I like it

[b-body-bob]

and I know it's unlikely to be authentic, but they got it mostly right.



It came from a HAMB internet photo collector so that's the only photo I've seen.

 

[Dr.Jass]

Oh, I'd bet it's authentic. Someone putting that kind of effort into reproducing a vintage look like that would almost certainly not do such a horrible job on the "direct connection" logo. Also, the way that pale gold or silver is crazed and falling off is virtually impossible to reproduce. Agnes' paint is the same way, remember? Only time and the elements can achieve that look.

 

[b-body-bob]

Google lens found one more shot from a photography site

Look at the hood. That 67 RO/WO looking scoop would never have been put on it today.

 

[b-body-bob]

Hey this new google thing is neat, have you tried it yet?






Images of a Plymouth Road Runner Hardtop 6.3 V8 Manual, 340hp, 1969

That car's in Europe and they think differently over there. The long winters leads them to overkill maybe.

The car itself might be original patina but I still figure the lettering is a put on. Pretty cool either way.

 

[69.5CUDA]

im a MASSIVE sucker for "western" style paint jobs (or atleast that seems to be the most standard referance for a bodyline outline like this

aside from the wheels and im sold..and yall know how much im not a big fan of the B bodys..

the rears look SERIOUSLY out of place..that car needs cragers, or slots..as much as i bloody fucking hate keystones..they "work" on the b bodys very well...but those rears scream im lost and dont beloong here

 

[b-body-bob]

the rears look SERIOUSLY out of place

I agree, but they may have even done that on purpose, trying to capture a place in time where you couldn't afford a matching set of 4 but need a set of slicks ... or maybe they have street tires mounted on Keystones.

BTW be sure to flip through the photo set at the top of my 3rd post for more Mopar photos.


Ovningskor apparently means "student driver" ("driving practice" is what the web tells me)

 

[Dr.Jass]

Ovningskor apparently means "student driver" ("driving practice" is what the web tells me)

Diplomat_wagon got me a couple of Canuck "Learner Driver" decals several years ago as a joke. Of course, here in the Great White Not As North, it's "Student Driver" so it would just confuse people.

Ovningskor would be a great band name in English-speaking countries. It sounds so metal.

 

[b-body-bob]

Ovningskor would be a great band name in English-speaking countries. It sounds so metal.

Say it like cookie monster, you know you want to.

I've got a magnetic "STUDENT DRIVER" sign that one of Dani's boyfriend's mothers thought was a good idea as a gift. Sure, a 16 year old self-conscious girl wants a sign like that on her car. It's been stuck on the inside of my garage door for years.

 

[69.5CUDA]

id actualy be ok with missmatched wheels..so long as they were "period" pieces...and maybe your right those rears are just for the slicks

 

[Dr.Jass]

id actualy be ok with missmatched wheels..so long as they were "period" pieces...

Agreed. Slots, Cragars, or Halibrands--even wide plain-black steelies--would be a big improvement if he couldn't find matching Keystones. The ones on the front have been out of production since the early 1970s (they slightly changed the shape of the openings). The very-1980s Weld wheels just clash with the rest of the car. Being in Europe, though, I expect pickins are slim.

I'll also throw in that I detest the look of that style of Weld. The only set I've ever liked were in a magazine in the 1980s on a'66 or '67 Chevelle, probably Pro Street. The owner had the wheels brushed, like an unpolished slot or original Center Line, and they looked great. If there's a picture of that car on the internet, I can't find it.

...and maybe your right those rears are just for the slicks

Looking at the various photos it looks like he may have two sets of Weld wheels. There are different tires shown on different pictures, but the pictures could've been taken years apart too.

 

[69.5CUDA]

doc i wonder if you are thinking the crager version of the weld wheel?(ive no clue what its actualy called)..i know it looks a little better but has the same style to it, the also made a non hole version

honestly it would be drop dead pretty with skinny cragers up front and hals or slots out back..period even

euro is no excuse..can get wheels dropped across the pond for cheeper than you think

 

[Dr.Jass]

doc i wonder if you are thinking the crager version of the weld wheel?(ive no clue what its actualy called)..i know it looks a little better but has the same style to it, the also made a non hole version

No, they were definitely Weld wheels. They still had the factory center caps on 'em.

 

[69.5CUDA]

had to ask cause for the longest time i had no idea crager made a version of those..i knew about the non hole version but not the fake welds lol

 

[b-body-bob]

i knew about the non hole version

I had a pair of the chromed Cragar centerline knock offs back in 78. That's when I learned the expensive chrome dressing they sold was just WD-40. I could tell by the smell.

Yes, a pair. Why would a teenager care about matching wheels?