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Name this car
Posted on a Facebook forum. I have no clue what it is. The hood resembles a 1990's firebird to me, Canopies resemble the Splittin image Hot Wheels. Canopies are blacked out so maybe just a display vehicle? As a whole it has a 1960-70's customization.
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It would make a cool batmobile.
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It looks like it may be built on a C3 Vette body?
Name this car? “Fugly”
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^^^
That was my first thought too. Looks like a Vette that has had some work done.
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George Barris?
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Never be able to plate and drive it.
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built on C-2
by Mark Hammil maybe? |
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Ed Roth? Both he & Baris were into those plexiglass bubble tops...
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I'm going to name it Garfield, but I think it could also be an Ira.
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I would name it Ugly money pit.
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Perfect
LOL
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It seems I'm the only person who sees the beauty in it.
Umm, maybe that's not such a good thing LOL |
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Nah. As far as that kind of thing goes, it looks like it is or could be cool. Obviously, this sort of thing is kind of a fantasy car, but based on the photo, it looks well done. It feels like something from the 70s.
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I think someone was inspired by this Darryl Starbird car.
If the car in the OP had shiny custom paint and a proper set of wheels and tires and the correct rake, it would probably look pretty damn good. Nothing really wrong with the proportions, and the lines I see look good to me. I'm with Bill D. on this one. Haters gotta hate? ![]()
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^^^Is that the "moonbird" as mentioned by Toad in American Graffiti?
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Quote:
I'll bet that's darn hot in the sun!
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Not the Moonbird, this one is called "The Alchetron"
I think Ed Roth and Darryl Starbird probably smoked pot while they were coming up with names for their creations!
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