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max · Dropped Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 332 Location: England

defo, ill be with you russ on that date...

Shedspeed · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

[img]defo, ill be with you russ on that date...[/img]

You mean you arent doing Rochefort?
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Tim2cv · Snailer Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 87 Location: Derby UK

I'll be in Rochefort!
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Kustombart · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

Well I 've been to a couple of rod meetings and got mixed reactions. The good reaction was ususally laughter and not admiration, though. But that's OK. I got a picture of my car in Dice magazine last year, it was featured on the HAMB forum (pics by Rik Hoving) and I get so many good reactions from people on the road that it doesn't really matter. I go there to see other nice cars anyway, not to watch people watching my car.
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Etienne · Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2829

Kustombart · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject:

I think it was out in february, at least that's when my friend got it. It's a real small picture of my car where it was still red. It was part of a feature of the Bottrop Kustom Kulture show of june 2006
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Kustombart · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:55 am Post subject:

Well when you're ready with the body, here's my suggestion:
-Original colour
-White scallops
-Whitewall tires
-Moon discs "Starburst"

-smaller front indicators
-black grille with centre ornament
-lots o' bumper guards
-license plates moved under bumpers
-dummy spotlights
-sunvisor (Can be made from Acadiane roof) like so:

-double chrome tipped thin exhausts (with flame throwers)
-chrome ribs and surrounds on the rear lights
-doorhandles etc shaved.
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Kustombart · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:57 am Post subject:

Quick sketch:

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Bart · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:24 am Post subject:

I must say that looks good! Only thing I never got is why they put light on the car which shine on the bonnet???? Can anybody clear this up cause I think it is really stupid Confused

Cheers, Bart

björn · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject:

thes lights are from amarican police cars they are surts lights
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Bart · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject:

Okay, but who wants police items on his or her car Rolling Eyes

and than the lights are searching on the bonnet. I am stupid and fare from cool, but this is even worse Neutral

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Olli · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

Yep they are spot lights and in 40's 50's they came traditional piece of
custom cars. Normally in Customs they are "dummy spots" but I think
they sill give nice custom car touch. Light are not searching bonnet, they
just could be turned away while they dont do their work. Why people
even paint them cars like police cars?

Nice scetch Bart.

-Olli
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JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

Spotlights were fitted on cars when street road and town lighting was not as good/existing as now.

it was a useful add on to a car, to light up signs on the roads/street plates and shit like that.

The Police used them on their cars, and still use them now, for obvious similar reasons.

They became as Olli pointed out, Custom attributes, when show cars started to become loaded with stuff (aerials, etc) and have been seen on the occasional Hot Rod Wink

The windscreen posts are drilled, and the handle is inside the car, you twist it around to orientate the light beam... quite like a modern rearview mirror...
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deuch'n'roll · Deltamics defender Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 257

Kustombart : Great sketch

Dummy spots = Appletons ????? Rolling Eyes

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JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

Oh, by the way, if you turn up to the Hayride with something other than a nostalgia 40s 50s Hot Rod, you're usually shown the visitors car park, whatever it is... Laughing

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