Love that interior. Gator skin on the seats is too cool and would be super cool in something like a early 50s late forties style custom. Like a 40 merc or 36 roadster or 3 window.
That's a lot of work for a car that the average person will still think looks like shit and is a piece of junk because the paint's shot.
I really like it. I suppose the good thing about it being 'unpainted' is that you would not have to worry about stone chips, parking ding etc which means that it will get driven more and harder! If it was mine I would paint it the original colours and make it a real 'restomod', maybe wind the back down or the front up a notch to level out the stance and just use it everyday. As for the interior.... I like it. But I reserve the right to change my mind later! P.
The term you are referring to (from the '60s: coined by Gray Baskerville) was Resto ROD, not 'mod'. Brock Yates said 'Restomod', with some poetic license. People quote you when you're 'published'... Look again at that 'gator skin. Reminds me of the old plastic seat covers they used to sell at Newhouse Automotive and J.C. Whitney in the very early '50s. That shit should be left on Goodguise cowboy boots. And Ditto on the steering wheel and pedals...
Restomod was a later term, perhaps riffing off of resto rod. A lot of non-car folks find the idea of barn finds to be very interesting, so I can see why folks might get excited about a patina car like that. Nonetheless, it's only a sleeper to those who know nothing about cars. To those that do, the wheels and tires give it all away.
Like the gator leather, it looks rough and cracked like the outside finish, But the fact that it prolly cost more than I make in a year does kill the buzz. It's not something I'd build, but i have no issues with making a car safe and drivable while maintaining a style you like.
I am aware of the source of Resto-Mod, although maligning Brock Yates for his ignorance on a particular car's style doesn't ring well with me. I don't have a problem with someone of his stature coining a descriptive phrase or term. RestoMods certainly ARE Ghay-Ass, in the worst way. A nice 57 Vette body sitting on a 2012 Frame with 22" conestoga wagon wheels is just plain ugly. As a true hotrodder, resto-mods provide nothing to appreciate and lots to despise. I'm tired of seeing nice looking 28-32 rods (hot or street) with larger bling wheels and tires that look like they belong on a 'drifter' car.
I kinda like it. I dont mind the updated chassis, dont like the body finish nor wheel/tire choice. I think the iterior is pretty wild, but theres something about it that throws me off, but i dont know what it is. I guess w/ a quick paint job and a shoe swap it could be a bitchin daily.
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