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The one above is a 1932, but I think the 1937 models look better.

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pre65 wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:38 pm I'm not normally into American hot-rods, but a not too excessive external appearance Ford 5 window coupe might be nice.

Something like this.

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Ah, 22 Top, I remember them. "Wimmin go crazy 'bout a Transit Van" we used to sing when we covered one of their songs...
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I was looking online at an Austin 3 litre earlier (inspired by a Broadspeed racing car) and I came across a picture of an Austin 1800 coupe, in Australia I think, and I was impressed by the look. The big wheels and colour scheme just look right.

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Hmm, looking at the widescreen of the car behind, may be a photoshop job. Looks impressive though!
I’d say the bonnet and front wings had been extended as well.

If it was a factory or Leyland Australia prototype you’d probably find it in here:

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Agreed that looks photo shopped, the passenger headrest in the window appears to have three chrome supports
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My personal old Merc van Was made just after Mercedes made the mistake of using water based primer and their cars and vans were rust buckets, but mine was after they realised, so mine is solid. But has a lot of surface rust. I like the honesty of the patena, I don’t like old vehicles looking newer than they ought to, car version of mutton dressed as lamb to me. But don’t let me spoil you’re likes my friends, if we all liked the same ways it would just not be real. Yep I like the car and van version of patina. It has an honesty which I love. As long as it’s made safe should the deterioration go too far.

But I realise yours are worth much more, mines cheap and functional. Right up my street! Function for me.
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pre65 wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 2:45 pm I was looking online at an Austin 3 litre earlier (inspired by a Broadspeed racing car) and I came across a picture of an Austin 1800 coupe, in Australia I think, and I was impressed by the look. The big wheels and colour scheme just look right.

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Although this is indeed photoshopped, the real vehicle it’s taken from is no less interesting. Based on the Australian “ute” version of the 1800.


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I've found a UK company (Retropower) that does high quality work on restomodding cars, plus race and rally preparation.

They got an enquiry from Gordon Murray CBE (famous automotive designer) to build him a road car based on a Mk1 Escort, with much modding but to retain the standard look of a twin cam version.

Retropower did a series build video which is on YouTube, and I found that very interesting to watch. Took up most of yesterday. :)

https://retropower.co.uk/2019/02/05/gor ... k1-escort/
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I'm perfectly happy with the RestoMod concept. As a dyed in the wool hotrodder all my life I see it as a positive thing. If a car is seriously rare then I do see the point in trying to preserve it in as close to factory original condition as possible. But in order to keep it that way as a historic example it will need to be kept under wraps and in essence it remains only as a museum example. If a car of whatever age is to serve a more useful purpose ie. to be driven and enjoyed in practical terms, it needs to be updated to bring its performance up to the task of coping with modern usage. Power, steering, brakes, & handling on some older cars are woefully inadequate in these areas. Tens of thousands of examples of this can be found online, showing varying degrees of success (and taste). My own personal preference is to keep it looking as original as possible in every way apart from stance and wheels. What goes on under the skin can be updated. The upside of this will be that spare parts will be less of a problem when something mechanical goes wrong. This one is a good example of what I would build if I won the lottery.
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Yes, but - that looks like a hot rod, not a restomod.
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If the idea is to use a classic car as a daily driver then yes I would agree it would need modernising to at least have a chance of being usable in today’s traffic but if it’s to be used for just a few days a year on a sunny Sunday then no, keep it original IMHO
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pre65 wrote: Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:59 pm Yes, but - that looks like a hot rod, not a restomod.
Maybe we need to clearly define "restomod". My view, which could easily be wrong, is a car of any age that has had the mechanicals updated to more modern standards while leaving the external appearance stock. The only things that are not externally stock on my example above are the dropped headlight bar and the wheels/tyres. Both of these elements could be restored in the future. No hacking of original panels to prevent period perfect appearance if desired.

Back when I had more money and less sense, I bought a brand new '66 Vette. Within a few months I had changed the wheels & tyres, shaved all the badges, and modded the rear section to acommodate the much wider meat on the back. Looking back, I shouldn't have done it. But it seemed like a good idea at the time. I certainly would have killed myself in short order if I had kept the skinny factory original crossply tyres with a 450hp rat motor at the opposite end. Today it would be worth a fortune in stock condition as a museum piece, but the occasional sunny Sunday cruise would be a risky business. In this respect, doing anything at all that deviates from stock brings up a choice. Do you preserve at all costs or update to maintain driveability?
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