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I really can't see laying down a nice finish,and then deliberately scuffing it up, or spending money to f--- up a new pick up, but to each his own I guess.

OH! You need not worry about who is gonna cover the Warranty. I has been touched by a "LEGEND" so it'll spend the rest of eternity sitting in a Museum.Clamered over by the ELITES!

Speaking of this trend, I was at the new HD dealership the other day and noticed that many of the new 07 scoots had a flat finish on them... Not just black either, I saw dull silver, and navy blue too... Must be the hot thing...

Dave Brisco

Ratters are ok,....I am just waiting for this "TREND" to set in..Its only natural progression ,or is that regression?

How does a guy with 43 posts rate as a Senior Club Hot Rod Member?

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Wholy sheet hes back

Originally Posted by DennyW

Dang, the gas tank didn't blow.

Don't be shy, say HI !!!

hi,got pm in my email so came to check it out , so i thought iwould a read a little , same conversion i see which is fine of course

i must of missed this whole arguement

Anyone ever see the BanksTurbo shop truck? The first twin-turbo small block prototype they built went into theIR shop truck, eventually it got the rat rod look.

Don't get me wrong guys, I'm a fan of Foose. He's an artist, and I can appreciate that. He is famous as heck, and don't even mention money. But the reason I like the guy, even though I've never even been in the same building as him, is he comes off as a real genuinely nice guy. That being said, his name has absolutely no place in the same sentence as the words "rat rod".
Foose is a designer-for-hire. Rat rods are designed by their owners. Not to mention the fact that most of the designs are created based on what parts are available, not what vendors are on the payroll. The drivetrain is chosen, usually because the guy's brother-in-law has an old hemi in the shed, or his dad's bbc station wagon "never got towed after all." With Chip, the motor is chosen based on personal preference of the owner. Rat rodders don't set out- draw the design- hire the right crew- and build it to spec. Old school rodders are more like "motorhead marines." They establish a broad objective- open wheel- pre 40's- flathead. Then they attack! Doing what ever they need to do in order to get the objective completed. This means trading their amp for headlight buckets, doing free tats for a set of 36 ford spokes, and breaking up with his girlfriend because she said "a car without air conditioning is just stupid." When things go wrong- and they always do- a good marine adapts to the change in climate. This is also true for the rat rod builder. If the flathead is unobtainable, by acceptable means, then one must adapt to the fact that an old 68 big block will have to do. Fine! He'll say: "But will have to be blown!" See- compromise. It's that simple. So at the end is the guy driving exactly what he had envisioned a few weeks ago? Most likely not. When the wallet has restrictions, so must your design, and these "ole-skool-backyard engineers" understand this. This is what makes "rat-rods" cool. They are made through necessity and availability. Cap this with ingenuity and determination, and you might have yourself a rat rod. No offense Chip, but being paid to design a rat-rod is an oxymoron.

One is broke and the other has money in the bank. Is that whats called a sell out?

my 80" chevy truck has the usual rust spots does that make it a rat rod fashionable farm truck? maybe ill enter it a goodguys !

The question is not whether I could build a rat rod. The question is: Why would I want to?

Foose's P32 is in no way a "Rat Rod"... If you wanted to classify it I would call it more of a "theme" rod (term semi stolen from American Chopper)... It is a finely crafted car that was built to resemble a WWII era fighter plane with all the 40's era design elements... More a study or war era craftsmanship than anything...

Just my 2¢...

Dave Brisco