Street Freak...

[akku]

back in the 70s this was the thing. Outrageous rake, flake and something else which rhyles with "ache". Graphics, huge wheels, almost cartoonified stance and accessories. Spoilers and the like start to come in on some. I'm struggling to find good examples - mostly just models - but here's some which are perhaps more modern takes on the idea and include a few "pro-fairground" rides as well.























Now who's feeling this vibe?

How about we hit this look on a Capri? Or a Manta? Or a TR7?

Feel the groove.

[sammm]

Its a tough niche to fill, being so close to Gassers/Altereds/Street Machines.



There is a Oddball Gassers, Altereds and Streetfreaks thread on the HAMB but its a bit scarce on the Streetfreaks.

www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=324126&highlight=street+freak

Our Street Machine magazine down here was chock full of these cars right up through the 80s, might have to fire up the scanner.

[akku]

there you go, a chin spoiler and fender flares on a '57 Chevy, who'd have thought that would work? What do you mean "it doesn't" LOL. I love that. You'd need balls to build it now though!

yeah, some one my pics are more street machine than street freak but hey, I'm trying to warm up a vibe here.

some great ones in that HAMB thread. If they are starting to warm to this stuff I might have to get over there more.

[BenzBoy]

I'm feelin' it! I'm still learning what the different types of car are, after reading about Gassers a while back and opening up a pandoras box of all manner of different classes and styles which I had previously just chucked in the box in my head marked "Gassers".

[harris66]

I'm feeling that, its the kind of car that was around when i was a kid, loving the look of the chevy vega (think its a vega)

[akku]

yeah, thats a Vega.

That thread on the HAMB is choc-full-a-WIN

[sammm]

Looks like my memory is not as good as I thought. My Street Machine collection is only offering up the disparate elements of Street Freaks, I can find the stance, the graphics and the blowers, just not all on the one car.

I'll just leave this here and start my own thread in a bit.

[ezzysi]

I remember a mk1 capri in this style doing the shows 15-20 years ago.
A yellow one, jacked up with chromed jag irs, huge slots etc etc proper show car.
But still powered by a ford crossflow

[jettadeluxe]

Many moons ago, probably mid-80's I saw a film that I swear was called "The Avenger". The star was a bit like a one-man A-Team, he came along, fixed someone problems, and went away.

He drove a "Street Freak" style Corvette or Camaro, with extra wide wings, spoilers, ground effect, bright paint job. It was 'similar' to the Corvette in the opening titles of 'Class of Nuke'Em high'...



I can't find reference to it anywhere, but one memorable scene is where he pulls up alongside the 'bad guys' car (poss another Corvette, in black), winds down the window and rips of his wing mirror, before roaring off and the bad guys giving chase.

IMDB, IMCDB and Google are having none of it, though.

[akku]

I remember that film.

Was that the one where a gang of youths in the desert just out side LA force innocent motorists to road race for pink slips? They kidnap some guy's girlfriend and he comes to avenge her by racing them to death. Or was that some other pseudo-mad-max cack I watched too often as a kid. I swear my local video rental shop (remember them?) had an Akku shelf - Killdozer, Jesus Trip, Vanishing Point, Mad Max, etc. LOL.

[gotwood]

I've got a late 80's Car craft magazine somewhere in the attic with a street freaks special in it ! I'll see if I can find it and scan it up

[reanimation]

Gets my vote. I have a bunch of late 80's mags that had a massive effect on me, would love to apply to the car if funds come up.

[Rich606]

Jul 31, 2009 15:40:00 GMT akku said:

I remember that film.

Was that the one where a gang of youths in the desert just out side LA force innocent motorists to road race for pink slips? They kidnap some guy's girlfriend and he comes to avenge her by racing them to death. Or was that some other pseudo-mad-max cack I watched too often as a kid. I swear my local video rental shop (remember them?) had an Akku shelf - Killdozer, Jesus Trip, Vanishing Point, Mad Max, etc. LOL.

I'm pretty sure you're thinking of The Wraith.
Which was on BBC1 earlier this evening. "Brilliant" film

[jackandcicely]

Jul 31, 2009 11:32:53 GMT ezzysi said:

I remember a mk1 capri in this style doing the shows 15-20 years ago.
A yellow one, jacked up with chromed jag irs, huge slots etc etc proper show car.
But still powered by a ford crossflow

Like this?





Chelsea cruise summer '76

Just looking at that bottom picture and realised that almost all the cars in there were featured in Custom Car. The exceptions being the Anglia and the white yank parked up in the gateway.

[akku]

ace stuff.

"The Wraith" - could be, typical for me to have missed it. Same people who were in Class of 1984 - or so it seemed at the time LOL.

[akku]

just looked on imdb and no, its not that film. The one I'm thinking of was far lower budget, probably Troma or one of those companies.