1958 Chevy Truck

[Toast54]

Nice Patina







And then....

[sammyg2]

I never have been able to get into fake patina.

Are those airline seats?

[VincentVega]

more than just seats

[sammyg2]

Yep, seeing that now. Faux Throttles, gauges, half a steering wheel.

[HardDrive]

I think its pretty funny that the '700hp farm truck' is now a known automotive genre.

[asphaltgambler]

A lot of craftsmanship & thought went into that interior. Not necessarily my cup of tea, but it is executed very well, even taking the original steering wheel, sawing it in half, removing the horn button, replacing with multiple center buttons. Also the sheet metal work is very nice.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

the faux patina is horrible. Someone take that guy's grinder away from him.

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

the faux patina is horrible. Someone take that guy's grinder away from him.

I dont care if its real or fake. Do the prep and paint it black.

[ckelly78z]

My Uncle has a 58 Cameo pickup truck that is currently in rustoleum primer. He dresses it up with a set of cartoon eyes in the windshield, buckteeth in the grille, and a 2x4 wrecker boom in the back.....just like "Mater" from the animated movie "Cars".

[wdfifteen]

I hope the owner is enjoying it. He won’t get any kudos from me, but he’s probably not expecting any.

[Toast54]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I hope the owner is enjoying it. He won’t get any kudos from me, but he’s probably not expecting any.

It's being auctioned next month

[ckelly78z]

I didn't see the awful interior until just now....OMG, well done, but OMG.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Toast54

It's being auctioned next month

I doubt anyone here will be bidding on it. I don't get the point of building something with such a narrow interest base and then selling it. Maybe what they get out of it is the fun of doing it, and then hoping someone, somewhere, appreciates it enough to buy it?

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

I never have been able to get into fake patina.

And poorly done fake patina at that. That is so bad it is an insult to fake.

[Skytrooper]

It looks terrible from all aspects. From the outside it looks like it was just dragged in from the field where it sat for 40 years. The interior is garbage, flat aluminum sheeting...no skill there. The steering wheel and center console are just dumb. The worst is the airline seats. They arent even comfortable in an airplane let alone bouncing down the road. It should have been left in the field, or crushed if he was just going to ruin it anyway.

[yellowperil]

I kind of like it, a bit weird but somebody will want it and give it a good home. I'm fairly certain it could be made into a pretty nice pick-up. IMO
But, what do I know?

[tevake]

I sure hope they changed the steering rack and added power steering, otherwise its nearly Undriveable with that wheel.

I do see some rat rods that have interesting creative elements in them. This truck not so much. Each to their own.

Cheers Richard

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

And poorly done fake patina at that. That is so bad it is an insult to fake.

That's pretty much what I was thinking but I backed it down to try and be nice.
I know, first time for everything

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I doubt anyone here will be bidding on it. I don't get the point of building something with such a narrow interest base and then selling it. Maybe what they get out of it is the fun of doing it, and then hoping someone, somewhere, appreciates it enough to buy it?

I'm a big "it is your car do whatever want with it" but if he is looking to resell he would get a lot more $$ if he had restored it to stock.

YMMV

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

I'm a big "it is your car do whatever want with it" but if he is looking to resell he would get a lot more $$ if he had restored it to stock.

YMMV

Yep. But it it would have cost a lot more.