Spinners. Those damned spinning rims were so gross. I was in high school when they became popular, and EVERYONE at my school was in love with em... except me. "they keep spinning, even when you stop!" I hated those chromed turds from day one. Haha. I suppose we've all seen a perfectly good car ruined by some weak fad at some time. Any worse than the dreaded spinning twenty inch rim though?
Or the "In Loving Memory" stickers. I always feel that you should actually be doing something about the memory. Like, having this fundraiser "in loving memory". Not driving this hoopty "in loving memory"...
Or the "In Loving Memory" stickers. I always feel that you should actually be doing something about the memory. Like, having this fundraiser "in loving memory". Not driving this hoopty "in loving memory"...
And I've seen people selling cars on CL with the RIP/ loving memory in the back window and them asking that the new owner keeps it on (and it's usually a beater car)
This wouldn't be the worst car fad, but it is an extremely tired overused fad. That would be pickup truck's and SUV's with loud exhaust systems, because it seems like everyone and their grandmother has one. Then to add to the over-compensating discussion, would be dually pickups with semi wheels and tires with a large exhaust tip, or stacks spewing black smoke from it. Oh and don't forget the "Bully Dog" or "No Fear" sticker on the back window.
Do you have a Chevy Trailblazer SS? Those are pretty nice and an LS2 is a performance motor, so a free-flowing exhaust system would work well with it. When I say pickup and SUV, I'm talking regular non-performance trucks with a noisy exhaust.
Seriously annoying car trend: LED lights. Not even just the aftermarket ones. God damn it, not every car needs 50 light bulbs on its front end. Stop that, automakers. Just stop it.
I'm fascinated by how the Ford wagons were less vomit inducing for me than the others. Does Ford do a better job with them or are the non-wood versions so bad, the paneling helps rather than hurts?
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Anyone want to sign a petition to prevent post stacking once a "like" is given? Sting "liked" the anti-vinyl comment but the like stayed after the forum merged my next post about fake wood paneling. I mean what if Sting loved fake wood sides but now is branded as a wood panel hater in the minds of other forum goers because of his "like".
I hope the forum doesn't stack this post or everyone will think Sting is in favor of the petition.
Do you have a Chevy Trailblazer SS? Those are pretty nice and an LS2 is a performance motor, so a free-flowing exhaust system would work well with it. When I say pickup and SUV, I'm talking regular non-performance trucks with a noisy exhaust.
I don't mind wood grain, but IMO cars look better without it. Except for those god awful ford box wagons....those things needed all the panelling they could throw at them to hide the lack of character the cars had.
^You're all being morbid, talking about death and all...
I like it.
Not sure what kind of weird Cadillacs you've been driving, but having driven and experienced all of the body styles between the fifties and the FWD ones of today (of which I have not driven ALL, but experienced them all), I strongly disagree.
In fact, I believe Cadillac Hearses and Limousines (what civilized society drives/rides in) usually look G A Y without vinyl tops, regardless of age. From the early models to the upcoming 2014 lineup. Fact. Don't get me wrong. Some look GREAT without them. My sister's '69 looks cool, as does my brother's '79, but theirs were mildly customized in such ways as to compliment this.
Of course, to each their own. I like me some vinyl topped-Hearses/Limousines. Bare-topped ones look sort of funny, most of the time. It's acceptable on ambulances, but come on...who would drive an ambulance? That's crazy. Well, besides my other sister, I mean.
Also, anyone check out the upcoming Hearses? As usual, Superior is on the ball for their 2014 lineup. ALMOST makes me like modern Cadillacs...almost.
Vinyl roofs worked well on the first generation Seville, they also looked good on several coupe designs of the seventies, especially when they were of the landau variety.
Wide white walls were a pain in the butt. They were OK till you scuffed the curb and then they started looking tatty. Thank God for Bletchley's Tire White, before that came on the market it was strictly Brillo pads which really didn't do the job. Believe me I cleaned enough white walls on my parent's cars to make a big advocate of the thinner white walls that came in the seventies. White walls of any kind never looked good on Jaguars sports cars of Italian GT's of any type!
Yeah, I heard that was the case with the first years of the 1st generation of Sevilles. The latter years of those first Sevilles could be had without vinyl roofs.
vinyl top delete was an option that you paid extra for. I believe it required some special finish as well as some different trim around the back window. The body work under the vinyl top on a 76 was awful.
vinyl top delete was an option that you paid extra for. I believe it required some special finish as well as some different trim around the back window. The body work under the vinyl top on a 76 was awful.
I agree on this. On my 86, you can feel the quarter panel to roof body seams under the top (and you can see them (if you are looking for them) if the lighting is right)....it's obvious that they didn't do that good of a job on the metalwork.....but it's ok. the vinyl top will hide it... almost
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