Late 60's/early 70's look

[matthon]

Anyone have pics of modified musclecars from back then?
All I can find are race cars.
I bought an original Barracuda which was modified way back when with Cragars, traction bars, etc, and I want to recreate the complete look.

 

[abodyjoe]

here ar a few pics.... link

 

[Useless]

From another thread...

I'll have to dig around, I know I have quite a few..

http://www.mrnorms.com/history/pic/Norm.jpg

Click that pic for a larger view and have a gander at the red super bee

 

[abodyjoe]

holy crap.. that pic. big enough?

 

[68 Sedan]

says "The Stinger" on the c pillar

 

[rmchrgr]

Any plans for a wild lace/panel paint job? Keystones or Cragars are a must.

 

[matthon]

What's old is new again, right?
I like the interior on this one too, what's that pattern called?
Check out the chain stearing wheel.
Anyone see the low milage 70 hemi cuda conv done this way? It was for sale some time ago and the owner was considering restoring it, dummy.
More pictures!!!!

 

[Useless]

Found some more....

 

[hemicop]

What's old is new again, right?
I like the interior on this one too, what's that pattern called?
Check out the chain stearing wheel.
Anyone see the low milage 70 hemi cuda conv done this way? It was for sale some time ago and the owner was considering restoring it, dummy.
More pictures!!!!

I always heard it simply referred to as a "diamond pattern". The paint was referred to as "free-form" or "geometric" pattern on multi shaded paint. As I recall it was done first by shooting the colors then laying down the "form" with 1/8 or 1/4" masking tape, fogging paint over it then burying the whole thing under clear. It was alot of work in those days as paint formulas were less sophisticated & all. I also miss that stuff!

 

[66340SEDAN]

I like to think I have the vintage look going!

 

[charger70]

I remember a few friends had paint jobs with the Spiderweb technich.
They layed down the first color then sprayed a contrasting color over it with the pressure low and the paint so thick it came out like thread or hair strands.

 

[hemicop]

I remember a few friends had paint jobs with the Spiderweb technich.
They layed down the first color then sprayed a contrasting color over it with the pressure low and the paint so thick it came out like thread or hair strands.

That was referred to as "spiderwebbing". I also noticed in the photo they owner did a "bubble-burst" thing on top of the scoop, where you'd let the paint kinda dibble out of the airbrush so it'd form a bubble then hit the air on it so the paint bubble would burst onto the car --- neat stuff --simple, easy, effective & low-dollar!:cheers:

 

[hemicop]

Actually, thinking about all this stuff, the REAL vintage look IS those old photos. Most guys couldn't afford expensive paint jobs & those techniques were new at the time, so they usually just put nice wheels on the car & put the rest in the engine/driveline!

 

[matthon]

Found some more....

Can you even buy tires this big anymore?
Air shocks no doubt, remember those reliable things?

 

[matthon]

I always heard it simply referred to as a "diamond pattern". The paint was referred to as "free-form" or "geometric" pattern on multi shaded paint. As I recall it was done first by shooting the colors then laying down the "form" with 1/8 or 1/4" masking tape, fogging paint over it then burying the whole thing under clear. It was alot of work in those days as paint formulas were less sophisticated & all. I also miss that stuff!

I like to think I have the vintage look going!

I saw this car a few days ago on this site and I thought the same thing.
I think it needs more dirt to be accurate though.

 

[moparsegura]

I like to think I have the vintage look going!

I love the look this car has, this is a sweet ride!!

 

[Useless]

Can you even buy tires this big anymore?
Air shocks no doubt, remember those reliable things?

Oh yeah, you can still buy both new.

I guess I'll post these two, these are former cars of mine, they fit the look pretty well. The white coronet was my first car and daily driver for several years, the Volare was my daily driver for about a year, in which it went from a 225 to a 318.

Kinda hard to tell how wide the tires are on the Coronet in this pic but they were more than a license wide. Protrack 325/50/15's , I'd love to have that car back.

And the Volare had 265/65?/14 Radial T/A's

 

[MtNemoMopar]

Can you believe this was my winter beater. It was getting pretty rough at the end.It had the required air shocks, trac bars,M/T valve covers,L60's on SS Cragars,etc. Some guy named Alan Gallant restored it as his first car. He just finished "Barrell Cuda" a while ago. I like to think I got him off on the right foot. He's done some nice A-bodies also.

 

[JR]

You must have sidepipes...I miss mine sometimes.
Anything that is gold and says Moroso on it is good too.

 

[MtNemoMopar]

That Coronet reminded me of my Super Bee. N-50's, Trac Bars, Slotted Americans, and Cragars, 440 4/spd. Don't forget the air shocks!

 

[66340SEDAN]

I like to think I have the vintage look going!

I saw this car a few days ago on this site and I thought the same thing.
I think it needs more dirt to be accurate though.

I love the look this car has, this is a sweet ride!!

Thanks 8)

 

[matthon]

That Coronet reminded me of my Super Bee. N-50's, Trac Bars, Slotted Americans, and Cragars, 440 4/spd. Don't forget the air shocks!

I think I'm getting it now.
Cragars, big and small, (which I have).
Or mis-matched rims front and back.
Side pipes, (I like that idea, they still sell those?).
Tires wide enough to require air shocks, (guilty of using fix a flat in mine).
Traction bars, (got em).
I might have to get another hood to cut up, the ridiculously large hood scoop brings back memories of building models when I was a kid, (no budget limit, but finding a real one?).
The checker interior, and possibly the chain steering wheel.
Since my paint sucks, I was thinking some kind of pin striping, or?
Am I missing anything?
You guys rock!

 

[JR]

You could get a new pair of Patriot sidepipes from Summit for $205 when I had my Scamp.

I had rear shackels and air shocks along with 340 springs and I also opened up the rear wheelwells by 1/2 an inch to get rid of the lip for the trim just to cram some wider tires under there. I welded in some 1/4 inch round stock along the edge to bring the lines back to the opening when I was done.
For the manifolds I used stock 360 truck manifolds with a pair of custom tubes that connected to the sidepipes. I had to use a short Wix oil filter with no 90* adapter to clear everything.

 

[yellow68runner]

back in 1980 at my old highschool

 

[matthon]

back in 1980 at my old highschool

That's bitchin'.
I removed bumpers from a previous car, or didn't even put them on because they were shot.
Returned to the scene of the crime I see.
Looks cool.