Monday, January 7, 2013

John Lenon's Rolls Royce




This is a very fun Rolls Royce. It is unique. No one takes a classic car and paints it wild like that. The Beatles, however, did and got away with it. It really shows how people enjoy uncommon items.



It was definitely designed with drugs in mind, LSD (Lucy in the sky with diamonds.)

The "Hot Rod"




I like its four shiny exhaust pipes that come out of each side where the engine compartment is. I like the air intake on this classic beast. It is very nice touch. The paint on this car is classic faded white to red flames. I would have done more realistic flames. I like the exposed tires. I like the simple grill.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Custom 1949 Studebaker Pickup

Chopped Studebaker Pickup Custom, 2011 GNRS, custom pickup, 1949 Studebaker

The extravagant and exaggerated features of this Studebaker pickup makes it a very unique custom truck.  I like the simple touches of red compliment the yellow base color.  The chrome grill/ front bumper close to the awkward shaped lights, really brings a lot a character to the vehicle.

Custom Pickup Rear View, 2011 GNRS, custom pickup, 1949 Studebaker, gene winfield tailights

I like how the red detail paint defines the body lines.  The sleek truck-bed cover and the chrome rear bumper really ties together the chrome rims and front bumper. To finish it off, the classic favored white wall tires.

Custom Tailights on Studebaker Pickup, 2011 GNRS, custom pickup, 1949 Studebaker

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Phat Ford Truck

 Hot Rod History

This classic Ford Hot Rod Pickup is a unique way for truckers to have a fast, wacky vehicle. This one has great contrast. The plum purple and white really compliment each other. The very simple wheels with the lowered chassis make the hot rod a very rare classic. I also like that they kept a lot of the stock parts on the body.

Horsepower Drawn Carriage

Unknown Hot Rod

I like that it is an extremely unique mode of transportation. I like their use of the engine and front end of a Pontiac GTO. I like how it has an overall fun and free-spirited theme. It is great for all you traveling musicians!

1950 Peterbilt

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I like how it looks like it is a chopped cab of an old semi put onto a custom hot rod chassis. I do not like how it is a flat grey, it looks like an unfinished paint job, and they should have done more painting. I also like the simple classic chrome rims.

Hot rod semi Sneaky Pete

I do like, however, that they did a large external chromed gas tank. They have a short simple exhaust that comes straight out the back between the rear tires. I think that it would have looked fine with the exhaust coming out of the open engine compartment, where the exhaust is contiguous to the hot rod.






1936 IH truck body with Coronet tailfins




I like the extremely uncommon addition of the tailfins when replacing the truck bed. This makes it a very unique rat rod. I, myself, have never seen this combination of grubby classic car with class and hotrod truck. I really like how they used the natural rusted look, but kept the faded red, but now pinkish body line. I think that this is such a rare hot rod that there is nothing wrong with it. The designer and builder did an amazing job. It is an all-around fantastic combination of rat rod and classic car.