God is in the details...

Phantom · 27 Apr 2006 at 15:36

JRS said:
It's been relisted

no wing mirrors, door handles (fair enough!) ... but no front lights? i guess thats a 'no driving in the dark' then!

Mr Joshua · 27 Apr 2006 at 15:36

penski said:
Thanks to HoodRide, my new desktop at work is this.

*n

I can see the appeal of cars like that that have some serious power under the bonnet, very sleeper-esque.

JRS · 27 Apr 2006 at 15:37

merlin said:
Shed.

Nope....don't see the similarity to be honest.

paradigm · 27 Apr 2006 at 15:38

Although the real shed looks better cared for

thelankymatt · 27 Apr 2006 at 15:53

Steve said:
I'm still in love with this stunner which I believe was one of yours

OMG.... *spoink*

Yep, that does something for me. :cool:

Sanchez · 27 Apr 2006 at 16:00

paradigm said:
Although the real shed looks better cared for

And I think I'd rather be seen in that too!

Paint job on ther car and I like it but as is.....I'm not too keen.

penski · 27 Apr 2006 at 17:31

Steve said:
Rust is beautiful, the texture and variation of colouring always enchants me.

I can see what your talking about *n

Thanks, dude.

To me, you can see a life in that car...It looks like it lived through the fifties as a rod then got rolled into a garage, already painted with flames...Then, 50 years later, someone found it, rolled it back out, sorted the suspension, stoppers, rims, tyres, engine and a couple of bits of brightwork and hit the street/strip.

That car has a history you can see and feel; nut and bolt restorations never will.

*n

Gilly · 27 Apr 2006 at 17:34

merlin said:
Shed.

burns · 27 Apr 2006 at 17:44

penski said:
Thanks, dude.
That car has a history you can see and feel; nut and bolt restorations never will.

*n

True, they do have a story for the person who put all of that time in to the car though. I've never been that bothered about cosmtics on any of my cars though. As long as they go and stop and go round corners I'm hapy

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Firestar_3x · 27 Apr 2006 at 17:46

Waits for Xzibit to 'pimp my ride' or someone to 'unpimp ze auto'..... Looks like a total wreck.

Spanker · 27 Apr 2006 at 17:59

Awesome stance, shape, design (split screen, low roof) Just need a nice a decent paint job imo.

penski · 27 Apr 2006 at 21:46

Although it'd look good painted, it looks far, FAR better without...

*n

SoliD · 27 Apr 2006 at 22:24

just dont get it! looks horrific! some of your cars i get but these rust ones i dont see the appeal!

Durzel · 27 Apr 2006 at 22:36

Steve said:
Rust is beautiful, the texture and variation of colouring always enchants me.

I can see what your talking about *n

I for one love these little beauties you keep throwing up, not all to my taste to be fair but I can always see why your feeling it.

I'm still in love with this stunner which I believe was one of yours

Yeah, all that corrosion and signs of metal decay really do it for me too.

Nothing more alluring in automotive terms than a car showing the signs of rotting from the inside out.

.....are we looking at the same picture because all I see is a neglected car badly in need of a new paint job. :confused:

Acolyte · 27 Apr 2006 at 22:41

That car is quite mental, id love one with flames down the side, really love the daunting look that rods give.

paradigm · 27 Apr 2006 at 22:44

penski said:
Although it'd look good painted, it looks far, FAR better without...

*n

As i said at the start of the thread, horses for courses. IMO it looks vile unpainted, almost like its on its way to be crushed into a cube.

JRS · 27 Apr 2006 at 23:12

Durzel said:
Yeah, all that corrosion and signs of metal decay really do it for me too.

Nothing more alluring in automotive terms than a car showing the signs of rotting from the inside out.

.....are we looking at the same picture because all I see is a neglected car badly in need of a new paint job.

Mate, what are you on about? Where's this metal decay - all I can see is surface rust on account of the paint having been stripped off it by the sun over the years. It's probably spent most of it's life in Arizona. 'Rotting from the inside out' - again, where? No holes that I can see from that shot. I suspect that it's been treated to prevent decay on the chassis, all the rubbers will have been either maintained or replaced. As for "neglected"....knowing the owners of cars like that, I doubt very much that it's neglected in any way.

Iamzod · 28 Apr 2006 at 01:04

That black 1966 Riviera is nice.

However the car in the opening post just looks nasty.

Zip · 28 Apr 2006 at 01:09

You can find them around the towns around deserts and old farms in Australia. Just laying on the side of trhe road.
You can get old rust buckets like that at chenobyl if you not affraid of radiation poisoning.
Sorry penski but thats the worst car i think uve posted

Rust is homogay tbh

PardonTheWait · 28 Apr 2006 at 01:39

Rust is awesome. OP wins.