The last two posts by NORM and MATT are exactly why I posted this truck.
I believe that even in its day this design was polarizing, much like a slant nose 911 or an el Camino. Such a juxtaposition of eras and ideas, and restomods play into that as well
If a stock fleet side Apache can do that, then a restomodeded Chev Apache pickup truck puts the brain into overload I either direction!
If you take just this trucks wheels discussion, then what is right?
Should it wear 5 spoke cragars or five slot mags?
Heavens, the older steel wheeled crowd would have a caniption with those choices
If we stick with steel wheels, should it wear baby moons or more traditional dog bowl hubcaps, or should it wear Caddy frizby or flat dish hubcaps from the era to go along with all of the other 59 caddy influences that the factory built in?
If you look at the body I suppose many older folks would reject it, because any pickup truck should be a step side, not this crazy new fleet side idea.
So back to Sugarwood:
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Originally Posted by sugarwood
A Rover friend sent me this:
...But, with this Rover, I love the restomod. Why the heck not?...
...The difference is that I have no investment whatsoever in the originality pedigree since I have no emotional connection to the Rover or its history. So, with a blank slate, the restomod is vastly preferable to me!
When I apply this reaction to the classic muscle car thing, boom, it’s all clear!...
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I love these discussions and such variety of tastes ( which is why I crafted my signature below in the first place.)