Artyczar
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What about cars? Are they art? I actually don't think they are. I think they fall more into the category of design, but what kind of cars do you like?
I used to restore type 3 Volkswagons, which are the Fastbacks and Squarebacks. I actually was never able to get my hands on a Fastback, but those are my favorite. I did restore this Squareback from two different cars and frankensteined them together. I never did the engine work myself, just the body work, aside from welding half the bottom pan onto the passenger side floor, which has some rust cancer in it. I essentially did everything else to this 1970, 1st year fuel-injected Squareback. I never had great pictures of it. (Sorry.) None of these car pictures are mine except the first two.
I wish I had pics of the interior! And pics of it washed. It had nothing on it when I got it. If I had before and after pics, you'd be impressed, I promise.
Before this, my first car, which I also don't have pics of was a 1976 vinyl-top Triumph TR-7. It was yellow gold, and I hated the color and the vinyl, so I spent the summer wet-sanding it and painted it red (I was 15 and wanted a cool red sportscar, what can I say?). Those are worth more now, so it was stupid. But here's a picture of what it looked like before and after:
What I really wanted after that was a midnight blue TR-6 convertible, but I kind of hated convertibles. I wanted to get one to fix up and sell. If I had one for myself then, I would have got a hardtop, like this one:
I had a 2-door (rare) 1965 Rambler American that was baby blue (also rare), but my father sold it from under my nose while I was in Europe.
He sold it for 500 fucking dollars because he thought it was junk! I was in the middle of restoring it. The engine was almost completed (this engine is amazing) and the body was straight except for a front headlight just needing a replacement because of a little ding, other wise it was a beauty. Now this car would be worth $25,000 in ANY condition, more if in mint.
I like Corvaires and some muscle cars too, depending.
I never owned one, but I love the look of a '62 Chevy Corvair. I'd love one in white:
I used to restore type 3 Volkswagons, which are the Fastbacks and Squarebacks. I actually was never able to get my hands on a Fastback, but those are my favorite. I did restore this Squareback from two different cars and frankensteined them together. I never did the engine work myself, just the body work, aside from welding half the bottom pan onto the passenger side floor, which has some rust cancer in it. I essentially did everything else to this 1970, 1st year fuel-injected Squareback. I never had great pictures of it. (Sorry.) None of these car pictures are mine except the first two.
I wish I had pics of the interior! And pics of it washed. It had nothing on it when I got it. If I had before and after pics, you'd be impressed, I promise.
Before this, my first car, which I also don't have pics of was a 1976 vinyl-top Triumph TR-7. It was yellow gold, and I hated the color and the vinyl, so I spent the summer wet-sanding it and painted it red (I was 15 and wanted a cool red sportscar, what can I say?). Those are worth more now, so it was stupid. But here's a picture of what it looked like before and after:
What I really wanted after that was a midnight blue TR-6 convertible, but I kind of hated convertibles. I wanted to get one to fix up and sell. If I had one for myself then, I would have got a hardtop, like this one:
I had a 2-door (rare) 1965 Rambler American that was baby blue (also rare), but my father sold it from under my nose while I was in Europe.
He sold it for 500 fucking dollars because he thought it was junk! I was in the middle of restoring it. The engine was almost completed (this engine is amazing) and the body was straight except for a front headlight just needing a replacement because of a little ding, other wise it was a beauty. Now this car would be worth $25,000 in ANY condition, more if in mint.
I like Corvaires and some muscle cars too, depending.
I never owned one, but I love the look of a '62 Chevy Corvair. I'd love one in white:
But am now a die-hard Dodge fan.
