Greg Myers Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 So do custom cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I wonder if the guy that did this knows about the Druid Princess. That thing is hideous. The PT, not the custom car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) My opinion on Ed's car Edited April 14, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'd call the first one a P-U cruiser. (BTW, I finally got it Greg -- you're doing a Jeopardy version of your posts. Phrase the answer in the form of a question. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Really just trying to get people thinking. Must be the teacher comin' outa me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Really just trying to get people thinking. Must be the teacher comin' outa me. Do you remember what happened to Socrates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Then you'll just have to look the other way, as many have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Ouch. I get your point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Is that PT Liberace's limo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) Is that PT Liberace's limo? Oh please. Even Lee had some standards. This would make him say "Remember when I said 'Too much of a good thing is wonderful'? Never mind." Edited April 14, 2014 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) I remember seeing that, Sebastians Death, in the National Gallery in London when I was a kid. Edited April 14, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Really just trying to get people thinking. You got me thinking they're both hideous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 ewwwww is all I can think of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 You got me thinking they're both hideous. I agree. Just thought of Roth's Druid mess when I saw it and thought I'd share with everyone here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I've always liked the Druid Princess, it's even my background at the moment.... always wondered why it never made it into kit form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrindy77 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 When I was a little kid and dad took my to the winter car shows...I never gravitated towards the show rods. Show rods are an aquired taste for which I have never acquired. They remind me of the custom themed motorcycles that Orange County Choppers build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Show rods... the "Miley Cyrus" of the automotive world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 The Druid Princess is obviously based on QE II's coronation coach. Just think how much street cred she would have today if she had gone to her coronation in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuzzed Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I didn't even like the over-the-top show rods (nor overdone customs, for what it's worth) when I was a kid. They're an art form, and not everyone appreciates all types of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydime Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Here we go starting threats to make fun of things again...rather ridiculous and immature for a "teacher" to do this repeatedly. Way to discourage expression of creativity on a site that's designed to encourage and showcase it. Let's just forbid that the car in question may have been created for an express purpose. Heck, let's just ban anything designed to modify a modern compact car or truck. Or even worse, lower/bag/juice anything that Greg Myers might see. BTW, AGAIN using a misleading or vague title to capture everyone's attention. Should've paid attention to OP before wasting my time. Edited April 17, 2014 by Skydime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Here we go starting threats to make fun of things again...Way to discourage expression of creativity on a site that's designed to encourage and showcase it... No, not really. Here we go again trying to thwart somebody pointing out poor, awful, ugly design. There's good looking stuff, and then there's hideous in EVERY genre, and teaching people to look farther than just "different" and to recognize "taste" and "proportion" and "flow" is a good thing. I mean, they have things called "design schools" that help students learn how to differentiate between this... ...and this... Of course, if YOU like the first one better and want to say so, that's OK too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuzzed Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I've heard said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". Also, "One man's ceiling is another man's floor." And: "I can't define pornography but I know it when I see it." As I said in my previous post: "Not everyone appreciates all types of art." That goes for any genre, any form of any art. That's the way of the world. There are those who look at a work by Dali and wonder "WTF?"; that could probably be said for the Mona Lisa, too. I don't see anyone in this thread discouraging anyone else from building anything. Members are expressing their opinions in this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Let's just forbid that the car in question may have been created for an express purpose. Now that you've said that, I could see this being a car built for weddings or something similar, I seriously doubt it was built as a custom show car. It seems it was built tall enough to stand in, a mobile chapel perhaps? As with some of the other oddball customs that have been posted lately, the craftsmanship seems to be of good quality. Edited April 18, 2014 by Psychographic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Yes, there are others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) My original post was generated by several things, first a funny ( my opinion, sorry if I offended any here, understanding, of course that many of you may like the style of the car pictured) picture reminding me of Ed Roth's last attempt at building an outrageous show car ( I think he succeeded). Second , a thought ( my, there's an original idea) that many good things come to us from racing and race cars ( i.e. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=88476 ) Yep, last thought here, the car pictured ( from a great time waster site I might add;http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2013/10/31/daily-picdump-961/picdump-961-17/ always funny, always thoughtful http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2014/04/13/daily-picdump-1087/ ) made me wonder if anything has ever come to us from the show car circuit ? Sorry if my original post was submitted too simply for some to understand, must be the "Teacher" in me. Was I trying to incite something here? Yes, Thought. Edited April 18, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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