What is a car mod that is generally unpopular, but you secretly like?

[obs.caleb]

This is going to get hated on but honestly I like the carolina squat mod on trucks it looks cool but like many mods serve no purpose or advantages.

[iamsuperdan]

Definitely unpopular, but I'm not even secretly liking it. I'm fully out and liking these.

 

EV conversions on classics.

 

[Cool Hand]

I like big wheel cars, when they have good wheel fitment. I hope to build a scale model inspired by this car sometime in the future.

Edited April 3 by Cool Hand

[stitchdup]

i like seeing purist cars cut and modded. this is a real one

 

[JollySipper]

13 hours ago, obs.caleb said:

but honestly I like the carolina squat mod on trucks

The mods done to these trucks are irrelevant, as the only truck duty they see is pulling an empty trailer around..........

[iamsuperdan]

20 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

i like seeing purist cars cut and modded. this is a real one

Although not my taste, I absolutely LOVE that Liberty Walk took a genuine, real Muira and cut it up!

It's crazy, but it works. 

[Russell C]

12 hours ago, stitchdup said:

... purist cars cut and modded. this is a real one

From your image, I was thinking, "Naw, that's just a really nice 3D illustration", but no, I found it elsewhere, it really is real.

[ksnow]

Rear window louvers. A whole lot of them on 80s F-Bodies and Mustangs. Don't see them much any more, I always liked them.

 

[SpeedAndViolence]

Flared fenders on 60's/70's era muscle cars....  I absolutely love the SCCA T/A look... 

 

Edited April 4 by SpeedAndViolence

[catpack68]

I know a lot of people don’t like them, but I really like the 71-75 Impala/Caprice Classic(Donks) with the bigger wheels/tires. As long as the wheels are not too big and they are done in good taste.I even have plans to build a couple of them.

[Goose1957]

I always hated those fake spare tires on the back of '80's Cadillac Seville's. Although, now they take me back to a simpler time.

 

Jeff

[espo]

46 minutes ago, Goose1957 said:

I always hated those fake spare tires on the back of '80's Cadillac Seville's. Although, now they take me back to a simpler time.

 

Jeff

We used to call these conversions the "Blue Hair Specials". 

[1930fordpickup]

On 4/2/2025 at 10:13 PM, obs.caleb said:

This is going to get hated on but honestly I like the carolina squat mod on trucks it looks cool but like many mods serve no purpose or advantages.

The trucks from the grandchildren of the gasser fans In the 60s and 70s. 

[FoMoCo66]

On 4/4/2025 at 9:58 AM, SpeedAndViolence said:

Flared fenders on 60's/70's era muscle cars....  I absolutely love the SCCA T/A look... 

 

I absolutely love these cars, especially the 67-68 coupes. The Trans-Am series cars always have a place in my heart.

[slusher]

On 4/2/2025 at 9:13 PM, obs.caleb said:

This is going to get hated on but honestly I like the carolina squat mod on trucks it looks cool but like many mods serve no purpose or advantages.

These trucks some had metal framing in the front to hold them permanently like that I believe they was outlawed in Tennessee.  Accidents and unstable at interstate speeds.  I have not seen one in a while.

 

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/squatted-trucks-banned/

Edited April 6 by slusher
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[Cool Hand]

On 4/4/2025 at 2:10 AM, stitchdup said:

i like seeing purist cars cut and modded. this is a real one

@stitchdup Im liking the look of this one so far by LBWK

Edited April 13 by Cool Hand

[stitchdup]

20 minutes ago, Cool Hand said:

@stitchdup Im liking the look of this one so far by LBWK

very cool, i wonder if it would work on the 70s camaros

[James2]

Haven't seen one of these in a minute, but as a child I thought it was cool....

[Cool Hand]

4 hours ago, stitchdup said:

very cool, i wonder if it would work on the 70s camaros

There is a few, but personally I like the Pandem version.

 

[stitchdup]

6 minutes ago, Cool Hand said:

There is a few, but personally I like the Pandem version.

 

I've got the c1 trans kit for the smokey firebird but choosing wheels for it is tough. I want to build it and have everything except wheels ready for it but none are really floating the goat

[Jordan White]

11 hours ago, James2 said:

Haven't seen one of these in a minute, but as a child I thought it was cool....

[TarheelRick]

On 4/5/2025 at 9:10 PM, slusher said:

These trucks some had metal framing in the front to hold them permanently like that I believe they was outlawed in Tennessee.

They were outlawed in North Carolina also, based on the Ralph Nadar manifesto "unsafe at any speed". Always thought they were uglier than sin, and serve no useful purpose whatsoever.

[rattle can man]

I'm looking for those custom VW parts from the Revell 1:25 beetle kit! I bought a kit from an online auction just to build that version, but the custom parts are MIA, except for the grille.  If anyone has them, perhaps we can trade?

 

[slusher]

There outlawed here and other and other states..

[stitchdup]

3 hours ago, rattle can man said:

I'm looking for those custom VW parts from the Revell 1:25 beetle kit! I bought a kit from an online auction just to build that version, but the custom parts are MIA, except for the grille.  If anyone has them, perhaps we can trade?

 

you should be able to make the parts if you cant find them. its just flat shapes