View Full Version : New trend 55 sheet metal grafted to late model
Boones
10-26-2003, 04:13 PM
This one had them standing 5 deep at Charlotte this weekend.. so now that the 50 ford/89 T-bird thing has been done.. The chevy guys wanted to get in on the fun.. I think this was a caprice but maybe a Monte Carlo?
Anderson
10-26-2003, 04:16 PM
actually i think its a dodge product...and ugly as hell
at first sight it looks like a way sectioned car, but the big ass hump in the front fenders and the to low bottom of the side widows just kill any could have ben cool thoughts
jonizzle
10-26-2003, 04:22 PM
it's a cool(?) idea...but i think some ideas are better left on paper or in the head. looks like a caprice or Monte Carlo, but those review mirror looks like the ones Dodge uses on Intrepid. oh well...i don't really care what it is...i think it's ugly.
CharlieLed
10-26-2003, 04:24 PM
After lookin' at this car, the Morris Minor on ebay doesn't look so bad now... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Unkl Ian
10-26-2003, 04:33 PM
It's a late model Caprice.Looks nicer than some.Looks like they molded the rear doors closed.Got any more pics?
Baumi
10-26-2003, 04:36 PM
Now it´s for sure: shit can´t be polished...
Not my type of car at all,
But, the work in that thing looks incredible...even if i don't like it!
Rat...
Boones
10-26-2003, 04:41 PM
The car was not my thing but the workmanship looked good.. here is a shot of the interior
Unkl Ian
10-26-2003, 04:45 PM
NOW I hate it. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I’d tell him,
Sir, I do believe you is oddly misshapen,
and I'd like to talk to your Phrenologist 'bout dis infliction.
Paul
Deuce Roadster
10-26-2003, 05:01 PM
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I saw it..........did NOT like it but you have to admire the craftmanship. Very well executed.
Not my style and was ..........a late model used car lot ride with a early nose....... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
I wish I could do that kind of metal work and paint ..... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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deuce
10-26-2003, 05:05 PM
a late model at a good guys show? i guess they needed the entry fee.
sport
10-26-2003, 05:05 PM
interesting http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gifThe workmanship looks to be top notch. It just looks a little funny with that big lump in the front fender.I do like the dash tho.
Boones
10-26-2003, 05:17 PM
duece, what do you mean late model.. looks like a 55 so must be a 55 right.... I was going to put a model A grill om my 91 caprice when I had it so I could attend the NSRA Nats.. sold it before getting it taped on...
deuce
10-26-2003, 05:41 PM
wink-wink nudge-nudge.....yeah right.
PEDDRO
10-26-2003, 05:47 PM
Looks about as gay as the 55(?) Ford done over here with a late model roof and interior that turned up at the NSRF Nats. Seriously UGLY, but somehow won BEST Kustom!!!
Yes, we do have in-breds in Oz!!
old beet
10-26-2003, 05:53 PM
Also seen, Camaro/53 Stude.....OLDBEET
lucky
10-26-2003, 07:07 PM
i know the builder and although it's not my cup of tea, he showed me all of the build pictures and the amount of fabrication involved was mind-numbing.....very nice work
Revhead
10-26-2003, 07:16 PM
That's a caprice? those windows and roofline look awfully like neon. Some interior parts look like dodge stuff too. Caprice or whatever it should be buried in the middle of the pacific.
on second thought maybe an intrepid. those door panel and front seats look almost identical to my moms car.
Mai Ki-Ki
10-26-2003, 07:37 PM
yeah peddro, that aussie ones a piece of shit....I wish some ppl would get a 'designer' to at least look at something before they build it. Some ppl have no ideas about proportions etc.
maiki
Sam F.
10-26-2003, 07:46 PM
..thats SOOOOO 10 years ago,,,,hahaha,,actually im pretty sure its a CHRYSLER with chevy sheetmetal,i saw it in like the new street rodder mag(i think)
MercMan1951
10-26-2003, 08:30 PM
I think that is a Chrysler product, like an LHS or concorde. I looked at My Implala, the roofline and side glass is totally different. Maybe it would have looked better if they used a Caprice/Impala...I don't care for it. Then again, I didn't care much for the Bird/Shoebox either.
safariknut
10-26-2003, 08:38 PM
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This one had them standing 5 deep at Charlotte this weekend.. so now that the 50 ford/89 T-bird thing has been done.. The chevy guys wanted to get in on the fun.. I think this was a caprice but maybe a Monte Carlo?
I have to agree with the majority;a ton of work that looks to be done well but not my style.I 'm enclosing pix of one I took at the Ty-Rods show several years ago that was done(IMHO)in good taste.
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safariknut
10-26-2003, 08:39 PM
the rear view
hillbillyhellcat
10-26-2003, 09:15 PM
That 55 thing was a Dodge Intrepid. Gross lookin.
Grumpy
10-26-2003, 09:21 PM
yeah, its a mopar something. I saw it at GG's in Columbus. I hated it, but was drawn to look, like passing an accident and rubbernecking.. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
studeboy
10-26-2003, 10:25 PM
2dr Dodge Stratus maybe??? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif The wheelbase looks too short for an intrepid. If the front fenders had a gentle slope instead of the huge lump this car would look a thousand times better. I do however have to give this guy credit for doing something totally different. It takes some thick skin and some major cajones to pull this off. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif Eric
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30roadster
10-26-2003, 10:45 PM
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I’d tell him,
Sir, I do believe you is oddly misshapen,
and I'd like to talk to your Phrenologist 'bout dis infliction.
Paul
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no...i'd tell him you want to volunteer your services as a phrenologist http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif wanna borrow my baby sledge? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
lucky
10-26-2003, 10:56 PM
it was a concord
k9racer
10-26-2003, 11:48 PM
The top could pass for a 51 Kaiser maybe he should build a Kaiser next time.The good guys let that in but will turn down a 23 T Volkswagen powered auto. Thank you for posting.
choprods
10-27-2003, 01:02 AM
They also ran my old friend out at Des Moines-[on sat afternoon] because he entered a 65 Impala wagon.....[third year for same car at same show by the way!!!!!Oh and wonder why the guy didnt glue the 55 sheetmetal on an AMC PACER- -that way nothing was wasted or ruint http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif!
PEDDRO
10-27-2003, 10:39 PM
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PEDDRO
10-27-2003, 10:43 PM
....and again. Very bad.
A Ford with a Mitsubishi roof and interior. Almost vomited when I saw it. Lots of time, skill, paint, etc....for very little reward.
remember the beer comercial a few years ago that asked "why ask why?"...
Anderson
10-27-2003, 11:53 PM
That Fordsubishi looks a lot better than that '55. I think it works alright when more than the front and rear clips are used. That means no akward grafting of totally different body panels. it all just flows a lot better. '53 Stude/Camaro (done right) = good idea.
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