another Relic thread...sort of

ROADMAN · July 23rd, 2008, 04:12 PM

I spotted this little beauty on the weekend...I thought it looked wicked
I love the way the guy has reliced the paint and put just the right amount
of chrome on it....the interior sported new leather but everything else was
a lovely shade of rust....Im guessing it's late 40's....Rat Rod sweetness

teleclarkster · July 23rd, 2008, 04:27 PM

Too cool!

Colt W. Knight · July 23rd, 2008, 04:47 PM

I like the late fifties caddy tail pipes.
I think theres a little customization going on in the rear.

Roli · July 23rd, 2008, 06:05 PM

WOW! I love it! Wonder what's under the hood...

ROADMAN · July 23rd, 2008, 06:42 PM

He drove by before he parked it...and it sounded real nice...kinda like a vette
wearing leather pants...

emu! · July 23rd, 2008, 07:21 PM

I hope he doesn't have to go over any RR tracks!

Big John · July 24th, 2008, 04:21 AM

You must be blessed with the absolute flattest and smoothest tarmac in the US !!, i couldn't drive that thing 100yds from my house without beaching it on a piece of road or in a pothole !!

What a cool machine though ..............

Roli · July 24th, 2008, 04:30 AM

Well, ROADMAN is in Canada, not in the US, but still... the suspension must be pretty stiff, or it will leave nice sparks wherever it runs, lol. Hmm... maybe that was the point?

Big John · July 24th, 2008, 05:18 AM

Oooops !!, my bad !!

OK, you guys 'over there' must have the flattest, smoothest etc !

Nick JD · July 24th, 2008, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big John

Oooops !!, my bad !!

OK, you guys 'over there' must have the flattest, smoothest etc !

It might have hydraulic suspension like the low-riders.

Big John · July 25th, 2008, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick JD

It might have hydraulic suspension like the low-riders.

Good point !!, i just rely on body weight -- mine that is !!

pengipete · July 25th, 2008, 06:05 PM

You couldn't drive that car in England. There are so many speed-bumps that anything lower than a 12inch ground clearance is now officially classed as a boat and driving above 10mph is a hanging offence.

twangcaster1 · July 25th, 2008, 06:11 PM

That thing couldn't make it 10 miles in any direction here in mountainous Utah.

Fatmanstratman · July 25th, 2008, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROADMAN

I love the way the guy has reliced the paint and put just the right amount of chrome on it....

I just don't "get" it.....

Quick! Mods - lock the thread!!!

ROADMAN · July 26th, 2008, 01:38 AM

I have a vision.

..Fatmanstratman sittin in the co-pilots seat....
Big J...at the wheel.."cautiously" cruizin down the streets of London lookin for a jam night at the local Pig and Pretzel..

danocaster · July 26th, 2008, 02:29 AM

I'm totally against it !!

I think you should get a brand new shiny car and let nature take it's course

why in the world would anyone want an artificially "aged" paint job on a car - even if it makes it look exceptionally "cool" ??

If you want dents in your car, you gotta do it yourself !!

heresy , I say, heresy !!

Big John · July 26th, 2008, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROADMAN

I have a vision.

..Fatmanstratman sittin in the co-pilots seat....
Big J...at the wheel.."cautiously" cruizin down the streets of London lookin for a jam night at the local Pig and Pretzel..

Ha ha ha ha, thats d*mn near right !!, except it wouldn't be London, there's nothing worth seeing down there !

Here's the boys croooozin' through the fen land looking for roadkill for the bar-b-q in the FatBoyFerarri ......

Big John · July 26th, 2008, 05:30 AM

If you don't know the fen land is flat, flat, flat and not very hilly for hundreds of miles in all directions.

FatmanStratman is the mountain rescue co-ordinator .......

Tony474 · July 26th, 2008, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big John

Ha ha ha ha, thats d*mn near right !!, except it wouldn't be London, there's nothing worth seeing down there !

Here's the boys croooozin' through the fen land looking for roadkill for the bar-b-q in the FatBoyFerarri ......

Bleedin' 'eck! I know we're suffering a bit from inflation, but that's ridiculous!

ROADMAN · July 26th, 2008, 12:10 PM

the vision part 2..

the boys get pulled over...

Question: what ya got ere mate a flippen bobsled?
Answer : I swear gov, we had a foot and a half clearance
when we shoved off..

Lathem · August 1st, 2008, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big John

If you don't know the fen land is flat, flat, flat and not very hilly for hundreds of miles in all directions.

The Fens are a large area, but I don't think there is any point in Britain from which you can travel "hundreds of miles in all directions" without getting your feet wet.

--
Mark

Tony474 · August 1st, 2008, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lathem

The Fens are a large area, but I don't think there is any point in Britain from which you can travel "hundreds of miles in all directions" without getting your feet wet.

--
Mark

No, you don't quite get it... True, you can't literally travel more than a few hundred miles in any one direction, but when Big John leaves the pub he can "travel" (read: stagger) quite a long way in all directions before finally making it to his house right next door...

Big John · August 1st, 2008, 06:59 AM

Hic *

I love you maaaaaate !!

Your my beshtest maaate

And as for you Latham ...... it might only be 40 miles to Kings Lynn from Peterborough but the 'Wisbech effect' takes hold and it seems like 400 miles and at least 150 years backwards !!, that's 'cos it's so flat and then even flatter than that, it's so flat it's nearly convex -- honest !!

July 23rd, 2008, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
ROADMAN Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: delta b.c. canada Age: 53 Posts: 1,131	another Relic thread...sort of I spotted this little beauty on the weekend...I thought it looked wicked I love the way the guy has reliced the paint and put just the right amount of chrome on it....the interior sported new leather but everything else was a lovely shade of rust....Im guessing it's late 40's....Rat Rod sweetness

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Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 4,690 36 Photos	You must be blessed with the absolute flattest and smoothest tarmac in the US !!, i couldn't drive that thing 100yds from my house without beaching it on a piece of road or in a pothole !! What a cool machine though .............. __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

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Roli Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ¤ Hungary ¤ Age: 30 Posts: 1,573 5 Photos	Well, ROADMAN is in Canada, not in the US, but still... the suspension must be pretty stiff, or it will leave nice sparks wherever it runs, lol. Hmm... maybe that was the point? __________________ How I Play Fingerstyle Guitar - blog for rookies and not so rookies - with videos now!

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Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 4,690 36 Photos	Oooops !!, my bad !! OK, you guys 'over there' must have the flattest, smoothest etc ! __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

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teleclarkster Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: East Bay, CA Age: 54 Posts: 638 9 Photos	Too cool!

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Colt W. Knight Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Virginia Age: 24 Posts: 2,135	I like the late fifties caddy tail pipes. I think theres a little customization going on in the rear.

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ROADMAN Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: delta b.c. canada Age: 53 Posts: 1,131	He drove by before he parked it...and it sounded real nice...kinda like a vette wearing leather pants...

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emu! Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Location Location Posts: 1,150	I hope he doesn't have to go over any RR tracks!

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pengipete Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gloucester U.K. Age: 47 Posts: 1,544	You couldn't drive that car in England. There are so many speed-bumps that anything lower than a 12inch ground clearance is now officially classed as a boat and driving above 10mph is a hanging offence.

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twangcaster1 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 555	That thing couldn't make it 10 miles in any direction here in mountainous Utah. __________________ SLC Twangsmith

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ROADMAN Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: delta b.c. canada Age: 53 Posts: 1,131	I have a vision. ..Fatmanstratman sittin in the co-pilots seat.... Big J...at the wheel.."cautiously" cruizin down the streets of London lookin for a jam night at the local Pig and Pretzel..

July 26th, 2008, 02:29 AM	#16 (permalink)
danocaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 526 9 Photos	I'm totally against it !! I think you should get a brand new shiny car and let nature take it's course why in the world would anyone want an artificially "aged" paint job on a car - even if it makes it look exceptionally "cool" ?? If you want dents in your car, you gotta do it yourself !! heresy , I say, heresy !! __________________ Louder isnt better - it's just louder ( and better )

July 26th, 2008, 05:30 AM	#18 (permalink)
Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 4,690 36 Photos	If you don't know the fen land is flat, flat, flat and not very hilly for hundreds of miles in all directions. FatmanStratman is the mountain rescue co-ordinator ....... __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

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ROADMAN Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: delta b.c. canada Age: 53 Posts: 1,131	the vision part 2.. the boys get pulled over... Question: what ya got ere mate a flippen bobsled? Answer : I swear gov, we had a foot and a half clearance when we shoved off..

August 1st, 2008, 06:59 AM	#23 (permalink)
Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 4,690 36 Photos	Hic * I love you maaaaaate !! Your my beshtest maaate And as for you Latham ...... it might only be 40 miles to Kings Lynn from Peterborough but the 'Wisbech effect' takes hold and it seems like 400 miles and at least 150 years backwards !!, that's 'cos it's so flat and then even flatter than that, it's so flat it's nearly convex -- honest !! __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!