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Re: Chrome: too much or not enough
This tread was better without the photos,how to ruin a beautiful car.
This tread was better without the photos,how to ruin a beautiful car.
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Re: Chrome: too much or not enough
I agree, for me it's overkill but, if one really wanted to go this route, the very least would be to fabricate the chrome so it fits. This is just a bad hack job. IMHO,,,,Originally posted by ISSYRO View Post2004 Merlot Premium. 2013 Honda CRV, 2019 LTV Unity.
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Re: Chrome: too much or not enough
I think you're half right !Originally posted by Quickdraw View PostComment
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I just priced all those chrome stick on moldings at Pep Boys. It is just way too expensive for me so I guess I will have to leave mine alone." Le sigh"Comment
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Re: Chrome: too much or not enough
This car was designed the way it looks for a reason. It is way too small to do all this ridiculous looking "mods" on it. IMO, wheels, tires, and other subtle changes to make it your own is fine.
I understand its your car and your money and can do whatever you want to it, But I've seen some on the road and also on this site that look like a Mexican Taxi.
I guess thats why they make vanilla and chocolate!Mike & Jana
Med. Steel Blue/Med. Steel Blue/Partial Blue
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Re: Chrome: too much or not enough
LED bars in the lower radiator intake is interestingWe're lighter. We're faster. If that don't work, we're nastier.
We're gonna make history.Comment
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Don't like the hood scoop embellishment. Where did he get the fender skirts? I've got better rims and grill.
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Re: Chrome: too much or not enough
You have to do a lot of bad things to make the absolutely gorgeous and elegant Mountain Shadow Grey look bad. He succeeded....Although I would like to see the interior as I have always liked the combination on a '57Last edited by RustyFrye; May 11, 2017, 07:51 PM.Bird is the word.....
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956)Comment
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Just plain ugly. Nor for me.They are Here. Scotty, beam me up!IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE
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Looks like something we've seen in the Philippines!Comment
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There's more than one of those? Incredible!Originally posted by AZTB View Post
The grey with red interior is stunning.Comment
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OMG !! I wish I never saw the photos !!
As fellow travelers, we must consider this, however. I am sure that the owner of this car thinks it is the prettiest car he has ever seen. I saw a young kid driving a Pontiac Aztec (need I say more?) with fancy wheels on it, and that kid was as proud of that car as ANY of us are of our cars. So, we just grin and bear it.
I am reminded of the Seinfeld episode where the young couple had the baby that was HIDEOUS. George, Jerry, and Elaine tried their best to cover their shock, but when Kramer looked into the crib...........................................PRI CELESS.Allen, TX
The best trophies are miles on the odometer, stone chips in the paint, dead bugs on the windshield, and the occasional smell of manure.Comment
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Re: Chrome: too much or not enough
Remember the AMT 3-in-1 model kits in your childhood? (They're still available.) You could build the car as stock, race, or custom. Bet I'm not the only one here who, first time out, put everything in the kit on the car. And didn't paint it.
(I got better. Even won a ticket to the Indy 500 in one contest.)- Ted
Titusville, Florida
We're all Bozos on this bus.Comment
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Re: Chrome: too much or not enough
Back in the early years there was a company in Las Vegas called Hot Chariots that made fiberglass fender skirts like these. They hosted a meal for the group during Desert Thunder I. The owner of the company had painted his retrobird purple and changed the seat inserts to match. It was one of the very first total repaints (besides the Galpin cars) any of us had seen. If I remember correctly, internal strife among the partners resulted in the company folding in a couple of years or so.Originally posted by Quickdraw View Post
As for the subject of this thread, in my opinion the only add on chrome these cars need to look great are the hood scoop and NM wheels.21 years, 174K miles, 48 States X 2 & DC, 9 Canadian provinces, 8 European countries, 3 Caribbean Islands, 3 Hawaiian Islands, 100+ National Park locations, 150+ T-bird events, 190+ retrobird diecasts/models, 13 TOTM pics & some very special friends...THANKS TBN !Comment
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