sedan
Clarence Patterson's 1939 Ford Convertible
Harry Keiichi Nishiyama's 1939 Ford Convertible
Jerry Moffatt's 1939 Ford Convertible
Bill Henderson's 1939 Mercury Convertible
Eddie Dominguez' 1939 Mercury Convertible
Jim Kierstead's 1939 Mercury Coupe
Kalle Jonasson's 1939 Mercury Convertible
Fred Crellar's 1940 Chevrolet Convertible
Johnny Aguirre's 1940 Dodge Business Coupe
Bob Creasman's 1940 Ford Coupe
Fred Cain's 1940 Ford Coupe
Nick De Simon's 1940 Ford Coupe
Paul McGill's 1940 Ford Convertible
Ted Graziano's 1940 Ford Sport Custom
Al Andril's 1940 Mercury Coupe
Dick Owens' 1940 Mercury Convertible
Jimmy Summers' 1940 Mercury Convertible
Johnny Zaro's 1940 Mercury Coupe
Kevan Sledge's 1940 Mercury Coupe
Dan and Ken Hiramoto's 1941 Buick Century Convertible - Raven
Don Holland's 1941 Ford Convertible
Harry Rusbach Jr's 1941 Ford Coupe
John Vara's 1941 Ford Convertible
George Contaoi's 1941 Mercury Coupe
Peter Brock's 1946 Ford Convertible - The Fordillac
Tommy Thornburgh's 1947 Studebaker
Jack Crabbs' 1948 Buick Roadmaster - The Black Flame
Glen Patrick's 1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster
Jim and George Bernardo's 1948 GMC Pickup
Tom Piantkoski's 1948 Mercury Convertible
Qvintus Brusefält Ån's 1949 Chevrolet
Spencer Murray's 1949 Chevrolet
Jim Galvin's 1949 Ford Tudor
Lloyd C. Hammond's 1949 Ford - The Majestic Lady
Lloyd Myers' 1949 Mercury Convertible
Sam Barris' 1950 Buick Sedanette
Erik Lind's 1950 Chevrolet
Bill Hines' 1950 Ford - The Bat
Edward Meritai's 1950 Ford
George Egan's 1950 Ford Convertible - The Apollo
Richard Gregg's 1950 Ford Pickup - The Capri
George Mizzi Jr.'s 1950 Mercury Convertible - The Purple Bug
Ralph Tyrone Scarfo's 1950 Oldsmobile 88 Hardtop
Phil Macchiarella's 1950 Plymouth Four-Door
Chris and Jeni Johnson's 1951 Ford - The Emerald
Robert Ansetta's 1951 Ford Crestliner
Fred Rowe's 1951 Mercury Convertible
Larry Ernst's 1952 Ford Convertible - Pharaoh's Pacer
Nick Cozzitorto's 1952 Ford F-1 Pickup
Ron Fagundes' 1952 Ford Victoria - The Ronbardue Kart
Loma O. Johnson's 1952 Kaiser - The Johnson Special
Jack Nethercutt's 1952 Oldsmobile Holiday 98 - The Vienesse
John Bozio's 1953 Buick Roadmaster
Mikko Kiviniemi's 1953 Chevrolet
Roger Miret's 1954 Chevrolet - "Morphine"
Bill Layman's 1954 Mercury
Scott Roberts' 1954 Mercury
Barry Atkins' 1955 Chevrolet
George Barris' 1955 Chevrolet Truck - The Kopper Kart
Harry Hoskin's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Vic Collins' 1955 Chevrolet Truck - The Kopper Kart Klone
Al Neblett's 1956 Oldsmobile Four-Door - The Batmobile
John Hychko's 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk - The Polynesian
Rich Pichette's 1957 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
George Garcia's 1958 Ford Ranchero - The Tiago Ranchero Clone
Peder Behr's 1960 Chrysler New Yorker
Richard Zocchi's Second 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix
Dave Stuckey's 1965 Pontiac Catalina
Helge Solberg's 1967 Chevrolet Camaro - Low'n Blown
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