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Old May 26, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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How To Ruin A Classic Car

Put ghetto wheels and tires on it, paint it an awful color, and put unauthentic badging on it. FN YUCK







 

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Old May 27, 2010 | 12:07 AM
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Old May 27, 2010 | 12:30 AM
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I think the color is fine, everything else is bleh though.
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by scotyg
I think the color is fine, everything else is bleh though.
Agree.
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 01:54 AM
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But but but... its got a HEMI
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 04:22 AM
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But but but... its got a HEMI
So does my Briggs and Stratton
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:53 AM
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i am missing something

is it really a hemi car?

other than the rims, what is ghetto?

color is not that bad, i see a lot of factory colors that are not my cup of tea
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Looks like a 1969 Plymouth Satellite built by someone without much in the way of money or taste.


I've seen worse.

It's not ruined, but it will take a little work. Remove the Hemi decal, replace the rims, hood and dash with appropriate items. Then you got a decent summer ride.
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 12:44 PM
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The rims just dont belong there
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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other than the rims, what is ghetto?


the stereo, the wiring hanging from the glovebox, the improperly fitting/color mathcing glove box door


I bet they didn't touch the inderside of the car...
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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the **** is going on in that interior?
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 04:16 PM
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Posted some additional photos. It's a 1969 Roadrunner. Most had 383 ci naturally aspirated engines, but some had Hemis. I think they were 426 ci. Anyway, I have no clue what the HRS or HR5 stands for. It's not original, nor is the Hemi decal. The photos actually make the paint look better than real life. It's a candied orange looking thing that makes you want to hurl. I guess the 4 point restraints in the back seat are for unruly kids or whatever.
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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Here is an original '69 Roadrunner Convertible Hemi. Quite rare. The top up is not very good looking, IMO.



If the car posted by the OP was sold new as a '69 4 speed Hemi Roadrunner Convertible, whoever butchered it deserves a special place in hell.

Slightly less hot part of hell if its a 440.

I'll cut a little bit of slack if it was a plane jane 383, but its still in bad taste.

I'm no Mopar expert, but that color might not be far off. They had some wild colors back then (purple, orange, lime green).

The big Mopar hoodscoop looks out of place on the convertible. I would be very very surprised if that was original to the car.
 

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Old May 27, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Real Sniper
Anyway, I have no clue what the HRS or HR5 stands for. It's not original, nor is the Hemi decal.
It's an OEM badge from Chevy to denote trim series, like ford has XL, XLT, STX, etc
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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I don't think the rims are too bad, kinda a remake of the Halibrand kidney beans. The interior and badging is God-awful. The dash is just atrocious. Shame
 
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