Gramps2u Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 I ran across this video that should inspire your modeling pleasures. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdSMONep4BA
slusher Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 That is sad to see all those classic cars sitting in the weather...l enjoyed seeing them..
TheRX7Project Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Some of those are downright sad- like the SS Camaros and the Shelby GT350 and those old Jags, and the Dino! Just tossed aside and left to die... A few of those looked to have been actual race cars... if only they could talk.
Guest Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) How do you get rust on a Vette? The 63 early on has it. Some rare iron in that video. Edited June 22, 2013 by midnightprowler
DrKerry Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Saw mine in there, back quarter of the 65 Impala with Ingram services on it.... The frames on Vette's are steel and will rust. Other than that you won't see it on the body panels.
Dennis Lacy Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 The frames on Vette's are steel and will rust. Other than that you won't see it on the body panels. The bodies are also re-inforced with steel structure and that will rust too. Sometimes during restoration it is necessary to cut the body open and repair the inner structure. Moisture is a Mo-Fo.
turn1wonder Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Had a '73 Camaro SS-RS that had a rear spring perch come up through the trunk and I parked it at my Parents. My Dad had a strange sense of humor. When it was dragged away there were 2 dead skunks under it. Bob
Pro Wrench Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 I won't even watch the video. I'm enough of a car nut that it would litteraly stress me out seeing rare cars rotting away.
Guest Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 The bodies are also re-inforced with steel structure and that will rust too. Sometimes during restoration it is necessary to cut the body open and repair the inner structure. Moisture is a Mo-Fo. This rust is on the body panels though, not on framework or support structure!
chevyfever2009 Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 At least alot of the cars are in or under some kind of shelter
Gramps2u Posted June 23, 2013 Author Posted June 23, 2013 Amazing how many Vettes are in the video. Yes I noticed the rust on one Vette & was dumb founded how fiber glass could rust.
lanesteele240 Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Just glad i did not see any two doors. Hate to get that kicked up again. Sorry if i did. Just ignore this post
Project510 Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 I made it 1:20 then had to stop it.. too much pain haha
Gramps2u Posted June 23, 2013 Author Posted June 23, 2013 Now Did I spy a couple of Delahaye's in that video? Interesting.
Jeff Johnston Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 no wonder they play funeral music n that video. It is really sad... I mean a Ferrari Dino sitting rotting : Seriously ? (I know a Dino not a "Ferrari"....you know what I mean). The longer they sit the harder they are to restore and the less someone will want to. I guess people don't want to part with their past. If i has a 57 Corvette sitting and rotting away that I knew I could never have the $$ to restore I'd sell it and buy something done I could enjoy.. hmm...
Dr. Cranky Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 I love seeing pictures like these because they spark more dioramas. Thanks for sharing.
Gramps2u Posted July 14, 2013 Author Posted July 14, 2013 I love seeing pictures like these because they spark more dioramas. Thanks for sharing. Your welcome my good Doctor! Glad to inspire from the expired!
clovis Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Let's not forget that old cars sitting out in the open or stored away in barns, garages or car ports are generally someone's dream. Most people are sentimentally attached to those cars, no matter the make, model, or year...in any condition, whether they are meticulously stored or left rotting away under a tree. Generally speaking, the guy that pulled an old car into a barn still has hope, after all these years, to repair and restore it, so he or she can enjoy it in all of its glory. And truthfully, even a '64 Mustang convertible, even highly optioned, and with an original V8, that has been left in an Indiana field for the past 22 years is worth what to a collector? $500? Okay, let's go on the high end of $2,500. To those who own those cars, and still own those dreams, $2,500 is not really going to make any difference to them whatsoever. And in their mind, once it is gone, it is gone forever. While I am still on a soapbox, this topic leads me to something else. I have a close friend that owns a solid '69 GTO that he bought over 10 years ago, and got a killer deal on it. The car had been stored for about 15 years before he got it. The body is straight as an arrow, but the body is really, really rusty with surface rust. He has spent a ton of time and a good bit of money getting it road ready, and the motor is super strong, and sounds great with new 3" exhaust. But paint and body is going to cost what...$6,000 or more? A new replacement hood would cost $1,000 plus shipping. Not everyone has that kind of money laying around, and not all of us are willing to use a credit card to pay for it. You wouldn't believe how many people walk up and say idiotic things like "You ought to fix that up and paint blue flames and put Chip Foose rims on it" or "Dude, you need to get that painted" or "If that was mine, I'd __________". It is funny that not a single person has offered to pay for $1,500 worth of interior work, or pay $52 for a reproduction side marker lens. And it is really funny to see all the people who make offers to buy the car, and think they are going to steal it for $800. My friend has over $1,000 in new tires and exhaust alone. While I also hate seeing cars rot away, and left unattended, I also realize that the saddest part to seeing old Detroit iron is that someone's unfulfilled dream is sitting there wasting away, day after day, year after year. And more often than not, those broken dreams were a result of health issues or a death in the family. And to me, that is really heartbreaking.
The Modeling Hermit Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Back in the 70s there was a 56 Ford 2 door hardtop with a continental kit sitting in a farm pasture just east of Albia Iowa. I stopped a couple of times to see if the owner would sell it but he said fe was going to fix it up. I saw it about 10 years later filled with bullit holes and sinking into the ground. In that short lenght of time it was past restoration.
crazyjim Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 I'll the people who let those car rust & rot away are the type that would kick their dog.
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