Dots: a boat-tail boat

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 07/17/2019 at 12:44 • Filed to: Dots

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It’s a nice 20-footer, but up close it’s a bondo bucket.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher 07/17/2019 at 13:01

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I dig it. My dad daily drove a 74 Pontiac Grand Am coupe with a 400 in the early 90's that was the shade of metallic brown (sans bondo) .  It was actually the family tow vehicle for our first (and small) boat.

InFierority Complex > shop-teacher 07/17/2019 at 13:08

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My favorite 70s American land yacht (and I think I’ve said this before when another boat tail got posted, but no pun intended.)

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > InFierority Complex 07/17/2019 at 13:30

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Huge same.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > shop-teacher 07/17/2019 at 14:29

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If I had the money to have someone build me a show car, I would probably pick a Riviera.

However, I wouldn’t pick a Gen III boat-tail, nor a Gen I original Rivie.

I’d go with an early Gen II 66-67 car... and graft a boat tail to that.

Someone did that to a Gen 1 64 Riviera, and won the Riddler Award for it in 2014, with the car called Rivision.

I can’t say that I like the design choices here, the color, the vents, the lack of any rear quarter window... not really my favorite riddler winner.

But I like the boat tail concept... I’d just put it on a sleeker Gen II car.

I think a subtle mix of luxury and pro-touring performance, and just the right color choice and just the right not-too-low stance would make for a fantastic classic resto-mod car.

functionoverfashion > shop-teacher 07/17/2019 at 14:33

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shop-teacher > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 07/17/2019 at 21:22

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Cool!

shop-teacher > InFierority Complex 07/17/2019 at 21:22

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Yeah, it's pretty glorious. Lean into the pun though :)