MK2VR6
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Mk2 Golf GTi 90 Spec
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Nov 29, 2013 19:24:53 GMT
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Personally not a fan of any of the coach-built adaptations. However, if all of us were attracted to the stunners, who'd be there for the fuglies? Hail the fugly fans! On the flip-side, this one is a case of when coachbuilding goes right...  |
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Nov 29, 2013 19:41:36 GMT
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Is it me or does the zagato ferrari look like the rover v8 2 seater prototype?
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Last Edit: Nov 29, 2013 19:42:56 GMT by Imperial
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Nov 29, 2013 21:24:53 GMT
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And just to point out, a coachbuilt car is just that, like a suit from a tailors, you have what you want, providing you have the money to pay for it. So don't shot the coachbuilder, he's just trying to earn a living. And the owners who have their fantasies turned into metal, good luck to them, they're spreading the money around and making the world a more interesting place. ^^^^ This. I spent over ten years working as a designer for a consultancy that specialised in disgustingly large yachts. Sometimes a similar ethos in terms of taste etc, however it paid for a lot of people's salaries (designers, engineers, fabricators, suppliers, painters, trimmers, carpenters, welders etc), as is the nature of most bespoke items due to their construction being so labour intensive. As for the cars in this thread, whether they are the pinnacle of automotive art (or not) isn't really the point. The mere fact that they exist, and that someone chose to commission such unique, personalised exotic vehicles makes them interesting.  |
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chaseracer
Part of things
If you have to ask why, you will never understand...
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Nov 29, 2013 22:21:26 GMT
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 Citroen XM headlights? That must be bloody terrifying to drive at night... |
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EmDee
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Committer of Autrocities.
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Nov 29, 2013 23:27:11 GMT
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I know I'm probably in the minority but I still like them all. Having owned a bug eyed multipla I realise that I have issues, but I do think that tastes change with time. Also having been a designer in a previous life I know how frustrating it is to create something you hate for a demanding client. Let's give them a break and celebrate the good ones.   |
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Is it me or does the zagato ferrari look like the rover v8 2 seater prototype? was thinkin the same |
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tofufi
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 Ferrari 330 GT by Zagato  Ferrari 250GT Spyder by Zagato These two are awesome. I'd happily have either...  The first one reminds me of one of my all-time favourite cars, the Lamborghini Espada...  |
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60six
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This thing always hurts my eyes - the fact they just added straight-edged windows to the rear bugs the hell out of me!  |
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Some 9000's, a 900, an RX8 & a beetle
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This thing always hurts my eyes - the fact they just added straight-edged windows to the rear bugs the hell out of me! Next time you see a Volvo 240 estate, look at the rear doors:  Same doors as the saloon, but without the saloon's sloping roofline at the back. Door top slopes down while roofline doesn't. I never knew that until someone at Area 52 pointed it out and now I can't stop looking at it. |
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary. |
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I'd rather see a thread of nice cars than a thread of cars you don't like ... it is very un-RR to be honest.. and this is the second such thread. :/ very un rr I thought it was a forum for people interested in retro cars in general I think threads like this are interesting seeing some coachbuilders ideas of how a car should look not just about cars everybodies got to love |
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stefan
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If it isn't broken fix it till it is
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Love the rolls estate, always have and would one to smoke one around
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POWER IS EVERYTHING WITHOUT CONTROL
1985 Honda jazz
1997 Saab 93 convertible
2010 transit 280
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very un rr I thought it was a forum for people interested in retro cars in general I think threads like this are interesting seeing some coachbuilders ideas of how a car should look not just about cars everybodies got to love It is literally the MOST RR thing. It is in many ways what makes this place, this place. From here (2nd point) : retrorides.proboards.com/thread/45829/retro-rides-modus-operandi-readIt isn't that this thread is about cars that are perceived bad, it is the intent going in is to ridicule them. The Acceptable In The 80's thread has a lot of dubious taste, but it is affection for the dubious excesses of the 80's that make the thread fun and not something you could just as easily see on internet turds like Barry Boys. Would love to see a thread of awesome coachbuilt beauties.. particularly from more obscure cars/sources. |
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Love them all  Me too! Some really interesting eccentric beauties on this thread, especially the ones that were posted with the intention of demonstrating the opposite. |
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1958 Hillman Minx
1988 Saab 900 T16
1989 Renault Trafic camper van
2003 Mazda 323F diesel
1994 Volvo 850 T5
1988 Saab 900i 4-door auto: breaking - anyone need parts?
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Well, I'll agree with the OP in that none of these examples do anything for me. Personally, I see the thread as an irreverent poke at the efforts of some coach-builders.
On the flip-side, those efforts reflect evolution and survival-of-the-fittest. Sure, some folks will like them, but if they don't prove popular, they die out.
It does strike me as odd that Ferrari let coach-builders restyle their output, while Maranello dances all over kit-car reproductions.
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For some positivity, I'll offer a coach-built Porsche 959 Speedster. I remember this from a magazine in the early '90s : the buyer took delivery of a spanking 959 and managed to crash it within 45 minutes. 1000 man hours went into the repair/conversion to :  |
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If you want to see a car that was nice turned bad, just put up ANY car that Will I am owns, he can pretty much ruin anything
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If you want to see a car that was nice turned bad, just put up ANY car that Will I am owns, he can pretty much ruin anything
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It does strike me as odd that Ferrari let coach-builders restyle their output, while Maranello dances all over kit-car reproductions. I very much doubt that there is anything they can do to stop a coachbuilder from designing their own bodywork - after all, it is still a Ferrari, just a modified one. The kit car issue is a completely separate one, and is due to intellectual property infringement. |
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I don't see a single car in this thread that I dislike. Really?,Nard have done a brilliant job of 'improving' the Daytona....    |
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Last Edit: Dec 1, 2013 20:59:43 GMT by gettingold: Reminds me of the Aston Martin kit car based on a Ford Capri for some reason.
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This reminds me of the Aston Martin kit car that was based on a Ford Capri. Really?,Nard have done a brilliant job of 'improving' the Daytona.... |
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