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"Trends"
Well, we've all seen em. Those vehicles at the car show that were built in the 80's. The checkerboard paint w/the neon stripes. "Rodney the Rat" convertible tops and hot tubs in the bed. And those built in the 90's with their "crazy" patterned billet wheels which had every surface covered with tweed or billet aluminum.
Now I'm not saying all checkerboard paint, tweed interiors etc. are bad. You can just tell the ones that were following the trends when they built their rides. The were very custom at the time, but show their age. I mean, come on, remember spinner wheels? So what do you guys see as trends that won't last into the next decade??
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Re: "Trends"
Wheels the size of my kitchen table, "BLING-BLING", etc.
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Re: "Trends"
Just think of all the first gen Camaros that got hacked up for the "pro street " look . It's not my style , but some my like it . I'm also not a fan of big wheels like 22" 24" and such . The modest 16,17,18's are growing on me . Some of the psycadelic stuff is starting to come back .
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Re: "Trends"
2 words....cheetah print!
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Re: "Trends"
That's not pro street , It's either pro or pro grudge . Let me add this is just a discusion about "trends" . I'm not trying to dog anyones style , and have respect for most types of customs
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Re: "Trends"
Ahem.
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Seeing those wingfoots and that whale tail reminds me of Steve Martin's Trans Am in "The Jerk"
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The look with the power to back it up. Pro Street started as a emulation for cruising around fairgrounds and shows. Then it evolved to the almost pure race cars running mocked up head lights. Now Pro Street is all about being able to actually drive it some AND pull off insane times. |
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Re: "Trends"
I actually liked Pro Touring... if thats the style that makes it go fast, stop short and turn some Gs. Just going fast in a straight line is not enough for me.
That being said, I've never been in a Pro Street so maybe I don't know what I'm missing. And it's a classic style that I don't think will go away. I think laying frame will pass.... it's not good for much and you can't get any lower so something else will come up. Tall rims (over 20) will be the laughing stock of the next decade I predict (if not already). |
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ProStreet style will never die in my mind.And,I gave up on trends decades ago.ProStreet will go out of style (in my mind) when drag racing does.The best thing about being caught up in a trend is survive long enough and it`ll come back and you`ll be first.That checkered flag crap was the`90s,along with purple with yellow paint,and teal with raspberry.I was out of trends by then.But I did build a proStreet`70 Stepside in the early`90s that a guy bought,changed a couple things,and it made the pages of Custom Classic Trucks or Sport Truck.I can`t remember,but one had a feature and one showed it in an article about 67/72 trends.
Classic is classy and forever,that`s all there is to it.
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Re: "Trends"
i think air ride suspention will be listed in a trend someday, just like hydaulics were.
not saying air ride is in the same class tho |
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Re: "Trends"
Monochromatic paint jobs
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Re: "Trends"
not really a car trend, but more of a phenomenon. the Barrett Jackson ultra expensive wealthy yuppy thing. I ONLY HOPE this craze will die in several years.
I hoped that once I got to a point in my life, i.e. comfortable income, house, wife, and a growing family, I could find a nice survivor 67-68 Camaro. Not a highly optioned big block, but a small block with no options......That's only a dream now. The 50k people are dropping at these auctions for "clone" SS/RS's have completely run me out of the market. that's the great thing about our trucks. sure there are 30K Cheyenne Super big block trucks out there, but I can still afford a nice truck that's not trash for under 10k.
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Re: "Trends"
Bone stock restorations will never go out of style...LOL!
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Re: "Trends"
it makes a part of me die every time i see a classic car with strobe and neon lights, or a tv. why would anybody take the attention off of the hundreds of hours it takes to build or restore a car just for some blinking lights?
btw they actually do make 30" wheels with lights, they even make a picture when you drive. im too lazy to search for the video but theirs one on the internet somewhere. donks. at least they are mostly cutting up cars from the 80's
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thats what my dad thought when he sold his last 67 camaro, about 10 years ago some guy knocked on the door, and wanted to buy the camaro "sitting next to the garage" he offered 6,500$ ... WOW my dad went right to the file cabinent and grabbed the title. then, he started looking around and found out he pretty much gave it away.
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As far as big wheels go, I saw a early 2000's Chevy w/30's on it and somewhere else I saw a 42" Lexani wheel. You can look em up on the internet. Not my taste either. I like big wheels, but there is a limit. I think it's getting harder and harder to be 'unique'. There was once a time when tattoos, choppers, and rat rods were a part of the counter-culture. That's not so true anymore. Anyway, I kinda got of topic.... keep those "trends" coming!
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Re: "Trends"
Trends come and go.
Pick a style that fits you and go with it. Just dont pigieon hole yourself or your car. And dont change just because some ad or song came out saying what is cool and what is not. I have been getting tats since way before they were "cool" and still ride my Pro Street Monte SS even though it isnt as cool as it once was. Been wearing white shirts and blue jeans with black boots for as long as I can remember. All that suits ME. It makes me happy, not cool. Cool is an attitude and air about you. And my other automotive taste, sky high four wheel drives. Since the 70s. Oh, and Iam so so glad that "Pro Touring" is a fad that is going away. Just what we need, another car mag telling us how to build our cars. Last edited by CRUE's 67 LWB; 03-27-2008 at 06:45 AM. |
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Re: "Trends"
I can only hope "Billet" goes out of style.I'm not saying it's ugly just overused.If you walk thru a show every car has billet everywhere they can put it.You can almost look at the completion level of a ride and determine how much billet is under the hood.
And the wheel thing is just crazy.I'm afraid the next big wheel trend will be 30 inch billet spinners with integrated neon lighting.I mean it's about the only way they could get uglier.
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Re: "Trends"
panel deland you hit the nail on the head when you brought up them gay lights. i'm sticking to near stock appearance on my trucks and that is a look that will never go out of style
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Re: "Trends"
It's a "trend" if everyone else does it. It's cool if you do it.
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Re: "Trends"
I don't think the air bags wil be considered a trend, I think it's more like the future of automotive technology.
Granted, it's not new, caddy had bags on some of there cars back in the 70's, and you could always get them here or there on a certian make or model, plus, they've been under semis for a long time. Now, 'laying frame' will go away. I think the only trends going on right now that'll fade, is the bigger than 20 inch rims, the laying frame, and the rat rod thing. The rat rod one will probably ruffle some feathers, I know they've always been there, like music in an elevator, was always calmly playoing in the background... but I mean it'll leave mainstream and go back to 'niche. I saw a rat rodded peterbuilt, and it's gotten into the motorcycle market. |
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