)Pre-50's "modifieds" or T-roadsters
Body-on-frame with paint optional (!?)
Turtle deck or stock-length PU bed
Short (or no) windshield
Steel wheels or wires w/ drum brakes
4-Bangers or flatheads for power
Chrome pieces rare
50's and 60's
Channeled body
Exposed gas tank or bobbed PU bed
Numerous chrome pieces
Nice paint/flames
Wide whites, chrome reversed rims
Or, mags w/ blackwalls
OHV V-8's and flatheads for power
60's and 70's
Channeled body w/ California rake
Flames, pinstripes and scallops on paint jobs
Exaggerated big-'n-little-look rolling stock
Really wide mag wheels in rear
Motorcycle front wheels/tires
OHV V-8's abound/flatheads rare
Lots of chrome
70's and 80's
Fad-T's are "in"
Channeled body w/bobbed bed
Tall windshields w/tops popular
Wild paint treatments w/ lace & fogging
Chrome & brass abound
IRS setups become common
Blowers likewise
Front disc brakes typical
80's 90's
Nostalgia style is back "in"
More conservative paint treatments
High-end look finishes w/new paint formulas
Safety features like front disc brakes/seat belts standard
V-8's still most popular engine, tunnel rams abound
Auto trans the norm
Radial tires give better handling
90's to Present
Many body styles are popular
Mail order parts sources proliferate
"Rat" style w/ deep kickups seen a lot
Tubs and Kookie-style still typical
Technology evident in engines
"Nostalgia" engines popular (flatheads, nailheads, hemis)
TBI and EFI common
Much improved braking systems