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Nov. 1, 2011 8:46 p.m. novaderrik Dork

moparman76_69 wrote:

Proof that the rat rod craze has jumped the shark.

nah.. that happened when people were spending $20k to get paint jobs that made their fiberglass replica Model T bodies look like they had rust holes.. i first saw that in the late 90's.
Nov. 2, 2011 3:35 a.m. The0retical New Reader

Makes me think of:

Yea I know its unrestored rather than retro modded but still. Seems like its just a cash in on the rat rod craze.
Nov. 2, 2011 12:16 p.m. SilverFleet HalfDork

So... The faded and chipping paint, one primered fender, and rust holes on my 1979 Trans Am are "in" now? Sweet!
Nov. 2, 2011 1:05 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

novaderrik wrote:

moparman76_69 wrote:

Proof that the rat rod craze has jumped the shark.

nah.. that happened when people were spending $20k to get paint jobs that made their fiberglass replica Model T bodies look like they had rust holes..

...and Street Rodder encourages this stuff with how to articles
http://www.streetrodderweb.com/tech/1009sr_patina_paint_job/viewall.html
Nov. 2, 2011 5:26 p.m. ValuePack Dork

patgizz wrote:

ValuePack wrote:

Not a rat by any means, it just screams "La Carrera Panamerica" to me

thats kinda what i went for.

Then you succeeded. That's exactly what I'd build into an old rig of the period if I had the real estate, cash flow, time, tools, or talent.
Nov. 2, 2011 9:30 p.m. novaderrik Dork

SilverFleet wrote:

So... The faded and chipping paint, one primered fender, and rust holes on my 1979 Trans Am are "in" now? Sweet!

yeah, and i was at the forefront of the trend when i got my Nova in '99..