Badly modified cars thread Mk3

[Matt Cup]

thegrouch said:

Some more "Ferrari" goodness:

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale...

First time I’ve seen a C4 Corvette used as the donor of a Ferrari replica.

[irocfan]

[BarbaricAvatar]

biggbn said:

thegrouch said:

One that could go either way....



https://www.mecum.com/lots/LN1120-423019/1992-niss...

Erm...ah...kinda like that....

Looks better from the back. You can't see the clashing interior and most of the inadvisable front mods.

[rodericb]

Lotus Elan +2 said:

[rodericb]

AB1canotbee said:

hxc_ said:

RB Will said:

Some serious side lights

Imagine that behind you on a dark night. Jeez.

Therefore you think that it is real ? ..........

It is a real car - I wanted to see more of that novel idea and hoped there were lunatics who hung chandeliers on cars such as that but it appears that's a one-off for a Lemons car rally: https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/car-ent...

It looks to be modelled on a car from the film Escape from New York: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHZdEoOdIkQ

Edited by rodericb on Friday 13th November 09:37

[james_TW]

irocfan said:

Genuinely thought that was a crashed car at first glance...

[Don1]

IIRC Liberace had them on his car - now owned by Beau of GAS.

I'm right!

[Automaton]

BarbaricAvatar said:

Looks better from the back. You can't see the clashing interior and most of the inadvisable front mods.

I even kind of like the interior its got a 90s train seat vibe to it and it's weirdly nostalgic. The engine looks bloody lovely too. The only things I'd change are the front mount oil cooler and maybe the door mounted amplifiers. Otherwise I would definitely own and drive that, like an Abarth 595 it gets away with alot because its so cute.

[Bobberoo99]

Automaton said:

BarbaricAvatar said:

Looks better from the back. You can't see the clashing interior and most of the inadvisable front mods.

I even kind of like the interior its got a 90s train seat vibe to it and it's weirdly nostalgic. The engine looks bloody lovely too. The only things I'd change are the front mount oil cooler and maybe the door mounted amplifiers. Otherwise I would definitely own and drive that, like an Abarth 595 it gets away with alot because its so cute.

They're not amplifiers, they're 3way crossovers for the 3way components in the doors.

[threadlock]

dibbers006 said:

Has it run over a Terminator?

Given that it's a W211 Merc, I suspect they just started sticking things on to cover each new rust bubble.

[67Dino]

thegrouch said:

Some more "Ferrari" goodness:

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale...

I’m no fan of fake anything, but replica/tributes also usually look badly proportioned. This one actually looks great. Shame it’s pretending to be something it isn’t, as do quite like what it is.

[irocfan]

By today's tastes it's bad... though I kinda like it

[Escort3500]

Ah, the heady days of customising in the ‘70s

Do you remember ‘Venom’, featured in Custom Car magazine? Found in an outbuilding near us after 25 years of hibernation

[Pericoloso]

I remember Venom , still have all the Custom Car and Street Machine mags I bought in the 70s and 80s .

[Escort3500]

Pericoloso said:

I remember Venom , still have all the Custom Car and Street Machine mags I bought in the 70s and 80s .

Me too. Sad, innit

[JohnnyUK]

irocfan said:

Good God

[A1VDY]

thegrouch said:

Some more "Ferrari" goodness:

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale...

First time I've seen a Testarossa being made to look like a C4 Corvette. Looks very well done..

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[Escort3500]

Form an orderly queue please...

[irocfan]

[alorotom]

Bargain Bargain Bargain ...

Lexus LS400 Allard Prototype ... perfect condition other than a knackered engine

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233784036929