Event Coverage 34 with the White top @ Billet Proof

Just back from Billet Proof Nor-cal will post some pic's in the Morning
First outing for the 34 rebuild

 

Very neat car but it could do without the fake Patina. Hope this trend will go away soon and we get back to patina that's earned by years of exposure and use.

Frank

 

Agree totally. Fake patina and all the lettering is just plain bad. (And sad at the same time)
Just about makes me sick every time I see it done.

Could be a nice car otherwise.

 

Needs Redd Wheels Next week

 

agreed. Real patina is ok and cool in alot of cases. That fake stuff just isnt cool in my opinion. I understand if you have a car covered in a certain patina and you install a new panel or something and you do your best to make it match but thats different then doing the whole thing.

 

A very nice car for sure and I have to agree with Fab32 and Blue One, the car would look alot better with a proper paint job.

 

Were the cowl lights on 34s mounted below the beltline versus above the beltline on everything prior?

 

Good catch I screwed up and mounted them below

 

i like the car personally. the fake patina and lettering is cool too. i would personally do it different but so would every other hard **** that reads this thread.

cool car, keep on rocking

 

10-4 -thinking about doing a tec on painting real looking
The FFFF Word FAKE Patina it's not that easy (as many of the members of this board know )

 

I would drive the sh## out of that

 

Thanks -will do (hope to get some earned patina)

 

Right on Chris!! Love that car! Will be there next year with my 34 5 Window for sure..

 

Chris, opinions are like ***holes, everybody(mostly everybody anyways) has one.I think it looks cool as **** and certainly a HELL of alot cooler than when you first found it...

 

I like the car, I like the patina, I like the fact that this is THE U.S. of A. and one can drive what they like. And others are still free to complain. As a new Military Dad, I look at things a bit differently! Now...go drive it!
Rick.

 

Another Fake - funny this car is getting so many miles and press -it starting to get the famed (Earned Patina)
this one even worse
REDDD WHELLS

 

You should be ashamed to drive such a car...lol

 

I am that's why the WIFE drives it -been married for 43 years -she drives the ****t out all my Hot Rods

Thanks

 

i like the way it looks all but the white its to clean looking

 

Fake patina is sort of like a young man dying his hair grey. Has a large WTF? component.

 

I saw it in person instead of on the web and from Idaho or some other great place, I'm sure.
I looked great, it is the way he did it he own's it, my 34 is still not running /driving I have nothing to say but GREAT and Thanks for bringing that nice rod out for us to enjoy !!

 

I do that but I am an old man -so I guess Fake Patina is cool

Thanks

 

whatever happened to the concept of building them to suit yourself. concreteman i think you nailed . the guys who givr allneg vibes. probably the same guys that blast the sbc crowd so drive the snot out of and have a ball tom

 

Chris, saw the car in person yesterday, very cool. So much nicer than when you got it. Great job.

 

Fake Patina. Both cars looked great. Nice seeing you yesterday. That 34 has come a real long way since you got it. I would just drive the **** out of it while you decide on real paint some day.

 

That is real paint George! lol...

 

That is not allowed anymore. You must conform or you and your car will be laughed at until you correct all the problems that others find.

 

if I were in charge all cars would be painted shiney black buffed and polished to perfection...

while not what I would have done the car looks good and the "old" lettering was done well. I think 34 5 windows are my favorite cars.... next to 49 Chevys of course.

 

Long live the 34 5 Window!

 

To save you any further embarr***ment i'll be there next weekend with a trailer to take that thing off your hands.