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) you think they look good, but you know something ain't right about them......Haha! Yes, like fake titties... they cost a lot of money too...Barry wrote:ok Ron, so like fake titties (as opposed those rat type below the belt ones
No, I said I kinda like it, but as Barry says, it's trying to be what it isn't. But then, I don't like mutton and I don't like rat, even though I are both... that just leaves the fake titties... numb-numb...MELLO YELLOW wrote:Confused
You dont like "fake titties", Rat look or mutton dressed as lamb
Ron&Gill wrote:No, I said I kinda like it, but as Barry says, it's trying to be what it isn't. But then, I don't like mutton and I don't like rat, even though I are both... that just leaves the fake titties... numb-numb...MELLO YELLOW wrote:Confused
You dont like "fake titties", Rat look or mutton dressed as lamb
Ron&Gill wrote:The differentiation that needs making is the difference between "Rat" and "Rat-Look".Tony Z wrote:I have noticed over the last few weeks that there are quite a few referrals to cars being a "Rat Look" car.
I think its about time this topic gets discussed. If this topic offends anyone, I apologize, its not a dig at you.
I seem to get the impression there are two types of Rats around....
1) a car built specifically to look old with full proper running gear and a rock solid body with surface rust or paint that has been made to look rusty or old
and
2) a POS that is rusting which people refer to as Rat instead of rotten.
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"Rat" IS a POS held together with duct tape and household fittings. It originates from the Ratbike scene from the early 80's as a statement against the new and shiny bikes of our consumerist age. See "shabby chic" in interior decorating from the same era.
"Rat-Look" is a wannabe, or rather a DON'T wannabe. It wants to look like a Rat, but not be one. It is almost the anti-culture of the Rat, as there is loads of dosh spent on the car. It is definitely not a POS, if done right. To me, it's still not right. It's called distressing, like I used to do to my Airfix models, we called it weathering.
I suppose any good car, original or restored, with it's faults and bits of rust is simply on it's way to becoming a Rat (read POS), some faster than others, until it is restored (again) back to original spec, or Cal looker, or Rat-Look, or Nu-Cal, Nu-Rat, whatever. And i suppose it's up to the owner to decide when his original ACVW is a Rat and up to the cops to decide if it's a POS.
You indeed will have a following my lord. Ol' Betty might contemplate you looking at her.vader wrote:Im gonna start a new look ....
The Rust Bucket Look....
Original patina that was clear'd I belive.....I think the pics are on the KCW site?YvaneS wrote:I saw that car in the ultra vw (i think) and it was painted like that, and it it was then clearcoated to to keep that look. Oh and it was up for sale a while backWould something like this qaulify for Rat?