Post your "What were the owners thinking" images!

[PhotosGuy]

We've all seen them, so post your "What were the owners thinking" images. I saw these at the Eastpoint Gratiot Cruise last weekend.

1. Look at the wheels! And I used to think the ones on the "A-Team" van were ridiculous!

2. He calls it "Carputer!" Just think about all the money he saves on paint & wax?
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[bobinatcat]

1. Miniature wheels...definitely not what most go for.
2. Erm...I wonder how many times he get kicked in the nuts :rolleyes:
Why though, asking for all sorts of things like rust stains from the chips...obviously not meant to be outside lets alone stuck to a car

[NukeGM]

Poor Buick :(

[greatwhites2k]

here's my contribution, saw it on the freeway and had to snap a few. I wonder how much $ was put into this crap?

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/japosrt4/IMG_1535.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

I wonder how much $ was put into this crap? Too much, any way you measure it.

[Woolburr]

I suspect I have a couple.

[Woolburr]

Or perhaps....

[greatwhites2k]

that quad is no longer functional

[cosworth]

Sure it is. If you only choose to do wheelies and troll for silicone babes at the local drag strip.

[deadpass]

i fail to understand how lowriders with hydralics falls into this category. Those guys spend big money on setting those cars up. Sure that buick kinda looks dumpy but that impala looks really nice. While not really something I'm into you have to respect the work put in.

[VGP]

i fail to understand how lowriders with hydralics falls into this category. Those guys spend big money on setting those cars up. Sure that buick kinda looks dumpy but that impala looks really nice. While not really something I'm into you have to respect the work put in.

I have to agree. Being a Lowrider my self this is what i do and what a majority of my photos are all about. Just like the Muscle cars, the Hot Rodders, and the Antique collecters Lowriders have earned their right in the world.

Sorry I have to cutoff......I'm actually leaving a Car Show Picnic and getting ready to board a bus, so i hope to view other comments and add a little more to my own.

[PhotosGuy]

i fail to understand how lowriders with hydralics falls into this category. I wouldn't put them here, as a group. But tiny wheels on a big car both look wrong, & aren't all that safe, either. What if you have to duck some kid on a bike sometime?

[Colorblinded]

I wouldn't want to follow cars like the second one in the first post on the highway. I'd be too concerned some circuit board would fly off and whack my car.

[DealsGapCobra]

Fuzzy...
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g216/DealsGapCobra/Camera/IMG_1734sm.jpg

Please excuse the poor image quality, it was all I could do to grab the camera before the light changed.

[PhotosGuy]

it was all I could do to grab the camera before the light changed. BTDT!



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Forum%20Junk/Welcome-ChargerRT_020.gif

[cdifoto]

2. He calls it "Carputer!" Just think about all the money he saves on paint & wax?
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But uses up again in Canned Air.

[cdifoto]

troll for silicone babes at the local drag strip.
Damn now I want one!

[Belmondo]

http://www.pbase.com/image/98934887/original.jpg

[Jamie Holladay]

These are great. Maybe I can find something to contribute. Subscribing to this one.

[waynedsargent]

this what I have. I think it adds near the vicinity of 30 horsepower.
http://SargentPhotography.smugmug.com/photos/316276621_2MqsN-L.jpg

[Jamie Holladay]

from NOPI 2005

[trials2k]

from NOPI 2005

that is hot! wiked colour choice too! *melting*

[Jamie Holladay]

that is hot! wiked colour choice too! *melting*
careful you will melt the snow. LOL

[Jamie Holladay]

Ok try this one. I know it is out of focus (dang POS I meand P&S), but you get the idea.

[Belmondo]

http://www.pbase.com/image/98939733/original.jpg

[Jamie Holladay]

....
Now that is cute, Chief.

[PhotosGuy]

That would have made a great trailer & tow car combination, Tom!

[Belmondo]

Both the school bus and the Isetta were taken at Hot August Nights in Reno, Nevada. There are quite a few 'oddities' like these that show up there. I'm planning on going this year, and I hope the cost of gas doesn't keep a lot of people away. It's amazingly fun, especially for us old farts who grew up with hot rods.

[JWright]

Both the school bus and the Isetta were taken at Hot August Nights in Reno, Nevada. There are quite a few 'oddities' like these that show up there. I'm planning on going this year, and I hope the cost of gas doesn't keep a lot of people away. It's amazingly fun, especially for us old farts who grew up with hot rods.

Those are neat, Tom! I really like the Isetta. I can remember when those were actually common on the roads.

[Woolburr]

Nice bus Chief!
Here is another odd one. I suspect the rims and door mechanisms are worth more than the rest of the car combined.

[PhotosGuy]

I suspect the rims and door mechanisms are worth more than the rest of the car combined. Yes! The old, "If it won't go, chrome it." theory still applies, except that now there are more ways to waste your money.
It's a LOT cheaper than $5,700 (before tax) for ONE Brodix cylinder head for a big-block Chevy, though! :D

[tag141]

If you need a good laugh, there's a UK site HERE (http://www.barryboys.co.uk) that go round finding and posting images of 'What were the owners thinking'.

[Wyn]

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/swyn27/wheelconcepts08pier94/spIMG_7155.jpg

RAV4
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/swyn27/wheelconcepts08pier94/spIMG_7160.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/swyn27/wheelconcepts08pier94/spIMG_7162.jpg
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/swyn27/wheelconcepts08pier94/spIMG_7163.jpg

[Wyn]

G35 Tailights on Dodge Neon?

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/swyn27/wheelconcepts08pier94/spIMG_7096.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

Good ones, guys. Here's an offering from someone who might want to rethink their meds?
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[fishingjts]

Good ones, guys. Here's an offering from someone who might want to rethink their meds?
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ummmm... ooooooo.... ahhhhhh... i don't even know where to start... LOL

[Travisj]

Good ones, guys. Here's an offering from someone who might want to rethink their meds?
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Hell yeah!!!! I'd rock it. Looks like a fun little bar hopper (just a term, not saying it's a good thing to go from bar to bar..);)

[Jamie Holladay]

Good ones, guys. Here's an offering from someone who might want to rethink their meds?
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At least there is some where to eat lunch.

[Belmondo]

Reminds me a bit of these...

http://www.hossflyinc.com/home.html

[sonique128]

I don't see ANYTHING wrong with old american cars slammed on hydros. That **** is just too cool.

[Jadam]

^ I'd have to agree. Low riders are a very prominent car scene. That would be like someone posting up photos of a JDM car that has been well put together, but just because it has a larger than normal spoiler.

[PhotosGuy]

I just remembered these from last years Dream Cruise. Actually, I'd like to have one!
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[frzndaqiri]

I loved that Hemi Big Wheel!

[jdm.squeek]

Can't stop laughing at the 3 white boys in the lowrider wanna-b buick regal!!

[Reminisce]

Ok that big wheel Hemi just stole this whole thread, that is so awesome I am cracking up right now that someone put that much effort into it.

[mlav]

My wife made me go to Sam's Club in Canton (to pay of course), Billy Bob Redneck apparently is a hardcore Kia driving rebel.

http://mlav.com/blogpic/041308.jpg



Mr. Escort GT at the Dream Cruise.

http://mlav.com/car/dreamcruise2006/46.jpg

[Jamie Holladay]

I just remembered these from last years Dream Cruise. Actually, I'd like to have one!
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Now that is cool.

[mlav]

1. Look at the wheels! And I used to think the ones on the "A-Team" van were ridiculous!

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The 13" wheels and (usually) 175/50-13s are for clearance with the hybraulics. Can't believe that people put little 175s on, commonly, Cadillac Fleetwoods with the hydraulics (or '64 Impalas); the car weighs 4000lb.

[fishingjts]

My wife made me go to Sam's Club in Canton (to pay of course), Billy Bob Redneck apparently is a hardcore Kia driving rebel.

http://mlav.com/blogpic/041308.jpg



Mr. Escort GT at the Dream Cruise.

http://mlav.com/car/dreamcruise2006/46.jpg

Yes... the things you see at WDC... it's has to be experienced... LOL! (how many more days? LOL)

[JWright]

Saw this at a municipal airport... The owner used it for getting around the hangars.

http://JohnWright.smugmug.com/photos/291432482_facE5-L.jpg

[Jeff]

^ now that's funny!

[captclick]

I like all the fans on the otherwise air cooled carputer!

[Blackfocus]

i fail to understand how lowriders with hydralics falls into this category. Those guys spend big money on setting those cars up. Sure that buick kinda looks dumpy but that impala looks really nice. While not really something I'm into you have to respect the work put in.

I have a lot of respect for the lowriders. The cars are not made to be ducking out of the way of little kids of bikes, they are made for taking roads low and slow. So I can't respect someone who has no respect for someone else's hard work and money they put into their car. Oh yea those wheels are safe by the way.

[Belmondo]

To each their own.

Lowriders are okay for parking lot jumping contests (or whatever they're called), but they have no business being driven in traffic with real cars.

I do admire good workmanship, no matter what kind of car you're talking about. I have seen some beautifully turned-out lowriders.

[carpenter]

I just remembered these from last years Dream Cruise. Actually, I'd like to have one!
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LOL I remember that.. that was part of the "what can you Hemi?" contest in '05

[balus]

Rather superlative.....name wise anyway

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb287/mitasol/IMG_2039.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

:D Reminds me of Leno's product bits & the Engrish site:
http://www.engrish.com/

[PhotosGuy]

Not one, but two spare tires!
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[mlav]

To each their own.

Lowriders are okay for parking lot jumping contests (or whatever they're called), but they have no business being driven in traffic with real cars.



Please elaborate. :rolleyes:

[PhotosGuy]

Please elaborate. I, for one, already did?
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5730281&postcount=12

Having posted that, IF you/they were to learn the handling capabilities of jacked suspensions & tiny wheels, & stayed within them, as in keep it down to 20mph in some cases & never go on a freeway, then I have no problem with them.

Even the guys with the great Pro Street cars with the tiny front wheels have to drive them with a grain of sense?

[BTR_FTW]

I respect the work that goes into low riders.

assuming they arent jumping around on public roads they arent any less safe then people that chose to run inappropriately sized tires on a given rim.

example...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/HighOnLife/DSC00736-1.jpg

I've also seen several muscle cars running wider tires then they should on a given setup.

to each their own i suppose.

[PhotosGuy]

I've also seen several muscle cars running wider tires then they should on a given setup. I've seen a lot that should be parked when it rains. And one that parked itself! :D

[DealsGapCobra]

I have been guilty of driving a roadster with near slicks (DOT approved but no business in the rain). One day I was out and it started to rain...people driving past must have wondered what the heck the crazy man was doing sitting along the side of the road in a car with no top in the pouring rain :-)

[Nick Pro]

Saw these outside my house during the 4th of july parade. I just had to snap a few shots. I could not stop laughing the whole time. RICER!!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2638185952_e22773839a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/2638185860_f9247d88a4.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2638185542_dabbc6387d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2638185760_63dee4d0d5.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/2638185662_ec73b07784.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

"Not-so-good" finds!

[shavedaccord]

I don't understand what is your guys problems with lowriders (like on the very first page, the Impala)?

[RadAL]

what were these people thinkin' !

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8169/img0783yu2.jpg

[Belmondo]

I don't understand what is your guys problems with lowriders (like on the very first page, the Impala)?
Aesthetically, I don't much care what people do to their cars. I have no right to tell another person what his car should look like.

Having said that......when people decide to take their cars out on public roads and into traffic with other people, they should be able to start, stop, and turn like everyone else. When a car has been modified in such a way that it impeds traffic, or puts people in other cars at risk, then it's a menace, and should never be taken out of a parking lot.

Many (granted, not all) lowriders are dangerous by nature of their design. They lack adequate ground clearance for the normal irregularities found on most city streets, and their small tire patch renders them unable to stop in short distances. Compliant suspension, which is essential for maintaining control of a car at speed, is virtually non-existent.

I will admit......being able to jack the car up and dangle an itsy bitsy front tire in the air is a pretty neat trick. Convince me that the car is improved in some useful way with that ability, and I might even become a big fan.

[justincase724]

what were these people thinkin' !

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8169/img0783yu2.jpg

Wait, that's an Integra (well, originally) isn't it?

[Smitty2001]

Never was a BMW, nor will it ever be. With the money dumped into that car as it sits, he could of afforded a nice used BMW prob.

[RadAL]

Never was a BMW, nor will it ever be. With the money dumped into that car as it sits, he could of afforded a nice used BMW prob.

lol yea, and yea, it was/is kinda an integra

[JWright]

Aesthetically, I don't much care what people do to their cars. I have no right to tell another person what his car should look like.

Having said that......when people decide to take their cars out on public roads and into traffic with other people, they should be able to start, stop, and turn like everyone else. When a car has been modified in such a way that it impeds traffic, or puts people in other cars at risk, then it's a menace, and should never be taken out of a parking lot.

Many (granted, not all) lowriders are dangerous by nature of their design. They lack adequate ground clearance for the normal irregularities found on most city streets, and their small tire patch renders them unable to stop in short distances. Compliant suspension, which is essential for maintaining control of a car at speed, is virtually non-existent.

I will admit......being able to jack the car up and dangle an itsy bitsy front tire in the air is a pretty neat trick. Convince me that the car is improved in some useful way with that ability, and I might even become a big fan.

I agree 100%. What should be banned from the highways are those jacked up 4WD trucks that have never been within 50 miles of a dirt road...

[Belmondo]

I agree 100%. What should be banned from the highways are those jacked up 4WD trucks that have never been within 50 miles of a dirt road...Ain't that the truth? :lol::lol: I think they're afraid of getting all those chromed suspension pieces dusty.

[BTR_FTW]

Aesthetically, I don't much care what people do to their cars. I have no right to tell another person what his car should look like.

Having said that......when people decide to take their cars out on public roads and into traffic with other people, they should be able to start, stop, and turn like everyone else. When a car has been modified in such a way that it impeds traffic, or puts people in other cars at risk, then it's a menace, and should never be taken out of a parking lot.

Many (granted, not all) lowriders are dangerous by nature of their design. They lack adequate ground clearance for the normal irregularities found on most city streets, and their small tire patch renders them unable to stop in short distances. Compliant suspension, which is essential for maintaining control of a car at speed, is virtually non-existent.

I will admit......being able to jack the car up and dangle an itsy bitsy front tire in the air is a pretty neat trick. Convince me that the car is improved in some useful way with that ability, and I might even become a big fan.

add cars with rubberband tires to the list...

oh and those that chose to drive around with slicks all day :lol:

[PhotosGuy]

oh and those that chose to drive around with slicks all day HEY! As long as nobody spits on the road... :D

[Pinto]

Hate to interrupt the discussion, but I'll contribute to the "Paint Protection" section with a couple of snaps at Costco.

[BMWEOS_techniks]

what were these people thinkin' !

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8169/img0783yu2.jpg

Disgusting re-work. The front end is horribly replicated; the kidney grills are horribly replicated. The "2 door 5 series coupe" look is not working at all. It's a cry to be accepted and a failure of attempting to stand out and be original .. owners like these detroy our scene with obsessive, over the top modifications; looks more like a chop-shop special to me; all looks and no go. Take it to the track and I'm positive all the work done on it will be ultimately regretted.

Sorry for the vent, but the work done on this car is outrageous.

[Belmondo]

Disgusting re-work. The front end is horribly replicated; the kidney grills are horribly replicated. The "2 door 5 series coupe" look is not working at all. It's a cry to be accepted and a failure of attempting to stand out and be original .. owners like these detroy our scene with obsessive, over the top modifications; looks more like a chop-shop special to me; all looks and no go. Take it to the track and I'm positive all the work done on it will be ultimately regretted.

Sorry for the vent, but the work done on this car is outrageous.

It would be helpful if you told us what you really think.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:;)

[mlav]

Well, I found another crazy vehicle...but this one is parked in my garage.

After nearly losing $8k worth of camera gear on I-94 two years ago while two-wheeling at 80+ mph, I finally implemented a brainfart.

http://mlav.com/blogpic/magnabox1.jpg

http://mlav.com/blogpic/magnabox2.jpg

[AndrewFrom1985]

Well, I found another crazy vehicle...but this one is parked in my garage.

After nearly losing $8k worth of camera gear on I-94 two years ago while two-wheeling at 80+ mph, I finally implemented a brainfart.





As long as it works mate!

[PhotosGuy]

"Paint Protection" section Good one! parked in my garage. Too bad you couldn't find a wire basket like everyone had on our Schwinns! It would be both retro & cool! :D

[PhotosGuy]

Another "Lookit me!" ride. 2 spares. No sense?
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[O3DigitalBath]

I they arent any less safe then people that chose to run inappropriately sized tires on a given rim.


looks like you are refering to streched tires like euro/drift cars choose sometimes. These tires are usually wider than factory, not narrower, and a slightly streched tire removes that sidewall flex which can cause a sudden slide out of the tires, it gives a more linear trackion curve (not better, just more linear)

sure its just for looks, but its predictiable as hell...if a guy bought a VW that came with 185's on it and he puts streched 245's I wouldn't call that unsafe at all...

just my opinion.

[RadAL]

heres another one... Toyota Echo...

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2397/img8740mm1.jpg

[DealsGapCobra]

Caution - Objects in mirror may look silliar than normal!

[I26]

Here is one from the Funk Master Flex show in OC, MD. The hitch is what made me laugh. Dont have a clue who the kid is, but all i wanted was a quick shot.

The second shot is a Mitsubishi 3000 with wheel covers.....lol. Another quick shot. If i dont like it I dont put much into it.

[fubarhouse]

As awesome as this is, I'm not sure why, I think it was done just for the fun of it. I believe this one is a registered motor vehicle - bonus!

[G3ML1NGZ]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=295784&stc=1&d=1218403560
The second shot is a Mitsubishi 3000 with wheel covers.....lol. Another quick shot. If i dont like it I dont put much into it.


And to mod a 3000gt that much and it isn't even turbo'd. Might even be a Sohc if I remember correctly.

[jessica31876]

these are so cool!! I saw something like this at the turkey rod run year before lastI just remembered these from last years Dream Cruise. Actually, I'd like to have one!
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[rdalrt]

Here a couple from my collection. Probably have more.

[renderwerks]

"Love" the grill on the carputer! Wonder if it's functional?

BTW, I have a '95 VR-4 (twin turbo), I think I see the intercooler pipe (yellow) running along the driver side of the engine compartment. Valve covers look different tho...

[Woolburr]

Here a couple from my collection. Probably have more.

Those rock....They should have NC plates on them.

[PhotosGuy]

See anything interesting about the bubble skirts?
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[RadAL]

dunno if this counts

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/9361/img5029od9.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

It works for me! Looks like a high school shop project.

[Belmondo]

Back in my Porsche Club days, the 914 was generally ignored unless it was the 914-6. Those cars were capable of being turned into genuine hotrods. It was popular to have the wheel wells flared in the style of the 930 Turbo. I'm not sure what you'd call these, but you could be right about the high school project. A serious Porsche lover would have handled the styling quite a bit differently.

[Pinto]

A serious Porsche lover would have handled the styling quite a bit differently.

How could you not like all those exposed Home Depot L-brackets holding up the rear spoiler?

[Nick Pro]

New ride.... I cant drive yet. Well.... Legaly.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/2752680055_142bcce7f9.jpg?v=0

[SteveBrown]

My lord, some of these cars need to catch fire.

[PhotosGuy]

My lord, some of these cars need to catch fire. Oh,... http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/rotfl2.gif

[Pinto]

My lord, some of these cars need to catch fire.

And they probably will.

[RadAL]

what about this? on the back of a semi

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8670/img1803og6.jpg

[jejeje]

Here's one from Jacksonville, Fl. area.

http://junaiten.no/bilder/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1387&g2_serialNumber=2

[CTM]

The owner left this in the middle of the road. Taken in Penang, Malaysia.

http://www.mingriwa.com/images/penang/no%20wheel.JPG

[Benji]

A Photoshopped image of an actual car sold at the Auburn Classic car auction about 20 years ago. I'm not sure if it could be driven both ways or not but apparantly it could as it had two steering wheels and headlamps and (added) taillamps at both ends.

benji

[Eagle]

what about this? on the back of a semi

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8670/img1803og6.jpg
What is it? And what does it say?

[BPL]

Fuzzy...
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g216/DealsGapCobra/Camera/IMG_1734sm.jpg

Please excuse the poor image quality, it was all I could do to grab the camera before the light changed.
It must be the bastard son of the "Mutt Cuts" van in Dumb and Dumber :lol:

[RadAL]

What is it? And what does it say?

Dunno, its a cardboard license plate, as in, the real one either got lost, stolen, or fell off....

[AustinTyler]

Rear Wheel Drive drag Cavalier. Don't know WHAT they were thinking at the time they decided to build it, but I'm certainly glad they did.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2860955135_3fbc96b77a_o.jpg

[Jpatten]

A Photoshopped image of an actual car sold at the Auburn Classic car auction about 20 years ago. I'm not sure if it could be driven both ways or not but apparantly it could as it had two steering wheels and headlamps and (added) taillamps at both ends.

benji

I have seen one like that a very long time ago, but it was 2 VW beetles... though come to think of it it couldn't go anywhere since the engine was in the back.....

[RadAL]

I have seen one like that a very long time ago, but it was 2 VW beetles... though come to think of it it couldn't go anywhere since the engine was in the back.....

was it red?

[Jpatten]

Yes it was..

[RadAL]

was it on atlantic blvd near southside blvd at some car dealership?

[SKnight]

Rear Wheel Drive drag Cavalier. Don't know WHAT they were thinking at the time they decided to build it, but I'm certainly glad they did.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2860955135_3fbc96b77a_o.jpgThe NHRA pro stockers run the Cavalier and now the Cobalt because of the small frontal cross section. Pulling the fronts that high wastes enough that isn't necessary since he probably doesn't get to those speeds. He could have slacked up on the bars though.

I'll dig and see what I can find.

[AustinTyler]

The NHRA pro stockers run the Cavalier and now the Cobalt because of the small frontal cross section. Pulling the fronts that high wastes enough that isn't necessary since he probably doesn't get to those speeds. He could have slacked up on the bars though.

I'll dig and see what I can find.

To be honest I was talking with the guys before they made their runs, the high pulls were strictly to show off. The event was a local Chevy event and it was pure fun factor. They were running low 10 second 1/4 mile times though.

[SKnight]

That's cool then. The big wheelstands look awesome but waste too much energy.

Can't be beat for showing off though.

[PhotosGuy]

The consensus of the group is that this one belongs in here:
'58 BMW Isetta 4.6L (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=570220)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Carz%202008/58-BMW-Isetta-46-Curt_0533.jpg?t=1221619391

[DealsGapCobra]

That is one crazy BMW!

I saw this the other day in a parking garage. Sorry about the window glare but there was a security guard that seemed interested in what I was doing with the DSLR...I wanted to get out of there and not have the "talk."
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g216/DealsGapCobra/Camera/IMG_2605.jpg

[Mick Emmett]

I'm not sure whether these belong here, I sort of like the paint job on the first shot but it appears to be a mish mash of alsorts; I can't figure out just what the theme is supposed to be.

306105

Believe it or not this is a standard production bike (except for the Corbin seat) What were Honda thinking of when they put this concept bike in to production, I big risk on their part I think as the market for this type of machine must be limited.


306106

[Pinto]

I'm not sure whether these belong here, I sort of like the paint job on the first shot but it appears to be a mish mash of alsorts; I can't figure out just what the theme is supposed to be.



Looks to me like the bike is the body of an eagle with some American Flag symbols for a saddle.

[DealsGapCobra]

I think the guy in the second photo might have a wedgie problem :-)

[Mick Emmett]

Or he could just be wearing his 20 stone brothers underpants ;)

[justincase724]

That is one crazy BMW!

I saw this the other day in a parking garage. Sorry about the window glare but there was a security guard that seemed interested in what I was doing with the DSLR...I wanted to get out of there and not have the "talk."
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g216/DealsGapCobra/Camera/IMG_2605.jpg

Oh man, you just opened a whole new world of "What were the owners thinking". I see tons of stuff like this around my neighborhood (sure says a lot about where I live, huh).

[mojo300]

I suspect I have a couple.

What a waste of a nice old chevy!

[Martien]

.....I think Barbie was in town ......

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5092/barbieuc8.jpg
:confused:

[Jamie Holladay]

No that is Ken's. Barbie's is Pink.

[low note lee]

I have seen one like that a very long time ago, but it was 2 VW beetles... though come to think of it it couldn't go anywhere since the engine was in the back.....

You're not thinking of this one, are you?
http://fc14.deviantart.com/fs15/i/2007/013/b/c/two_ways_forward_by_hunter336.jpg

[ChubbyDragon]

a different kind of "low rider"

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/ChubbyDragon/Car%20Show/CRW_2661.jpg

[Angdvl089]

a different kind of "low rider"

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/ChubbyDragon/Car%20Show/CRW_2661.jpg

Wow I thought my car was little. My roofline meets the windows of people in trucks. That thing's roofline meets the windows of people in Camaros. LOL! :)

Andrew

[PhotosGuy]

a different kind of "low rider" That one makes my back hurt! :D

A different kind of "Rat rod" (Late model!) at the Dream Cruise:

325095

[DDWD10]

http://i38.tinypic.com/2ytrwr4.jpg

'Nuff said!

[kelly andersen]

To be honest I was talking with the guys before they made their runs, the high pulls were strictly to show off. The event was a local Chevy event and it was pure fun factor. They were running low 10 second 1/4 mile times though.Thats a superstock car and its not showing off they all leave with the wheels that high, some have different setups that let them leave a little lower but a majority leave just like that. It's one of the most fun classes to shoot, especially when you get into the hemi ss/a cuda's and darts.

[Jpatten]

http://i38.tinypic.com/2ytrwr4.jpg

'Nuff said!
That thing must be a a nightmare in a crosswind... or the turbulence off the back of a semi...

shuttle enthusiast I am guessing

[low note lee]

someone paid extra to have this rego plate...

[justincase724]

someone paid extra to have this rego plate...

LOL!!


(Sorry, had too. I can't stand those, whatever you call thems)

[RadAL]

a different kind of "low rider"



if only you got the whole car in the pic without cutting it off!

[RadAL]

is this a rat rod Lincoln town car? (this is from 2007)

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5777/img3581oa3.jpg

[sharrington]

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q181/sharrington8592/IMG_9892.jpg

[DanteCaspian]

I know what this guy was thinking!

I introduce the "Prophecy Mobile"
Whole thing covered in posters taped on with packing tape.
Only one shot that I got, as the owner was returning from his shopping, and was not too interested in sticking up conversation at the time.

[thisisastickup]

I agree 100%. What should be banned from the highways are those jacked up 4WD trucks that have never been within 50 miles of a dirt road...

why?

people have their own taste and choose to spend their money on trucks, just like you spend your money on camera gear.

as long as it isn't unsafe and about to fall apart, i don't see anything wrong with it.

[HighPixel]

From the Oyster Run here in the NW.
HP
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/3107718417_352a3100b0_o.jpg

[AndrewFrom1985]

Two weeks ago on the interstate, taking my girlfriend back to school.

http://i38.tinypic.com/nqohn5.jpg

From NOPI 2006. I was in my Blown Bullitt. The car below has 28s!

http://i37.tinypic.com/64pfn5.jpg

Random shelving unit on the front of a Ram.

http://i38.tinypic.com/2whe2ig.jpg

[Pinto]

A Rav4 just screams out for mag wheels and a flame job.

[tomjd]

Lots of bazzare stuff on this thread....How about a AMC Spirit with dual rear wheels??:confused:

http://www.pbase.com/tomjd99/image/107068857/large.jpg (http://www.pbase.com/tomjd99/image/107068857/large)

[StreamlineGT]

Lots of bazzare stuff on this thread....How about a AMC Spirit with dual rear wheels??:confused:

http://www.pbase.com/tomjd99/image/107068857/large.jpg (http://www.pbase.com/tomjd99/image/107068857/large)

OMG that's awesome! I would so do that if I had something worthy.

[Rachel B]

love this thread!

[DanteCaspian]

Random shelving unit on the front of a Ram.

http://i38.tinypic.com/2whe2ig.jpg

:lol:
What the...? There has to be a reason for that!

[DanteCaspian]

What a thread. There are so many... "free spirited" and eccentric people out there, wealthy and poor alike!
And funny!

[RadAL]

A Rav4 just screams out for mag wheels and a flame job.

mag wheels would be 5 spokers (think of cragers or torque thrusts) ;)

[DealsGapCobra]

Actually "Mag Wheels" came from the days when they were actually magnesium. Many were five spoke but many were not. :)

As for that thing on the front of the Ram I was thinking it was some kind of work platform but it looks much too nice and clean to have been used much.