Post apocalypse G body

[mr evil]

Done, like a 50s or 60s rat rod, a g-body probably wouldnt look all that great. Ive seen pictures of plenty of modern cars done in a rat rod style and frankly, it just dont work. The whole rat rod scene grew out of how those cars aged naturally. 70s, and 80s cars, plastics, and paints made them age different.

Agree, seen a few too and it just doesn't really work visually.

It had about 10 rattle cans of black primer all over it, all different brands, so all different patinas...

This is more what I wondered about....say a particular car had seen a few different shades over the years and then gets a good smoothing out with a sander, if the look could work. I think it's pretty uncommon that any of our cars would have seen that much paint over the years though, it would have to be "done" purposely to achieve that kind of patchy look.
I saw a write up on how a guy did it on a early 90's pick up I think, technique seemed solid, apply paint, sand, apply, sand and so on, but in the end I think all the modern exterior trims kinda killed it.
I don't know who's car this is/was but I like this look, not sure on the wheels but the faded out color along with the stance I dig

 

[mr evil]

24 of lemons is the answer View attachment 46493

I missed this yesterday, I saw that and thought I do like the look of that. Lose the wing, the scoop and the number and sand it dull and I like that look!
Maybe I'm not feeling right? 😉

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

That car I posted, here is what it started out as.

 

[Lazarus]

Not sure either but mine was repainted primer black at one point. Guess it was involved in a shooting. Then dumped in a vacant lot. $800.00 bucks few days from the crusher. Like its story and its look. Bringing the back from the dead gets me motivated. Or as my wife suggested I watched Brave little Toaster to many times.

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

Wonder how a flat green or tan paint job like a staff car would look on a gbody?

Now if I was going to setup a gbody for the post apocalypse, I probably start with a ramming front bumper with pitt bars. Chains over the wheel wells to protect the tires. Might not be to hard to replace the rear windshield with a sheet of bullet proof lexan. Perhaps put a Kevlar blanket in the ceiling and engine hood. Rig up skid plates from scrap for the underside, etc. A CB, would be handy. At least the trunk has lots of room for supplies.

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

Found two more rapture MCs.

 

[L67ss]

Stay tuned to my thread and you'll see lol

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

If you really want to Mad Max a car, examing the movie cars would be a good place to get ideas. Most of the cars in Mad Max 1 and 2 are mostly over the top hotrods with big scoops, cheap offroad lights, gawdy exhaust pipes, beacons, cab lights, flames, bats, and skulls. http://madmax.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Vehicles

 

[Ve8r]

Anybody ever seen a Mad Max / zombie apocalypse style G body build? I guess it would be alot like rat rodding. Found one picture of a 1977 Monte Carlo, the poor thing.

My first car was a 76 monte. Not too many out there that pretty much don't already look like this.

 

[L67ss]

Saw a pa g body el Camino on a wasteland weekend YouTube vid last nite