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Apr 12, 2011 11:28:34 GMT
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According to the current issue of Fast Car Magazine, the biggest new thing in the scene is to build your car yourself rather than paying someone else to do it. Erm, whats next "wheels should be round"? Young people today etc. etc. in the interests of balance and all that, I gotta say theres some decent ideas and decent treatments and even some rides in there I kinda like. Is the perceived gap between "them and us" narrowing?
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Apr 12, 2011 11:34:15 GMT
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For me, Retro Rides has always filled that gap between hotrodding and the hot hatch scene. This scene is all about rolling up the old sleeves and getting stuck in. No job too small, either. I like the quality of the work some of our more experienced fabricators turn out. But I also like the way that if a man can't fabricate things because he's an artist, the car gets art instead. You can't buy the quality of the ideas that come out of this scene.
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Apr 12, 2011 11:34:36 GMT
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I think the gap is narrowing, yes. I used to read the likes of FC, Max Power, Redline etc when I was a teenager, and there was very much an aggressive them-and-us mentality, like glueing fibreglass to your car was some kind of rebellious counter-culture statement. Having leafed through various similar mags in recent times, it seems a lot friendlier and more accepting; look at Fast Car's much-discussed rat-look feature of a little while ago, for example. The scene seems less insular (and less about pulling burnouts in car parks and swearing at the police) and more about showing interest in and taking ideas from different scenes, both emerging and established, from around the world.
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speedy88
Club Retro Rides Member
"Nice Cortina mate"
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Apr 12, 2011 11:36:29 GMT
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Nah, the moment they start seeing building volvos and morris's as cool, we'll take a step backwards and start pimping baths or something
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
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Apr 12, 2011 11:41:57 GMT
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LOL Built not Bought, probably the most inappropriately used sticker of all time.
I have no idea if the scenes are merging. I think there's more cross-inspiration between scenes. I haven't been "into" the hot rod scene since it turned into a caricature of itself, though I still love rods and will get one built soon once the other cars are out of the way.
Matt
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Garry
East Midlands
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Apr 12, 2011 11:49:58 GMT
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We're all car enthusiasts, going against the hum-drum norm of ''standard''.
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Apr 12, 2011 12:14:02 GMT
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I'd be more accepting of them if they didn't over use the term "gay" for everything. And bothered with any technical accuracy. Magazine gripes not scene gripes there...
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Apr 12, 2011 13:41:17 GMT
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LOL Built not Bought, probably the most inappropriately used sticker of all time. I have no idea if the scenes are merging. I think there's more cross-inspiration between scenes. I haven't been "into" the hot rod scene since it turned into a caricature of itself, though I still love rods and will get one built soon once the other cars are out of the way. Matt Some of us are still out there doing what we've always done Matt...and always will be . I've never been one to conform, the more of a caricature it becomes the more I'll try to do it differently.I've always tried to build with a 'twist'.
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con2k
Part of things
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Apr 12, 2011 13:55:11 GMT
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Built not Bought. How, just HOW can a fairly standard Mk4 golf on coilovers and some large BBS wheels warrant 'Built not Bought' stickers. How!!!!! FFS!
Sorry, back on topic...
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Apr 12, 2011 15:13:48 GMT
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I just hope it don't lead to a wave of bodged motors on the roads giving car nuts of any type a bad name
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Last Edit: Apr 12, 2011 15:14:10 GMT by Deleted
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Apr 12, 2011 15:15:35 GMT
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Did someone post a hell of a lot of retro-content i cant see? Or is it as lacking in this thread as i think?
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Apr 12, 2011 15:16:09 GMT
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super66
Part of things
Singer Chamois Coupe 1969
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Apr 12, 2011 16:30:17 GMT
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/\ AAhhhhhh the balance is restored, i feel much better now, my mind was getting all confussed with this text stuff without pics!
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EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
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Apr 12, 2011 16:37:23 GMT
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aaar i haz done an rection
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Apr 12, 2011 16:57:21 GMT
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Oh FFS, I think I've heard it all now. Wow, it has been deemed we can build our own cars now; gawd bless you sweet master! Some mags are now so hopelessly out of touch with the current modified car landscape it's not even funny. [old fogey] I can remember a time when the mags were a lot more diverse and a lot less segmented. Some breaking down of barriers is needed before we even come close to that level again. For all of it's many faults, this forum has one great advantage; it's mostly populated by people who aren't afraid to get stuck in on their cars. There's nothing wrong with a professionally built car of course, but theres more satisfaction to building your own.
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Last Edit: Apr 12, 2011 17:02:44 GMT by e21meister
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Apr 12, 2011 17:28:37 GMT
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if you can, you do if you cant, you don't (pay someone else) all depends on whether you have the geld innit some people are hands on and are able and it doesnt come down to cost some people don't know their from their elbow (no offence) so gives da man ideas (which all part of it also) and what theyve dreamed comes to life some people have the geld but no ideas and give to visionaries and let them create all part of the scene and just the way things are no harm in it?? - is there? and..............................
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Hirst
Posted a lot
This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
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Apr 12, 2011 20:23:52 GMT
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Do you really have to "build" a car though? I haven't built any of mine, about the most I ever seem to do is mess around with wheels and do the odd bit of paint and servicing. Will I not be a part of this new scene?
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Apr 12, 2011 21:32:09 GMT
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I thought Hirst-look was already a well-known scene. Mention Hirst-look to most people on here and immediately they will picture... Erm, beige three-box Japanese saloons . Does Fast Car still have loads of boobs and arses and "Call me now for £3.50/min for disinterested heavy breathing and dirty talk while actually I get on with that ironing" on the back pages? That's what still put me off buying Max power, even when it had occasionally nice stuff in it. It's just kind of embarassing, made me feel like a 12 year old too scared to just reach up for the real porn...
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary.
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Apr 12, 2011 21:47:09 GMT
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yeah Hirst-look, i have heard of that before, also heard that its going to be bigger than the VW scene ;D
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta 2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van 2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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BiAS
Club Retro Rides Member
Insert witty comment here
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Apr 12, 2011 22:01:28 GMT
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That is all
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(car+wheels)-rideheight=WIN
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