by "JCAlan" (jcalan)
Published 08/04/2017 at 14:16
by "JCAlan" (jcalan)
Published 08/04/2017 at 14:16
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STARS: 6
Some people love it, others are angered by it because it’s actually a salvageable car and because I turned down 1500 dollars for it in order to turn it into a planter. What say you, Oppo? This is just the start, it will have tons of shrubs, flowers, ivy, tall grass, etc to tie it all together. I also need to figure out what year it is and put period correct plates on it. And dammit I got my finger in the picture!
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
08/04/2017 at 14:18, STARS: 0
I like it
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
08/04/2017 at 14:22, STARS: 2
Love it. Looks purposeful, not like the random cars left to rot in the front yard you see in some areas
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/04/2017 at 14:25, STARS: 4
I say it’s your car, and you can do what you want.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
08/04/2017 at 14:25, STARS: 0
I think its awesome.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
08/04/2017 at 14:27, STARS: 1
Guessing you don’t have a HOA
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
08/04/2017 at 14:30, STARS: 1
That car should be on the road.
"JCAlan" (jcalan)
08/04/2017 at 14:32, STARS: 1
That would be a no
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
08/04/2017 at 14:35, STARS: 0
I agree with Chariotoflove, its your car and do what you want.
However, I personally would prefer to see it restored.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/04/2017 at 14:37, STARS: 6
Okay, overstating things somewhat, but there’s too much good steel there for me to be totally okay with it.
"E92M3" (E46M3)
08/04/2017 at 14:38, STARS: 9
Reminds me of a local guy that has a vintage truck in his front yard. He live’s on a backroad (not in a neighborhood). Truck has been there for at least 15 years. In the past couple years a new neighborhood was built, and the homeowners complained to the city about the truck being an eyesore. The city found a code that say’s no vehicles can be parked on the grass. So what does he do?
He put the truck up in the air with some ibeams he welded together. Then he installed landscape lighting to shine on it at night.
Cracks me up everytime I pass it.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
08/04/2017 at 14:39, STARS: 0
I’d prefer it restored and back on the road, but hey, this looks cool too & it’s not my car.
"TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts." (thebloody)
08/04/2017 at 14:41, STARS: 1
Personally I think it’s a complete waste, especially if someone was willing to restore it. It’s not my car though so it doesn’t really matter what I think.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
08/04/2017 at 14:42, STARS: 0
Do what you want as it’s your car.
That said, one of my pipe dreams is to build a Nash Metro with an aluminum 427 big block so if I were you I’d be breaking out the plasma cutter.
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
08/04/2017 at 14:45, STARS: 3
Put some protectant on it and I’m fine with it. I like the green. I’d just hate to see it look really brown and crusty in a year or two.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
08/04/2017 at 14:52, STARS: 0
Nothing of real value was lost, so, awesome!
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
08/04/2017 at 14:55, STARS: 0
Make a rally car out of it instead.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/04/2017 at 14:58, STARS: 2
Nothing of real value
"JCAlan" (jcalan)
08/04/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 1
I really think this is a case where it’s just more fun to look at than it ever would be to start throwing money at or even to drive.
"JCAlan" (jcalan)
08/04/2017 at 15:01, STARS: 0
What would you reccomend to protect it?
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
08/04/2017 at 15:05, STARS: 0
A light sanding followed up with some clear urethane or similar protectant. Just something you can brush on thick that dries clear.
"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
08/04/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 0
Hudson met?
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
08/04/2017 at 15:08, STARS: 1
To be specific - use a higher grit sandpaper. Like over 500 grit. Maybe even 1000 at minimum, and use a light touch. THat way you won’t scrub away the paint, but you will remove surface oxidation, give the urethane or whatever you find some rough surface to bit into, and leave behind the majority of whatever paint is left on it.
"JCAlan" (jcalan)
08/04/2017 at 15:09, STARS: 0
Nash/Kelvinator (like the refrigerator?). Pretty sure it’s a 53, first year. I had a 53 Ohio plate, but only one, so I put 56 plates on it. Close enough.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
08/04/2017 at 15:20, STARS: 0
I like it! Not to many cars would look good as a landscape item. Maybe an original Mini or similar.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
08/04/2017 at 15:22, STARS: 1
I’m one of those people who feels guilty seeing it like that and knowing it’s restorable, especially if you turned down money from somebody who wanted to buy and restore it....
But, it looks cool and it’s your money, so I can’t tell you what to do. Better than being crushed and turned into toasters and fridges!
"JCAlan" (jcalan)
08/04/2017 at 15:29, STARS: 1
It was destined to be a parts car. So the way I see it, I saved it from dismemberment and now it will be appreciated for what it is by countless passersby.
"PatBateman" (PatBateman)
08/04/2017 at 15:53, STARS: 0
SR20 or GTFO.
"vondon302" (vondon302)
08/04/2017 at 16:21, STARS: 0
Have you thought of raising it up off the ground on some 4x4 posts? It’ll last alot longer up off the ground.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/ran-when-parked-1771988302
"JCAlan" (jcalan)
08/04/2017 at 16:24, STARS: 1
HOLY CRAP
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
08/04/2017 at 16:28, STARS: 0
Thumbs down from me. They make planters for plants. I’ve no love for Nash metropolitans but others do.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
08/04/2017 at 16:39, STARS: 0
Is that advertising for a business or just home gardening?
"JCAlan" (jcalan)
08/04/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 1
Just my house. I’ll probably put the name of our farm on it, but we’ve no reason to advertise.
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
08/04/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 1
Yeah, I’m sorry, but I’m against this.
"JCAlan" (jcalan)
08/04/2017 at 16:54, STARS: 0
It’s like...art, man.
"JR1" (type35bugatti)
08/04/2017 at 16:58, STARS: 0
If the frame was bent to hell and it couldn’t be salvaged fine. But this is a car that could still be here in two hundred years. It is worth saving I think. It will be a piece of history one day if it is saved.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
08/04/2017 at 17:06, STARS: 0
Oh neat. I suppose if I had a car like that and yard to put it in I would like to do this. I’d probably do a 50s Dodge pick up. Or the Honda Z600 that just sitting in my Father in law’s shed that’s way beyond restoration
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
08/04/2017 at 17:55, STARS: 0
At the end of the day, it’s your car and I have no say, but I’d much rather see it fixed and on the road.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
08/04/2017 at 18:35, STARS: 0
OUCH...... SO MUCH POTENTIAL there.......... but it sure looks happy where it is at...... put some fresh light bulbs up front, and maybe plant a real pretty lemon tree in between the framerails......
"Pixel" (Improbcat)
08/04/2017 at 19:06, STARS: 0
I’m not a fan given the car is restorable. Do this with a car too rotted to save and I’d be behind you 100%.
I’ve been keeping an eye out for a rusty but complete front clip from a 40s/early 50s car to bury in the flower bed like a car is rising up out of the ground.
"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
08/04/2017 at 19:07, STARS: 0
I like his sense of humour.
I knew a guy that had a Lincoln. He took it on some huge road trip, and it died not long after he got home. He put a small plastic fence around it and called it his Lincoln Memorial.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
08/04/2017 at 19:40, STARS: 0
Love it!
I love driving by Antique Archeology and seeing their “planter” too.