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Nice craftmanship , but don't like it.

B67FSTB

B67FSTB

The NorCal dude from Belgium
Came this across the tube and although I appreciate his craftmanship , it doesn't look right proportion wise.
 
A lot of work, but something seems off on it. He says he used 67 sheet metal and the proper proportions for the 67, but I don’t see it.
 
Really talented guy but big mistake keeping the modern chassis width coupled to the stock '67 body width. Those rear flares are just plain horribly ugly. A two-stage flare is weird and wrong. The back portion of the flare ends to high, etc. The one thing I really like though is the 3D printed grill. Can't wait to get one and start playing myself (printer).
 
B67FSTB said:
Came this across the tube and although I appreciate his craftmanship , it doesn't look right proportion wise.
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Bruno:
To your point about proportion, I am reminded of a comment from Dolly Parton: " My daddy said that's what I got for putting 50 pounds of mud in a five pound bag"
LOL!
 
Why would you cut up a new Shelby to make that.

I don't like the front valance, or the side skirts and fender flares. Otherwise it looks nicely done.

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All that work (which is done expertly well) to end up with something that looks "wrong". Would have been a lot easier to section the hood/roof/deck lid and just slightly widen the old body. He even says in the video that's what others had done. Maybe he just wanted to go a different way. It's still a very cool ride.
 
Cool ride maybe, but not worth the amount of money that has been put into it. I would much rather have the original 2012 or a 1967, not a mashup of one. The man definitely has some skills, but it hurts my mind to think he cut up a brand new GT 500
 
Ive seen a similar mash-up in my area a couple of years ago. A guy who owns a body shop took a 2005 Mustang convertible that had been in an accident and sustained a lot of cosmetic body damage grafted a 1950 Ford convertible onto the chassis. It is an amazing display of engineering and craftsmanship. I may have a couple of pics but I will have to dig around for them.
 
I'd be all over a "correctly" done body dump of an old classic on a modern chassis. It really isn't a huge waste of cash, Ken, if you think about it. If I added up all my receipts to date bet I'm not much off the cost of a new (2012) GT500 and a classic shell.
 
Horseplay said:
I'd be all over a "correctly" done body dump of an old classic on a modern chassis. It really isn't a huge waste of cash, Ken, if you think about it. If I added up all my receipts to date bet I'm not much off the cost of a new (2012) GT500 and a classic shell.
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But....if you ever finish your car it will have a nice resale value to a lot of people. These mashups most likely have a limited buying audience. As long as you are building one of these for your own pleasure, then more power to the builder. I would not own one as I have yet to see one that looks good enough to meet my expectations. Old style body on new running gear is great. New interior in old body...looks like crap. To each their own!
 
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