The biggest waste is the spare tire. On picture 16,635.
How do you figure? There was a crane to remove it with. Changing a flat on one was a PITA but it could be done.
The biggest waste is the spare tire. On picture 16,635.
How do you figure? There was a crane to remove it with. Changing a flat on one was a PITA but it could be done.
If for no other reason than that rigs damn near as tall as a two story house...
I think I remember seeing that car in Rod & Custom 20 years ago. Those Mercedes headlights were the latest trick back then. I don't hate it, but I think white walls and something like Caddy caps would look better than those old Coddingtons. (I think that's what those are) My God I'm old, when did that happen.
They were fun to drive with the way that the trailer steered also. I only got to drive one once but it was a load of fun.
I like it, save for the headlights. Is just me or do they make the car look like a bit of a simpleton?
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They were fun to drive with the way that the trailer steered also. I only got to drive one once but it was a load of fun.
I went to high school with a guy who drove one of those for the Marines in Iraq circa '06. He told me how they were trained and had orders to not stop in traffic, and quite often some small shit-box car would pull out into his convoy and stop, at which point they would drive across whatever part of the car was in the way.
Yup. I remember the Mercedes headlights going into the customs way back when. Can't think of any of 'em where I preferred them over good ol' frenched headlights. Just never was a fan.
'54 Plymouth "Sniper" by Troy & Chip in '98. It's essentially a '54 Plymouth grafted onto a Viper if I remember correctly. It looks dates now, but that was cutting edge back then.
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'54 Plymouth "Sniper" by Troy & Chip in '98. It's essentially a '54 Plymouth grafted onto a Viper if I remember correctly. It looks dates now, but that was cutting edge back then.
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Might paint the parts to match this summer
It's always interesting to me to see how things change thru the years. But IMO that is a cool looking car.
A little inspiration for you since it sounds like you're doing this pro bono.
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This one was built by Troy (Rad Rides) in '03. I think it still looks good for today's styles/trends. Minus the shaving, I could see a similar car being built now.
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But the interior looks quite dated now.
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A little inspiration for you since it sounds like you're doing this pro bono.
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Makes one wonder how the highway patrol fills out the vehicle color field of a hooning citation on this one, no?