MrBuick Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Although judging from the opinions of many people I talk to, the '70 Chevelle is the general favorite year for the car, I've always been more partial to the '71-'72, but this just looks terrible...so much work went into making something so ugly.http://einstyn.com/einstyn-chopped.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 The body colored grille and bumpers aren't doing it any favors, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Although judging from the opinions of many people I talk to, the '70 Chevelle is the general favorite year for the car... Not for me. '70s Chevelles all look bulky and puffed up to me. The best looking Chevelles were the previous generation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I would prefer it stock but I don't hate it. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 That poor '72 Chevelle! What did it ever do to anyone to deserve THAT fate?It looks like a bad Chinese toy/diecast. That roof is just horrendous.Other than the roof, I could tolerate the rest of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 The lines don't flow very well. Not as easy to take a 1:1 builder back to stock. That one is pretty much ruined. Better put it on Ebay and see what they can get for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I think part of the problem is that he over chopped the roof. It really messes up the proprtions. However he is pleased with the car and it is his car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I've seen a lot worse than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Now that '57!Eye-Bleach, I need Eye-Bleach.Exhibit # 4521 in the "Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should" sweepstakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I think part of the problem is that he over chopped the roof. It really messes up the proprtions. However he is pleased with the car and it is his car. It's not "over chopped" so much as having been chopped by someone with no sense of proportion and line. The yellow thing was one of the ones I tried hard NOT to emulate when I built this back in 2012. This is a 4" scale chop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I was thinking that someone here chopped one of these Chevelles, and it didn't come out anywhere NEAR that horrific looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Not for me. '70s Chevelles all look bulky and puffed up to me. The best looking Chevelles were the previous generation... I agree! My all time favorite Chevelle was the '68. You're right Harry, the '70-'72 always looked a little "bloated" to me. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 The in-progress shot shows how awful his sense of proportion was. He calls himself einstyn.....dorkstyn is more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I say leave the chopped tops to the '30s-60s cars.There's no reason or excuse to chop the top on a muscle car IMO.They already look low & lean enough.I mean, if he wanted it to look lower, why jack up the suspension?Looks absolutely stupid! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I've seen a lot worse than that. That's just heinous! I wish I had not just eaten! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 That's just heinous! I wish I had not just eaten! Steve They didn't hurt anything, it's a four door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 They didn't hurt anything, it's a four door. Even a 4 door does not deserve that sort of treatment! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Yea but when's the last time you seen a '57 Chevy 4dr hardtop? It's got to be one of the rarer body styles of '57. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Here's a better pic of the front and interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I hate talking bad about peoples custom (at least in their eye) But that looks like the back brakes worked better than the front brakes. Did a fast stop and got a stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 (edited) Yea but when's the last time you seen a '57 Chevy 4dr hardtop? It's got to be one of the rarer body styles of '57.Funny that you mentioned that. Back in 67 we chopped up a 57 4dr hardtop with axes and hack saws for the scrap money. It was a a perfect car with all the trim (I think some was in a gold finish. I think it was red with a white top. No engine, tranny or title (I bought it for a penny from a guy at high school) so scrap it became. I still get a tear in my eye when I think about it. Edited May 7, 2016 by Jon Haigwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Posting a negative comment about an ugly turd of a car, especially one that's had a lot of time and money poured into making it ugly, seems to ruffle some feathers around here.It's interesting. Apparently that "everyone's a winner" mindset being shoved down kids' throats is sneaking into and coloring the way people react to carp.Yes, whether you LIKE something or not is entirely subjective, but there are principles of good design that are entirely objective.There are a lot of designs I don't particularly LIKE, but that still work well from a design standpoint (shape and line, proportion, etc.)Calling a turd a turd, especially when the turd-caller has some established design cred, can only make for a better world filled with fewer ugly turd-things.Both that '57 Chev and the Yellow Chevelle are turds, design-wise. Shape, line, proportions...nothing about the modifications even remotely begins to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Another 2 to the list of... just because you can, doesn't mean you should. That poor Chevelle and 57?The Chevelle just looks goofy and the other is kind of a mix of a Chevy bodyshop, Vette tail lights, Avalanche customized headlights, a 57 Chevy and who knows what else. To each his own, I guess. As long as the owner likes that's what matters. Just hope they don't try to sell them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 There's this, And then there's this, Beauty is not always in the eye of the beholder! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Beauty is not always in the eye of the beholder! Bravo Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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