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Mar 21, 2007 14:18:43 GMT
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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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Mar 21, 2007 14:21:44 GMT
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I like it. Its when the formula is applied to a previously ok condition mk2 golf that it gets my goat.
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Mar 21, 2007 14:22:46 GMT
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I don't like it, But i think that's more to do with my not liking these 'phantom 37' things.
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Mar 21, 2007 14:24:16 GMT
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Rusty fibreglass is a step too far IMO. Full credit to the chap for knowing what he wanted and how to achieve that.. it does look OK, in that pic. But up close it would be sooo obvious. In the UK, it's something that might make sense (as rusty things become mushy things so quickly), but in warmer / dryer climates you can achieve the modern running gear but exposed rust style without a problem surely? It's a good idea, but pretty difficult to execute properly
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Mar 21, 2007 14:25:01 GMT
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I was looking for pics of that car for a thread a couple of weeks ago. Its seeing the before pic that annoys me. If you have enough money to go out there and buy what looks like a top notch glass 3 window 37 rod and then have it turned into a mock rat-look fashion item, why not go out and find someone to build you a real deal older looking car but with all new running gear. Or leave that one shiny with period style scallops, steels, caps and whitewalls. In my opinion he doesn't "want" a rat rod like car. He wants to get magazine exposure.
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Mar 21, 2007 14:26:03 GMT
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In this case I like, he knew what he wanted, planned it and did it. nice twist its like a giant air fix!
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Mar 21, 2007 14:28:37 GMT
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Reverse turd polishing at its finest
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Mar 21, 2007 14:29:45 GMT
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Just read the article, apparently the magazine editor got death threats when they put it on the front cover !!!!! ??
Perhaps someone is taking the whole thing a bit too seriously ?!? crazy.
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Mar 21, 2007 14:30:35 GMT
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what about the guy with the Brookville bodied all-new all-repro '32 Ford claiming it was a barn find? Where does it end?
I ike older cars, they have a story to tell, especially older rods or racers or whateber.
I am somehow ambivalent when it comes to faking it, you can;t fake the story, or if you try you are basically a fraudster...
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Last Edit: Mar 21, 2007 14:31:40 GMT by akku
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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rob0r
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Faux patina - cool or fool...rob0r
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Mar 21, 2007 14:42:40 GMT
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I know someone who bought a mint Beetle, drove it like that for a while, and then stuck on a poor condition bonnet so it could be "hood ride" or something... Not my kind of thing.
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E30 320i 3.5 - E23 730 - E3 3.0si - E21 316 M42 - E32 750i ETC
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Mar 21, 2007 14:49:44 GMT
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I know someone who bought a mint Beetle, drove it like that for a while, and then stuck on a poor condition bonnet so it could be "hood ride" or something... Not my kind of thing. That sounds not cool.
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Mar 21, 2007 14:57:16 GMT
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I think it looks great! The idea of changing a car for a fresh look, or indeed as Seth says, for more magazine coverage actually appeals to me a lot. Trends and fashions aren't necassarily a bad thing to me. The guys seen a trend and applied it to what he had and I think the results are rather splendid. Cool or fool? Cool, and blinkin' clever too.
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Mar 21, 2007 15:06:30 GMT
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i actually quite like that. he wanted to change the way his car looked, and so he repainted it. fair play. i don't care about his reasons, thats his business, but i like the end result. Hes gone down the same route as anyone who has pinstriping on their car - just his is brown, and with a fat brush ;D Its only paint. a few years back a chap called Toby did similar with a bus. He 'painted' on the patina. I remember that was criticised. I saw it in the flesh at volksworld show that year and was really impressed, i thought it looked great.
i totally agree with AK - i love cars with a history and a story to tell. But i don't mind 'immitators' .... as long as the don't bullsh*t about its history
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Mar 21, 2007 15:17:09 GMT
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Spending cash to make your car look misused = dumb Not having any cash to spend on straight panels and paint because you blew it all on a crazy engine = cool
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MWF
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Mar 21, 2007 16:25:22 GMT
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Love it - top bombing!
If it had history then it would be icing on the cake.
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Rob
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Mar 21, 2007 16:39:44 GMT
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I agree with Alistair in that you can't fake the story. Embellishing the truth maybe (making rust worse or in a more visible place to get a look) but I think it has to be genuine. There's a 'glass bug in the Uk aint there ? And a VW powered Renault Dauphine (that's a guess)? I thought these were'glass ? have I been misled ??
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Last Edit: Mar 21, 2007 17:42:22 GMT by Rob
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Rob
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Mar 21, 2007 16:40:23 GMT
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Spending cash to make your car look misused = dumb Not having any cash to spend on straight panels and paint because you blew it all on a crazy engine = cool spot in IMO . . .
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Mar 21, 2007 17:30:17 GMT
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At least they didn't ruin a proper car to build it, like so many others do.
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Faux patina - cool or fool...DarrenW
@darrenw
Club Retro Rides Member 74
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Mar 21, 2007 17:44:29 GMT
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I don't mind people buying "distressed" denim jeans, brand new from a shop. I don't mind that when I was at school, if you got a pair of brand new white trainers you'd deliberately scuff and get them mucky to take the "newness" out of them. I don't mind when hip hop artists sample old records and deliberately leave the scratches and crackles in. I don't mind if someone wants to make their car look old or worn artificially
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Last Edit: Mar 21, 2007 17:44:41 GMT by DarrenW
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street
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Mar 21, 2007 17:52:03 GMT
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I definately appreciate a real patina'd car, mostly because it speaks volumes about the cars history and how and why it got to that condition, why its still on the road etc.... Its the same reason I really love to see odd coloured panels on older cars, like a mismatched door or wing; it just evokes a whole story about what the car and owner are about.
Fake patina is still cool IMO because it evokes these emotions in the people that see it, despite it bieng faked. And while it would be tons cooler to have the real deal, as Pog said, its just not practical in this climate if you want your car to last more than a few years....
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