opinions on RAT LOOK

[huxmk1estate]

im really thinking of painting my fiesta army green with a bear metal bonnet and a checkered roof..... im up for a laugh, plus got some sexy 7'' wheels from germany that need a refurb, but im thinking of leaving them........

 

im up for any opinions?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!??!!

 

hux

[bomber1]

do it tho not sure on a bare metal bonnet. how about prime then pait then fade off the top coats to reveal bits off primer?

[beedz]

with a monster engine

[huxmk1estate]

with a monster engine

 

vulcan xflow?!?!?? might of found one...

[Mr Sam]

GO GO GO

 

 

DO IT!!!!

[surfingturnip]

hell yeah, get it done

[Danmex]

Sounds good, but get the wheels refurbed, Rat look looks ace when the body is scruffy but the wheels are spot on Thats how the VW boys do it and they pretty much invented rat look

[Posse]

I reckon orange hux with black faded lines with a green bumper

[flyingbanana]

why do people like rat look....i thought u were supposed to save them...not let them rust.......rat look is for beetles...not ford ...imho

[mr squidian]

checkered roof

 

not that im biast at all

[huxmk1estate]

why do people like rat look....i thought u were supposed to save them...not let them rust.......rat look is for beetles...not ford ...imho

 

it wont be rusty! it will just look rusty... everyone happy???

[Danmex]

Yeah most rat look cars are mint under the faded paint and primer

[Guest gone]

I support the rat look

[huxmk1estate]

I support the rat look

 

right then thats it im doing it!!!!!!! even without the wheels done for now!!!!

[Rick]

im sure you can get spray on rust that you laquer over

[surfingturnip]

why do people like rat look....i thought u were supposed to save them...not let them rust.......rat look is for beetles...not ford ...imho

 

the idea of rat look is to have an aged ' lived in ' look. Many rat look cars are extremely solid underneath and just give teh imression of being knakered

[Cookie]

Never been a fan of this 'rat look' just makes an old bucket and old bucket with a name IMHO

 

sorry all you rat fans

[DarrenM]

Can't you spend the time and money on your MK1 Escort instead!

[Stu_B]

Shiny paint is for ponces

[Muttley MK2]

Well I like my poncey shiny car but I admire any one who goes their own way and says bollox to the rest

[iokarus]

I love rat look, just remember to chrome EVERYTHING that is under the bonnet, in the boot or just generally not on show.

[Daggle]

Shiny paint is for ponces

 

Im a Ponce, Im a Ponce......

[Stu_B]

Shiny paint is for ponces

 

Im a Ponce, Im a Ponce......

 

I'm just bitter cos I can't afford a paint job!!

[ratman]

go on stick a stet of minilights on them

I double dare you instant rat look

[Popuptoaster]

Rat look didnt start with beetles, it was an insult from the lads who ran shiny expensive hotrods built from all new parts when abusing the guys who ran rods built from scrapyard parts with cheaper or non existant paint.

 

A "ratrod" didn't always come in matt black OR look tatty, it just wasn't all new.

 

The bare metal bonnet craze has more to do with "hoodride" than "rat", hoodride started out in a similar way, the cars were junkers kept running but left looking tatty as the areas they were parked in were not safe for shiny bling cars where as those with the patina of old age and hard use were safe.

 

The VW boys stole the idea, started building they're cars in the same style, set up a website and started selling hoodride parts and stickers which pretty much defeated the object.

 

If your car is built from second hand parts and is low budget, its "rat" whatever it looks like, and if its old and battle scarred and you could park it anywhere and know it would be there when you get back its hoodride.

 

 

Building a deliberate rat, or hoodride car is worthy of much mocking and piss taking.