1970s-1980 fashion

[old skool estate]

In the mid 70s - late 80s did people use metal flake when doing spray jobs on there cars???

 

anyone got any pics or history on this????

[banarama]

i can remember when people would get their car ready for a respray /ie leaving it in permenent grey primer,sometimes with the rear jacked up look. who rembers that.

[Mrs O/H/C]

Red oxide ...we had a Mk2 cortina like that

[lotusless]

i had a few jacked up mk1 tina's with whip ariel's on them

[caprinerd]

had metalflake on my mk1 capri in 80 jackup red light on a red axle fur interior with a chain steeringwheel cb radio (am) dv27 twig and a 6ft whip ancored to the gutter thought it was the dogs back then with level42 blasting out of my pioneer head unit and speakers

[BIGKEV]

 

 

 

 

[banarama]

perfect

[old skool estate]

party on

[stevepeanut]

how about this one, 6 wheels, half capri/half jag

 

still to this day, I cant figure out why anyone would build a car like this, its shocking. The owner must have had too much money and been smoking something funny

[tina2]

I remember that monstrosity . I hope it got scrapped cause it was well ugly.

[GT_lenny]

quote from that magazine "the hardest bit was blending the two halves together" i hope the guy asking the questions replied like this>>> Yes i can see how it would have been hard and you've err Failed it fooking awful

[escortmad79]

quote from that magazine "the hardest bit was blending the two halves together" i hope the guy asking the questions replied like this>>> Yes i can see how it would have been hard and you've err Failed it fooking awful

Thought cut & shuts were illegal!!

[5hane]

 

AWSOMEEE!

 

i remmber seeing that on the old CF vid "straight out of essex" propper cool mota !

 

 

 

im going to be using some glitter on the new project

[old skool estate]

The reason i was asking is due to being offerded a black 2.8 capri with metal flake! when brand new it was sent to a body shop and repainted!!!

 

The capri spent 11 years stored doing nothing???? and then sold.

 

it was then put on the road! and now i have the option of buying it!

 

not that i need anymore but its cheap!!!!

 

wants a couple little things doing! im just not over sure about the style of paint????

 

what do you all think???? its very retro!!!!!

 

cheers dave...

[BIGKEV]

if you dont want it - let me know where it is.

[w p e]

remember what goe's around come's around so it'll be in fashion soon

[l j shaw]

Thats what im building now. a 70s hotrod, yes going for metalflake, jacked up back end and other things from the 70s, just getting the bits together.

[JAY PS]

My mates just built a pro street cavailer and guess what candy apple metalflake

[old skool estate]

Best i go and pick it up then

 

 

i will post some pics when i do so!!!!

[Mk1-Paul]

well my dad could answer the whole paint job jack up furry interior fashion icon

 

[2litreScapri]

There was a metalflake Capri MKI at Brooklands Capri 40th last year which was metalflake, looked great in the sun.

 

Looking at some of the pics on this topic it's quite amazing to think that people did such stuff to their cars, people still do it now, but I think some cars are better at pulling off certain styles than others

[sarkie83]

what happened to them all though - as you never seem to see any!

[Boreham]