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I think it cars modified in a style appropriate to when they were available cheaply second-hand.
e.g. A Mk1 Escort with Mexico or bubble arches, and peroid wheels (e.g. Minilites, Revolutions, RS 4-spokes etc.) is oldskool.
A Minor with wide steels, rostyles or slotmags and a peroid modified (or almost stock) interior is oldskool.
Pops with slotmags or Cragar 5-spoke and 4"-over back wings.
With rods it's really anything pre-billet, but the jury's still out on 70's style resto-rods.
You know the sorta thing.
That said, the period modified Nova mentioned earlier also qualifies, as does a '70s-style custom van.
In short if if make older petrol-heads like me (I'm 41) think "I remember seeing cars modified like that", then it's oldskool.
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Last Edit: Jun 9, 2006 9:19:10 GMT by moggyman
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MWF
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Oldskool is in the pants of the beholder
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Oldschool? What I say goes...  |
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I think it cars modified in a style appropriate to when they were available cheaply second-hand. e.g. A Mk1 Escort with Mexico or bubble arches, and peroid wheels (e.g. Minilites, Revolutions, RS 4-spokes etc.) is oldskool. A Minor with wide steels, rostyles or slotmags and a peroid modified (or almost stock) interior is oldskool. Pops with slotmags or Cragar 5-spoke and 4"-over back wings. With rods it's really anything pre-billet, but the jury's still out on 70's style resto-rods. You know the sorta thing. That said, the period modified Nova mentioned earlier also qualifies, as does a '70s-style custom van. In short if if make older petrol-heads like me (I'm 41) think "I remember seeing cars modified like that", then it's oldskool. Does this mean that you would look at a totally stock un-modified older car (70s corolla, imp, etc) and not automatically think "that's an oldschool car"? I guess it does have something to do with your ages group. To me, 70s cars are oldschool, as I was born in the mid 80s, I never even knew these cars existed untill I was about 12 and that was then the early 90s. |
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It's a bit like the Matrix. No-one can be told what oldskool is, you have to see it for yourself...
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Last Edit: Jun 9, 2006 13:20:01 GMT by Samage
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It's a bit like the Matrix. Ah A load of pretentious old plums then. Sounds about right. |
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Heh, true!
(For the record, I think the Matrix trilogy is over rated shash. I just thought that particular line was relevant!)
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Last Edit: Jun 9, 2006 15:10:20 GMT by Samage
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