Oppo's thoughts?

"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling) 12/17/2015 at 00:10 • Filed to: Car mods, weird car mods, better than stance

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So, while wandering through the seedy underbelly of the Internet, I came across a car covered in pennies. My feelings are quite conflicted and I wanted to see what other oppos thought of it.

This is an example of one I found with Google image search...

PowderHound > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 00:13

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Good from far and far from good.

TheHondaBro > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 00:17

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I suppose it’d be nice if you planned on being tired of bronze and would prefer green.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 00:17

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You just want me $.02 on it all?

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > TheHondaBro 12/17/2015 at 00:22

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Modern pennies have so little copper that they would be hard pressed to turn truly green. Other shots I found of this car from car shows had a sign encouraging people to touch it, which would also oil the pennies.

TheHondaBro > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 00:23

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Right, so I guess I should cancel my plan to steal the car and melt it down for the copper.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > TheHondaBro 12/17/2015 at 00:28

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Wouldn’t be worth much. The most valuable pennies on this car are either very old or not copper (and therefore have numismatic value well above the face value)

In theory, the only way you could make money melting pennies would be if you only melted ones made in the higher-copper eras that weren't worth more due to what they were.

Slant6 > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 00:36

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I read pennies wrong.

Steve in Manhattan > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 00:40

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No - keep a classic a classic - restore it, or pass it on to someone who will.

For Sweden > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 00:41

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RIP suspension

lone_liberal > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 00:51

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I’m not normally one for art cars but I kind of like it. Maybe it’s because the color of the pennies suits the car.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Steve in Manhattan 12/17/2015 at 00:55

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What if it was a Toyota Camry?

This was just a good example and it has been like this for over 15 years.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > For Sweden 12/17/2015 at 00:56

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It's roughly 200lbs, so really not that much.

Steve in Manhattan > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 01:06

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My ‘88 Camry Wagon 5M was a sweet, if boring little car. Gray - and to see it covered with nickels would have hurt me. But not as much as this Cadillac.

Spoon II > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/17/2015 at 01:23

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It’s like a copper disco ball, I like it! Clear coat the thing and it’ll be shiny forever