Badly modified cars thread Mk2
Discussion
ambuletz said:
to be fair the only thing letting that merc down is the spoiler, rear bumper and large exhaust. from every other angle it looks ok.
Exactly. Oh, and the side skirts, front bumper, colour coded alloys, sun strip, nasty blue tint headlight lenses, ride height, panel gaps... Would be fantastic if it were a 4 speed manual 190 D Stuttgart Minicab pov spec.
Car_Nut said:
Seen this morning, poor thing:
A piece of 1970s timewarp "improvement". Furthermore, it appears not to have disintegrated into a pile of iron oxide only from either force of habit, or use of high-tensile paint.
Damn yes, proper of the time. 10/10 would drive thatA piece of 1970s timewarp "improvement". Furthermore, it appears not to have disintegrated into a pile of iron oxide only from either force of habit, or use of high-tensile paint.
BR04BUS was that previously on an all black ForFour? Seems familiar, swear I used to see it a fair bit
Poisson96 said:
Car_Nut said:
Seen this morning, poor thing:
A piece of 1970s timewarp "improvement". Furthermore, it appears not to have disintegrated into a pile of iron oxide only from either force of habit, or use of high-tensile paint.
Damn yes, proper of the time. 10/10 would drive thatA piece of 1970s timewarp "improvement". Furthermore, it appears not to have disintegrated into a pile of iron oxide only from either force of habit, or use of high-tensile paint.
There is a part of me that thinks it deserves a full restoration to completely original spec (aside from the 998cc motor my grandfather installed in the 60s) as it could potentially be a desirable car. That said I appreciate it more for sentimental value than liking it for what it is.
However, now and again I see pictures like that red one above and I think perhaps sticking a V8 in it & making it into a hotrod could be a complete change from anything I've built before.
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