This is a cool rat rod.

[silverhawk]

This is pretty neat truck. The only things I would do to it is change the steering colume and go with a studebaker 289 and t10 4 speed. You got to love that patina though![8D]

Dylan
'61 lark deluxe 4dr wagon

[tutone63]

There is nothing here too look at...are you sure you posted all that you meant to? Like a link or a picture? (or maybe my computer is just glitching?)


1963 Lark Custom, 259 V8, TT, 4 doors, 2 tone paint, and garaged for the winter...I can't wait til spring!!

[Desert Explorer]

I was wondering the same thing, your 61 lark wagon looks a lot nicer than any Rat Rod I have ever seen.

55 Commander

[stude-sled]

I would like see it, please try again.

[52-fan]

Is this the one? I don't see any patina.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___rat-rod-kustom-gasser-custom-ol-skool-bomb-no-reserve_W0QQitemZ260343571133QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItemQQ ptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item260343571133&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A10| 39%3A1|240%3A1308


1952 Champion Starlight, 1962 Daytona, both w/overdrive.Searcy,Arkansas
"I may be lazy, but I'm not shiftless."

[52 Ragtop]

If anybody needs that checked out let me know. I'm pretty sure I've seen it here in town. It's local for me.

Jim

[JLasvegas]

I noticed the Truck in the link last night and really like it, looks awesome


1964 Daytona Wagonaire
259cid flight o matic

[PackardV8]

Patina??? If you say so. Kool/neat is always in the eye of the beholder To some, it might just look like serious rust from every angle. As always, your truck, your money, your decision.

thnx, jack vines

PackardV8

[mbstude]

Man, that thing is rotton to the core. [B)]

But I do like the wheels and tires! [8D]

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[52-fan]

I agree with Jack. Somehow the word patina is taken by some people to refer to rust. It really applies in an automotive sense to vehicles with worn, but basically intact paint and chrome. A vehicle that you might have trouble deciding whether to leave original or restore. This truck has a style of its own, but it looks like a field car resurected, not an original with patina.
In any case,if you like it, more power to ya!


1952 Champion Starlight, 1962 Daytona, both w/overdrive.Searcy,Arkansas
"I may be lazy, but I'm not shiftless."

[bams50]

I love the way it looks- except a little too much surface rust for my taste[xx(]

I think "patina" has become generic. My dictionary defines patina as "a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal". (Surprised me that there was no reference to the surface of various non-metal antiques). To me, that means the common use of it in the hobby- defining worn out paint- is inaccurate. But it's now elevated to the level of "kleenex" (defines any facial tissue regardless of brand) or "frigidaire" (any brand of refrigerator). Same with "rat rod"- it no longer has to do with the original meaning; it's just become a keyword for cross-spamming.

This truck looks like somebody may have sanded it to bare metal and purposely let it rust just to get that "patina", but just overdid it...

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"Do they all not, by mere virtue of having survived as relics of a bygone era, amass a level of respect perhaps not accorded to them when they were new?"

[stude-sled]

Here's some pics of mine.

[stude-sled]

[buddymander]

"patina" ...I'm beginning to think it means, "I can't really afford the extensive body and paint work my truck needs to become presentable."

[bams50]

quote:Originally posted by Studedude

"snaded"?

"Correct not, less ye be corrected." <G> (Emphasis on <G&gt

I don't correct folks, because while my spelling skills are fail-safe, my typing skills are not[:I]

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"Do they all not, by mere virtue of having survived as relics of a bygone era, amass a level of respect perhaps not accorded to them when they were new?"