Told ya (but I know).

JamesC

 

Poor thing, What did they do? I think I can make out Grand Am taillights.... The front end looks like..... arrrgghh it's on the tip of my.... fingers..???...

 

it almost looks like the harly earle (sp) buick concept...
anyone know what i am talking about?
popular mechanics did an article on it about 5-7 years ago
(wow... now i really do feel old)

 

front end = studebaker? wow

 

lots of old studebaker body parts grafted on . ( remember them as well as you do ) don't forget there is at least one old phart older than you . don't like it but it is creative . where did you find it ? cheers , time for a cool one .

 

holy grannd studemaro am batman!!!

 

 

looks like a early studebaker Champion Front end and body, but grand am taillights, really stupid.

 

There's a few things here and there that I would change up to make it all "flow" better, but I'd drive it.

 

Now, now, Uncle, play nice with other board geezers .

I saw the car today at a cruise-in. A young fellow said that his father had built the car in Detroit about 15 years ago. IIRC, the interior was pretty much stock.

Love the car or hate it someone spent a lot of time and money on their vision. As you might imagine, gear heads were quite interested.

By the way, the car started as an 88 'Bird.

JamesC

 

I think i just threw up in my mouth a little!While i can appreciate the work that went into it,i just don't care for the look.Just like some people shouldn't reproduce,some bodymen should just do insurance jobs and let the pros design cars.

 

I'm usually an advocate for creativity and "things different"...but this one... ...wow.

I too can appreciate the workmanship, but its not really pretty... maybe if it was gloss black with yellow wheels? what was under the hood?

 

hmmm different but kinda cool lol but yes very much so batman

 

 

James

What show did you see that car at? I saw it later in the afternoon at the Camaro Club of KC show at Bass Pro in Independence, MO around 5 or so. I had gate duty, so I never got a chance to really look at the car.


Dave

 

Cool, Fozzie Bear got himself a Third Gen!

 

 

haha...
well the rear fenders look good, and the grand am tails actually look good too.
but thats about it IMO
i'd have kept the original front end.
also, the rear fenders would look better if there was a scoop in them on the leading edge.

 

I saw the car in Raytown at **** Smith's cruise-in around 1:30. Acutally, my wife and I were readying to leave when the car pulled in. While I was there, the hood was never opened, so I don't know what it was hiding.

JamesC

 

I was thinking the same thing!

 

This is one of those projects that seems great in your mind, but when you start actually building it, it looks much different. The thing is hideous, but to each his own.

 

Definitely a lot of craftsmanship and knowledge...
... but it must be a felony in some states...
... "grand murder Firebird"

 

i almost thought a Tucker front end at first the air inlet thingy looked that the famous tucker center headlight from the shrunk pic

 

Ugh. What has been seen cannot be un-seen.

I'm sorry. I just don't like it.

 

Looks interesting, Like it or not someone spent a lot of time to work this out, and it actually flows fairly well.
I've seen Ed Roth and George Barris creations that went way beyond this. And same thiing you liked it you didn't.

 

Is it just me or does that car look hard to get into.Not from the shaved door handels but i dont see a gap or seem where the back of the door would open from.Unless they just really,really got it flush it looks like you get in dukes of hazzard style.

 

Look closely and you'll see it.

JamesC

 

I would never do that to my car, but, the work was done well, and it is definitely uniuqe, I give it an A+.

 

The only other mod that car needs is an IED.

 

i personally think that it would flow better if something was done to the roof to make it more, rounded, to go with the rest of the body work

 

rear looks like grand prix and so does the grill
the rest looks like studebaker or sumthin whack like that

 

Great.. Why would.. o god.

 

Great post James! You do have to admit, from a craftsmanship perspective, the bodywork and gaps, paint, etc. look well done. Somebody put a ton of time into that thing.

From a purely aesthetic standpoint, he took one of the more angular body styles every build and tried to morph a torpedo nose and tail onto it? Somebody has sniffed WAY to much bondo fumes.

TA