Culturial variations in car customization

[romad]

I don't want to turn this into a PARF, but a recent thread got me thinking about what drives racial variations in car style tastes?

I'm sure all of us can ID most custom cars to a particular race/culture....Black, Latinos, Asian, and White( and maybe even redneck/hillbilly). Of course there are crossover but 8 out of 10 times its pretty constant. Why the distinct taste differences?

[nota]

well you got euro style
rice
ghetto style mostly big wheels and paint
hot rods
redneck trucks
and mex lowriders and jumpers

[vash]

can "awesome-ness" be considered a cultural variation?

[MarkRobinson]

we used to refer to poorly-modified vehicles (in poor taste or with all the trinkets from the local auto parts store taped onto the car) as "ethnically-challenged vehicles".

Not very PC is it??

[Jim Richards]

The Philippines tends a bit towards the flamboyant...

[speeder]

can "awesome-ness" be considered a cultural variation?

To a lot of younger people, (of all ethnic groups), our old 911s are yawn-inspiring. Just old looking cars.

[Jim Richards]

This kind of customization was popular where I grew up, in the Great White North.

[speeder]

well you got euro style

rice

ghetto style mostly big wheels and paint

hot rods

redneck trucks

and mex lowriders and jumpers

True but there is a lot of cross-over, such as black guys who love low-riders. Think Ice Cube "rollin' in his '64", etc...

[RANDY P]

Chrome hubcaps, Castle Grilles, wires, Booties on the trunk (Continental kit), chain steering wheels, murals.

Yeech.

[Rufblackbird]

once upon a time, this style of customization was bad ass. and it still is...

how many here remember Lee's Pimpster?

[Instrument 41]

This is good post. Within every ethnic style, even though I don't care for "that" style, there is a lot of good workmanship and creativity.

[Bill Douglas]

In New Zealand we tend to err on the "practical" side with customization. I guess this holden had rust issues and need some bits of iron welded on.

[Zeke]

It seems every '32 Ford is owned by an old fat white dude that wished he had the balls to look like Billy Gibbons (but probably does have a ZZ Top tee shirt).

[Racerbvd]

You forgot about Surfers & Hippies with old VW busses..



And an example of Red Neck

[cairns]

Don't forget....
http://www.politifake.org/image/political/1010/obamas-green-car-liberal-car-political-poster-1287847156.jpg

[RWebb]

try not to parf this thread cairney

[Racerbvd]

Saw these in S GA, words can't describe...


Old White Guy Style..




Can't leave out R-Grouppe


A buddy builds these...





And the hey, I got the super cool toys & hot ass wife guys at DEs..

[stomachmonkey]

Then there are those wacky Japanese.

[Bill Douglas]

What about the pic from a few years back. One of our guys 911 was in sick bay so he customized a nissan or something with a cardboard and plywood spoiler and other bits.

[speeder]

Ahh, that would be referenced about 6 posts back or so.