That strikes me as going a little too far, but what the heck. Just recently I found photos of a Willys gasser build in which the builder applied dust to the body and matte-clearcoated the dust onto the paint, so now the car has permanent dust. Fauxtina: faking a worn paint job, patina, or rust in order to make a build seem like it has a long history or a story to tell. Once patina builds became a celebration of a vehicle's history, builders began to match the existing worn paint when doing repairs, which led to. Often these patterns of naturally worn paint were quite aesthetically pleasing. the farm-truck trend: fondness for vehicles that have "been around" and acquired scars and patterns indicative of a long, useful life. the traditional and "barn find" trends: old hot rods and customs are finally being recognized as culturally significant and are being preserved, scars and all. the rat-rod trend, bucking the high-dollar street-rod trend by fetishizing raw and rough engineering and details. There were definitely rust-crusty rat rods being built around the same timeframe, but again, don't recall seeing much in the way of rusty rat rods prior to 2004.Īs for why it started.well, a combination of things: There must have been some, but they really caught on by 2010. I don't recall seeing much in the way of patina builds before about 2006. Now of course there's the fake patina, the fake worn off shop truck lettering, the fake patina applied to a fiberglass body( Yes, it's been done). and maybe a little rust here and there, but hey, it's a badge of passage, a sign that this baby's been around for awhile. Ok, it's just worn off, all these years of rubbin', washin' waxin', you know. Maybe do some other safety related chores, brakes, hoses, etc. Well, ok, maybe you'll have to negotiate an agreeable price. Probably replace those old worn out tires. Looks like you could get in, start it up and drive away. Now out in the day light you get a look at a time capsule put to bed years ago. As a 1:1 thing, imagine pulling an old car out from under a pile of junk knowing what you've got, but what shape is it in ?
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