![]() 07/17/2017 at 15:55 • Filed to: Patina, Rust | ![]() | ![]() |
Here we have some nice examples of the patina of age, or rust and decrepitude according to how you see it.
Let’s start with a 2002 which has managed to corrode inside as well.
Then we move on to a Corolla. Original paint, original plates, not even washed.
Continuing on a Toyota theme, a Carina:
A Datsun Cherry:
A 1973 lightweight Landrover showing that not all the panels are aluminium:
![]() 07/17/2017 at 16:03 |
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Patina can work so well on some cars and look like crap on others. I guess the line might be whether it is just age versus neglect that causes it to be acceptable but that can be difficult to judge.
![]() 07/17/2017 at 16:04 |
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That’s some very odd business going on with the Lightweight, almost as if the owner was trying to make it look like a Jeep. Can’t imagine why they binned the original “breakfast” *and* the headlight mount plates otherwise.
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People do all kinds of things to them. If you look up images on Google no two seem to be quite the same.
![]() 07/17/2017 at 16:18 |
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Indeed. Original paint is one thing, but rust breaking through everywhere is another.