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basically rat rods are forgotten american cars that are the antithesis to a nice polished hotrod . it's like saying im going to spend 20,000 on my paint job then put on some nice crazy wheels and a polished motor in it. While a rat rod was like the punk rock attitude saying expletive you to that. I'm gonna do my **** primer black and throw some **** together that I have in my backyard , and I'll make it run and look cool.

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Modified by .:Reza:. at 1:14 PM 3/9/2007

 

BRILLIANT!!! but im one of the few... the traditional ones will throw out the other opinion starting... NOW...

 

hot

 

don't like it but i don't like rat rods either.

 

now its pretty hardcore ratrod, but i would, and this is just me, instead of the thick white walls, paint the letters on the tires white instead of solid walls. thatd probably take away from the whole idea tho...

 

Yep it looks a new trend w/ the matte black paint ..

At the Geneve Auto Show there was a matte black Rolls Royce lol (factory btw)



I like matte black though .

 

i think it looks good on the evo

 

Dont like it, potentially new trend, but still dumb IMO...

The paint & style looks 'acceptable' on old cars b/c it is assumed the orignal finish would be even more hideous. But on new cars, as if driving it off the lot didnt lower the resale value enough, this will certainlly put the last nail in the coffin

 

i think more people will do the rat rod thing but, it's def not gonna get big

 

i remember his old car in the old old jtuned, back when it was still on jdmcivic.com

i like the satin black look, but im not sold on the wheel & tires yet. still gets from me

 

Not sure if I could do that to a 30,000 $$ car, but I kinda like it.

 

certain cars look cool, don't know about a civic though, hmmm

 

After reading Eddie's article by the hundreds you have to give lots of props on that car regardless of whether its actually going to start a new trend or not because he built that car out of his fascination with the rat rod culture.

http://www.thehundreds.com/zin....html

 

Flat paint looks great as long as it is done right, NOT rattle can.

 

Eddies done this?

 

great, now all of HT is going to follow this trend. personally if i saw that car in the road, i'd think he's trying too hard to stand out.

 

Different. But hopefully not a trend. He did his own thing.

 

must be some "backyard" to have those wheels laying around

 

them rims are sexy!

 

I dont like the mirrors, other then that its nice

 

loving the white walls.. ive been looking for a set of whitewalls on low pro size hasnt been found

 

that looks fabulous. How bomb if a 70 yr old guy drove that!!

 

IMO...it only works with old crusty cars...not fancy new imports.

 

looks disgusting

 

flat black isn't the trend he's speaking of...the ratrod style is pretty sweet =P. imho flat black is the excuse for 95% who don't want to do a proper paint job.