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Hey, I was just after some info really, What exactly is the "Rat look"? Ive seen a few bugs that have been called "rat style"
which from what i can tell is kind of tatty, rusty, scrappy looking, although underneith sound mechanically? an i in the right area?
Just considering buying a second retro ride and going the oposite way with it from my Austin. Any info would be appreicated.
thanks, Chris
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You've just asked one of THOSE questions...
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Rat look?BenzBoy
@benzboy
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Yep... massive can o' worms! Usually results in arguments, disagreements and the ejection of toys from prams... ;D
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Rat-Look.com Head there, and let this thread sink  |
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Sorry, I shall be more careful with my thread in future!
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Raoul Duke
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Rat look?Raoul Duke
@raoulduke
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Don't worry - one of the 'unspoken rules' of R-R is that certain thread subjects shall not be raised. A few examples: * Rat-look * Is it retro? * Chopped springs * O/T chat section ...and so on. Spend a few hours browsing through old pages on the site and everything shall become clear  |
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...a redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash...
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The legality/safety regarding stretched tyres and banded steels should also be chucked in there. Its just a vicious circle mate, nothing personal.
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Hmmmmm - well, rat look aint 'made', rat look just 'is', and if you don't know what 'it' is, you'll never have it. It's a bit like asking the question 'what is art'...
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Definitions are a pain in the rrse and folks seem to have their own ones hence causing arguments, but fwiw:
"Rat look": deliberately made to look neglected e.g. often deliberately provoked rust, scuffed paint etc. Speaks nothing of mechanical condition which may or may not be good.
"Rat": naturally evolved. Came from rat bikes which were run cheaply as poss, used free/cheap parts, without regard to cosmetic condition. Next stage, the 'survival bike', sort of a post-holocaust type rat.
'Rad rod', seemingly fairly recentish invention. Guys around in the 50s/60s seem to say such things never existed then, guys finished things best they could. Causes angst in the hot rod world because of that and because quite a few have decidedly dodgy build quality, safety-wise, which rodders feel puts them in bad light.
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'66 Amazon <-> '94 LS400 <-> '86 Suzuki 1135 EFE
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What exactly is the "Rat look"? Its the look you get when you upest them:  |
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What he said ^^ .. good site run by a nice guy... |
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it's probably me but rat-look is not working...
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том
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"If in doubt, flat out!"
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Last Edit: Feb 6, 2009 14:50:59 GMT by том
 1988 V8 Rangey Bobtail :: 1968 Volvo Amazon 133 Ratrod :: 1977 Land Rover 88 :: 1985 Opel Monza GSE :: 1983 MKII Fiesta |
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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Nathan
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Rat look?Nathan
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том
Posted a lot
"If in doubt, flat out!"
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still my pride and joy ;D
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1988 V8 Rangey Bobtail :: 1968 Volvo Amazon 133 Ratrod :: 1977 Land Rover 88 :: 1985 Opel Monza GSE :: 1983 MKII Fiesta |
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Good to see you've still got the Amazon Tom It's been a long time since that small R-R meet down in Bracelet Bay ! |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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Saw that a coupe of years ago at the nats, quite like it!   |
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том
Posted a lot
"If in doubt, flat out!"
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awww, my lil' sled's been pap'd, groovy.
Yeah, it has been a while, that was a nice run down to mumbles
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1988 V8 Rangey Bobtail :: 1968 Volvo Amazon 133 Ratrod :: 1977 Land Rover 88 :: 1985 Opel Monza GSE :: 1983 MKII Fiesta |
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