Deano Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Best part of this thread is Chris' contribution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecote Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) Agreed with Harry! I was never a fan of those cars!...Joe Edited April 12, 2014 by vettecote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarf Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 that looks like monster truck material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Are the taillights installed with one upside-down? -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Are the taillights installed with one upside-down? -MJS Yes, it looks that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Are the taillights installed with one upside-down? -MJS I think it's an optical illusion due to the two different angles you are seeing the taillights in the picture. IMO, 50'-60's-70's sheet metal does not work on late model bodies, the styline between the two just don't mesh. I do think using some new sheet metal such as a roofline can work on older bodies. This is another one that makes me want to say, "Why?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardik Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I must agree with Harry. The saddest thing about this atrocity is that the workmanship is top notch. It's like someone forcing DaVinci to draw cartoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I must agree with Harry. The saddest thing about this atrocity is that the workmanship is top notch. It's like someone forcing DaVinci to draw cartoons. What a perfect analogy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 The flames really does not help it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 The flames really does not help it.... There aren't enough flames in the world to help that thing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toner283 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 There aren't enough flames in the world to help that thing!!! Yes there are. But the type of flames that will help it use gasoline and a match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 There aren't enough flames in the world to help that thing!!! Sure there is Harry but they nedd to be the real ones nothing a couple of gallons of gas wouldn't fix. This is why you get an artist to do sketchs before you start the work so you can see the final product. As said the work looks top notch its the final product that is dismal. Also throwing flames on doesn't help flames just doesn't work on everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle potts Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Isn't that what they did in the 50's and 60's that everyone called innovative and imaginative? Personally for all the ugly BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH that people have attached to their cars, I personally think this one isn't half bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I have to admit I can admire the workmanship, but the end result is a disaster. You can't just slap together parts from several different cars and expect them to work together in a unified, cohesive way. That thing is just absolutely atrociously ugly. And as if it wasn't already ugly enough, those hideous green/gold flames add even more ugly to the mix. Yeah. The Econoline with the '57 Caddy bumper is no great prize, either. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I do have to say, every time I look at that thing it gets worse. Am currently tipping a slight bit shy of "crusher". jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 From Dad: would've looked better with a DeSoto front end. Art: A differnt color might help. A dark one would hide it well.... Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Really, the more I look at it, the more I think that the treatment here could have actually looked good - on a '61 Chrysler four-door hardtop wagon. On a Magnum all the elements are just too crowded together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooltas Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 that thing needs fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 When I see a post like this it's sometimes difficult to gauge just how awful a creation the car actually is. Therefore, it becomes necessary to bring out the preferred USDA Standard for horrendous kruise night kustoms... the "UGLY '57!" so that we may ask, "Is it worse than this?.... With the "UGLY '57," at a firm 10 on the horrendousness scale, careful analysis reveals that the Dodge Chrysler Cadillac Lincoln Magnum Wagon is quite close at a 9.27798! Very Impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'd drive it......really odd.....like me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzTom Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Here you go, the man behind the car. Check out the model cars that Mike built. http://www.fabulousfurnitureon28.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydime Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 All this and stock rims. Seriously though, wander which set of taillights actually work? I'd get really confused following that thing and looking for a turn signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 All this and stock rims. Seriously though, wander which set of taillights actually work? I'd get really confused following that thing and looking for a turn signal. Not only that, but it looks like it might be an AWD model, which sits an inch higher than the RWD car does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 It has a nmae, too...Cro-Magnum... http://www.helleronwheels.com/steves-cars.html And apparently it also won something at the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show... http://www.helleronwheels.com/ I'm torn...there is some stuff to like...the craftsmanship is top notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I'm torn...there is some stuff to like...the craftsmanship is top notch. All that craftsmanship can't hide all that ugliness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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