RatCars

phoenix_nights2

Only came across this today. I love the look . Others might not.







Threw some more on G+ if u want to see more
https://plus.google.com/photos/112754797056446186836/albums/5647335373383312593/5647335374879374466

L-M

I've seen it done very good, but most Irish people just use it to bring a ****e car to a show.

Edit:

Eg this,

http://www.volksworld.com/imageBank/v/vw-wallpaper-summer-10-13.jpg

There's no rust on it at all, that painted on to look like rust.

dr.fuzzenstein

Have to say I like it in a very strange kind of way.
And if it's done well, might even look good closeup, whilst fooling you at a distance. And maybe won't get keyed and nicked like some really shiny car.

no1beemerfan

I've read the full feature on the e28. I like it. That golf looks savage!

phoenix_nights2

I was going to buy this mercedes replica toy a couple of years ago that i saw in Amsterdam. Its that 'barn look' which is so appealing



I can pick up a cheap BMW or Merc here in NZ with no worries re Tax/insurance so I am considering doing a Rat on it.

Mr Benevolent

I like the rat look. It'd be fairly unique on something like an E39. Probably more hassle then an actual respray as you're have to go back to bare metal.

Personally I want a car with every panel a different colour. Not different shades of each colour but a completely different colour.

qz

I really don't see the point in this at all. I'd rather drive a felter, and that's not an easy statement to make.

neilthefunkeone

The above was one of the best builds i ever read... I like the look but probably only works on certain cars..

There was a great lookin bmw 2002 at the Terenure car show

Anan1

I like some aspects of it, but why lower the cars so much?

The Bishop Basher

I like the original rat look....on VDubs

Anything else looks ****e imo

Mar4ix

to me look like scrapyard ....

just my thoughts (i am far away from any kind art)

Blazer

qz wrote: »

I really don't see the point in this at all. I'd rather drive a felter, and that's not an easy statement to make.

what the hell is a felter? are these the bog standard cars with cloth seats etc?
I've seen this mentioned loads of times...especially on audi threads.

Big Nasty

Rat Style Impala:

Big Nasty

Sc@recrow wrote: »

what the hell is a felter? are these the bog standard cars with cloth seats etc?
I've seen this mentioned loads of times...especially on audi threads.

Definition

Air_Bass

While I can appreciate the whole Rat look as a reaction against all those pampered/gleaming show-cars that probably never get driven, it really only works well if the car is all-out ratty from top to bottom. It seems to suit the minimal stripped-down 40's & 50's american hot-rods. To my eyes an 80's VW Golf or Merc with a heap of rust spots and scratches just looks a bit pants.

_Conrad_

The cars with forced rust and fake patina are for people who don't have the balls to have a genuinely rusty and nasty car. I have no respect for that stupid carry on at all. There's a difference between having something with genuine wear and patina, because that tells a story, and deliberately damaging otherwise undamaged paint and parts just to fit in with a particular "scene" or a "look".

Hiace.

As far as I know, it comes from the biking world

They've had the rat bike craze for quite a while now.



I have to say, it smaks of spoilt rich kids, trying too hard not to look like, spoilt rich kids.

Anan1

_Conrad_ wrote: »

The cars with forced rust and fake patina are for people who don't have the balls to have a genuinely rusty and nasty car. I have no respect for that stupid carry on at all. There's a difference between having something with genuine wear and patina, because that tells a story, and deliberately damaging otherwise undamaged paint and parts just to fit in with a particular "scene" or a "look".

How about treating rust so that it's stabilized and protected from the elements but still looks rusty?

si_guru

That BMW 5 is just lovely.. one of my favourite cars looks wise.

There is a guy in Munich, must work in hotel I've been to a couple of times - well at least he parks there - he has an Avensis 98-03 model estate.. tidy stamdard red paint with just a fully rusted bonnet and banded wheels, no trims.. I swear it is the coolest car in Munich! Really seeng is believing!

Kenny Logins

Limerick man wrote: »

I've seen it done very good, but most Irish people just use it to bring a ****e car to a show.

Edit:

Eg this,

http://www.volksworld.com/imageBank/v/vw-wallpaper-summer-10-13.jpg

There's no rust on it at all, that painted on to look like rust.

That's mostly (bar a few necessary repairs) the original 1950 paint, worn through naturally, and lacquered to protect the steel.

dr.fuzzenstein

_Conrad_ wrote: »

The cars with forced rust and fake patina are for people who don't have the balls to have a genuinely rusty and nasty car. I have no respect for that stupid carry on at all. There's a difference between having something with genuine wear and patina, because that tells a story, and deliberately damaging otherwise undamaged paint and parts just to fit in with a particular "scene" or a "look".

I have to admit that I always did like the idea of having a car that looks like a total wreck, but in fact is only painted as such. In reality it would be spotless. If that is well done, it could look quite good and you'd get some amount of double takes.
But I also dig the genuine rustbucket thing and having owned many of them (though not deliberately made to look that way, these where just bangers), one day, if I have the money (quick, put me in the dreamer thread) I'd love to get a genuine, piece-of-sh*t, rusty as fcuk, 70's Merc.:D
Let's take this one step further: Only when you can use the chassis as a pasta sieve, are you a true rat-head, anyone who hasn't got the balls for a swiss cheese chassis is a pansy!;)

phoenix_nights2

My favourite. Can someone tell me what it is ?





Have my eye on an 84 E28 which i might get to rat it out for the fun.

Anan1

phoenix_nights2 wrote: »

My favourite. Can someone tell me what it is ?

It's a Porsche 914.

Rovi

A buddy of mine sent me these from a show he was at recently in Vermont, USA. Best cars there, he reckoned





And street legal enough to be driven there as they are! :eek:

mondeo

Dont know about this rat look business, I'm not open minded enough to do that sort of thing to a car. Clean is how I like them.

maxxie

mondeo wrote: »

Dont know about this rat look business, I'm not open minded enough to do that sort of thing to a car. Clean is how I like them.

you would know by your name!! SQUARE

mondeo

maxxie wrote: »

you would know by your name!! SQUARE

Whatever Boi:rolleyes:

brendansmith

Rovi wrote: »

A buddy of mine sent me these from a show he was at recently in Vermont, USA. Best cars there, he reckoned

Ratrod pics

And street legal enough to be driven there as they are! :eek:

Thats class, got any more?
Very handsome cars imo

homer90

That e28 was an epic build. Thread here....







Sadly its current state..... (Supposedly)

Have spent hours on that site..... Some truly epic cars in there... A few ideas rolling around for my e34.

phoenix_nights2

tnks for link. i like the photo of the bmw with the engine cover off.

A falcon Ute would be a good project for a Rat

weeder

Hiace. wrote: »

As far as I know, it comes from the biking world

They've had the rat bike craze for quite a while now.



I have to say, it smaks of spoilt rich kids, trying too hard not to look like, spoilt rich kids.

**** that, the idea of the ratbike is to keep it on the road for as long as possible with as little maintenence as possible bar what it takes to keep it mechanically sound and safe

Rovi

brendansmith wrote: »

Thats class, got any more?
Very handsome cars imo

Afraid not, those are just a couple of photos he sent from his mobile phone.
The event was run by RUTLAND AREA VEHICLE ENTHUSIASTS, but there doesn't appear to be much about them out there on the interwebs.