jackofalltrades70 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 http://stlouis.craigslist.org/aos/4308445917.htmlspeechless!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 That is not a Rat Rod....... it is something the dog should bury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol swede Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 That is not a Rat Rod....... it is something the dog should bury(LIKE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Gawd!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel88 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Absolutely HIDEOUS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I actually think that body in someone else's hands could make an interesting rod. I actually like what they did with just the body. Maybe a rod project for Mr Earl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) It is a good example of a counter culture "in your face" statement. This group of rat rod owners and builders is making a statement against the high dollar street rods and custom revivals nationally glorified in the glossy publications. It is more political than automotive.I have seen articles with the title "What Would Offend XXXXX The Most". If you are offended the project is a success. This is not the only niche in our hobby or society, as well. Spring is here at last. And the car shows and cruise ins will be starting. Next time one looks at another person's car, imagining it is upscale to theirs and has a flash of the two magic words, "They think", the seed has been planted to either equal or offend. It is easier to make a parody than to create an original.The car hobbies are great. Sometimes the humans get in the way.Bernie Edited March 19, 2014 by 60FlatTop (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 http://stlouis.craigslist.org/aos/4308445917.htmlspeechless!!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 He definitely terned it into something different...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 [h=2]"There's just sometin wrong with this..............."[/h]No, it isn't just something, it's everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Are those headlights Cadillac or Pontiac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I'm pretty sure they're Pontiac. Cadillac would have had cornering lamps on the sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigDogDaddy Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Mr Earl ! Are you okay ? Do you need an ECNALUBMA ? Somebody check on Mr. Earl please !Was that a lifted 4x4 Caddy in the background of that pic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Dave, should I make this as a 30" long model? LOLI could ask for suggestions for the front end/dog house pieces...Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Read the ad, he's offering to spawn.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Mr Earl ! Are you okay ? Do you need an ECNALUBMA ? Somebody check on Mr. Earl please !Was that a lifted 4x4 Caddy in the background of that pic ?yes, I think I will live. But man, I have never been so sick in my life as when I viewed that CL ad. But as my mom always said you should always try and find something good in everything in life...... uhhhh. let me get back to you on that, I'm still looking for it here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model56s Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 '66 or '67 Tempest headlights (no change between those years). About a 10" channel. Also, looks like to '62 Caddy 4WD in the pastoral distance is sitting on a dualie rearend, with one wheel missing on the passenger side - I wonder if that's on purpose. This is Jefferson County, Mo, just south of St. Louis, a known rat rod hotbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan at larescorp Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric W Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 How about the early 60's Cadillac monster truck in the background of the 3rd photo? That one for sale too? It's a kinda-dually. 3 wheels on the back axle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 ...But as my mom always said you should always try and find something good in everything in life...... uhhhh. let me get back to you on that, I'm still looking for it here..... The chrome around the taillights looked pretty good. Hows that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernFirepower Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Wow, off the wall is an understatement. You gotta give the guy some props for originality, reminds me of the crazy custom Hot Wheels from the '70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Well, this picture ought to be in the dictionary under something, but I can't decide what.drivable-dumpsterroad-hazardESCIMWGYAT (every single cop in Missouri will give you a ticket)POS/NSW (piece of something, not sure what)FUBAR (a military acronym my Dad taught me meaning fouled up beyond all recognition)JANFU (another one, standing for joint army-navy foul up) Edited March 21, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Agree Bernie, At least it is not in China! And he probably had FUN! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yup. Kept him off of the streets and out of trouble. It is still... ahhh... grind-able for that re-incarnation into a new Toyoky. Oh No Mr Earl! Ooooohhhhhh. Boom! Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl B. Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Well, if that don't gag a maggot, nothing will!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I've seen some real crap on the roads in my travels but how would even legally get that piece of junk on the roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan at larescorp Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Before the add disappears and so you guys can look at it one more time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Dan,You added the pictures for posterity. Although I see some sociological devils in this movement, some have intrigued me. I'll add something similar that I kind of liked:With this Riviera? Fun stuff to think about.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 are we looking at just the back end of what was a 4 door car? I think that body on a different chassis, with a buick nose, could be what would happen if they made a buick (Nash) metropolitan! HA HA HA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I rather see these cars crushed than turned into nightmares like those.Even a dumpster has more class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 One could always put an Olds grille in it and scare the dumpster guy away, little kids, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Dan,You added the pictures for posterity. Although I see some sociological devils in this movement, some have intrigued me. I'll add something similar that I kind of liked:[ATTACH=CONFIG]240197[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]240198[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]240199[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]240200[/ATTACH]With this Riviera?[ATTACH=CONFIG]240201[/ATTACH] Fun stuff to think about.Bernie I like it, too!! Thanks . Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Ok, so you take your newly restored car to a show or cruise-in and that thing parks nearby...which will have the most lookers? Yours of course since those guys never finish those things to show up in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Some people shouldn't be allowed to handle tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Before the add disappears [ATTACH=CONFIG]240187[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]240188[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]240189[/ATTACH]and so you guys can look at it one more time Gee Thanks Dan!!! man, with friends like you guys who needs enemas!!?? I'll be glad to see this thread go to the next page. And knowin this crowd, somebody just put it on their iPhone calendar to update weekly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Some people shouldn't be allowed to handle tools.Yeah, Give a crude dude a Sledge Hammer, Welder, and a Cutting Torch and he thinks he has the capacity of a South Bend Lathe and a Bridgeport Mill. He will weld everything together with no thought of what will need to come apart in the future for repair. I have had my share of stuff to repair that has been cobed with a crude quick fix. It often takes 5 time longer to get it apart and make it right than if it was fixed correctly the first time around. Dandy Dave! Edited March 26, 2014 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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