Author Topic: Nice Lookin Fat Chick (Read 3981 times)

Mike Scott · « **on:** March 19, 2007, 03:01:56 PM »

See fat chicks can look good!

AirCooledRules · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:02:20 PM »

Thats a great colour.

As ive been saying for years and years, every beetle can look good, just most people want to be \"cool\" and no one does anything with the post 68 cars.

Again with the colour, im not a fan of colour changes because ussually it makes your car look super dated a couple years down the road, because you painted it the \"cool trendy\" colour that year. You can always pinpoint give or take a couple years when a car was painted with a colour change. Unless its done well, and subtle like alot of the DKP cars build 25-35 years ago in their various browns and dark reds.

pink, turquise, or any flashy new paint job with bite you in the ass at the end.

James Buchan · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:27:10 PM »

Hmmmmm

kirin · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:35:15 PM »

\"some beetles are bigger than others...\" :lol:

silas · « **Reply #4 on:** March 19, 2007, 06:45:47 PM »

what colour is that?

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As ive been saying for years and years, every beetle can look good, just most people want to be \"cool\" and no one does anything with the post 68 cars.

maybe the cats you hang with feel the need to buy a car of a certain vintage because of the coolness factor, but all of the guys & gals i know prefer the early cars because of the body styles and early features.

it's a matter of personal preference...not coolness factor.

amishrabbi · « **Reply #5 on:** March 19, 2007, 07:37:03 PM »

also you get more of your money back if you ever sell the early car compared to a later car

and i thought my fat chick was nice looking

Darren Dilley · « **Reply #6 on:** March 19, 2007, 07:59:38 PM »

now that is sweeet

btljuce · « **Reply #7 on:** March 19, 2007, 08:19:16 PM »

definately looks good !!!

jim martin · « **Reply #8 on:** March 19, 2007, 08:57:16 PM »

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no one does anything with the post 68 cars.

really.

silas · « **Reply #9 on:** March 19, 2007, 09:09:56 PM »

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no one does anything with the post 68 cars.
really.

just off the top of my head you can add trevor p's 69 cal-look, bruce tweddle's yellow beetle, thrasherbills 68 resto custom, glenn rings red 74, and many others to that list too.

Mowser · « **Reply #10 on:** March 19, 2007, 09:17:16 PM »

It's just a preference thing, like Sila's said. although the 'fat chick\" you posted does look nice. In my eyes and the eyes of many more it looks nice for what it is. The vintage look of the Hoosiers, and the Fuch's are a nice vintage touch. The way the hood finishes on the front apron is only accented by the nerf bars. Still better than the tin looking stock bumpers with. Do I like the car? Hell ya, it looks awesome

for a fat chick.

AirCooledRules · « **Reply #11 on:** March 19, 2007, 09:18:31 PM »

no specific colours, but if you look through old vw trends, or even at old show pictures, you see alot of guys that painted their car that years chevy silverado silvery blue from 1994 or a mid 90s honda purple, stuff that you see and know right away when the car was done.

As for the post 68 thing, i think you can build a great post 67 car, its alot more difficult to do though. And i mean its more of a mind set to look for pre 68s.

Mowser · « **Reply #12 on:** March 19, 2007, 09:20:13 PM »

I won't even try to comment on Jim's Wok or any of the others stunning examples Silas just mentioned. I love any well done beetle, my heart is just with the early ones. the '67 headlights even bug me a bit.(AND MY FIRST CAR WAS A '67 BEETLE)

dannyboy · « **Reply #13 on:** March 19, 2007, 10:17:32 PM »

i miss my fat chick.....
i had a super dope 74 std, they have a cool factor all of their own

silas · « **Reply #14 on:** March 19, 2007, 11:56:03 PM »

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no specific colours, but if you look through old vw trends, or even at old show pictures, you see alot of guys that painted their car that years chevy silverado silvery blue from 1994 or a mid 90s honda purple, stuff that you see and know right away when the car was done.

just like scallop paint jobs and acid washed jeans....trends come and go.

some follow trends, some set trends, and some just dont give a damn. i'm one who doesnt give a damn about what's hot & what's not. i know what i like and i'll go for it, no matter what others say. i personally like stock or very close to stock colours (geoffs heb, jims chop, gary's 67).

again it's all about personal preference, and when it comes down to it....if you want to run a clear distributor cap and a wild green & pink scallopped paint job...then have at 'er. it's your car, do as you like.

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As for the post 68 thing, i think you can build a great post 67 car, its alot more difficult to do though. And i mean its more of a mind set to look for pre 68s.

i dont understand the logic behind that statement?

ftr, the car pictured in the first post is anthracite grey.

AirCooledRules · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2007, 12:38:49 AM »

I agree, i dont like trends at all, i am all for building classic timeless cars that will show well for a long time. keep it subtle and tame.

As for the comment on post 67s im saying that its not that people are intentionally not wanting them, its that when looking for a beetle/bus and being into the scene for a long time, you grow up admiring and seeing all the built projects and feature cars and maybe 1 percent of them are post 67, so you have that mind set to like early cars.

moni · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2007, 06:24:46 PM »

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you grow up admiring and seeing all the built projects and feature cars and maybe 1 percent of them are post 67, so you have that mind set to like early cars.

throwing around a lot of generalities here, so i'll try to keep my comments specific.

YOU may have grown up looking at pre-67 show cars as \"the standard.\" that's your mindset, and doesn't apply to us all. i grew up in a '71 T1, so fat chicks will always have a soft spot in my heart. they feel like home to me.

the crux of the matter is, there's absolutely no \"standard.\" i've seen fat chicks look damn good -- and it's not a \"trendy\" or \"classic\" colour or whatever current/dated doo-dad on the car that makes or breaks the car's aesthetic quality. it's the energy and passion put into the car, the time spent on attention to detail on the whole package, that makes it look good, imho.

AirCooledRules · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2007, 07:20:36 PM »

This might look good to you but it doesnt look good to me. Im sure the owners put alot of time, money, blood, sweat, energy, thought and passion into them all , but they are ugly as sin.

Just like the currend rat(rust) rods. give it 10 years and people will be asking,

were they thinking.

amishrabbi · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2007, 08:08:37 PM »

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i grew up in a '71 T1, so fat chicks will always have a soft spot in my heart. they feel like home to me.

i agree with this, my first car and first beetle was a 73 super beetle, probably one of the least popular models ever yet i still loved it and a nice super beetle looks miles better to me than a pre-67

ehos · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2007, 09:25:06 PM »

I'll take the submarine barndoor any time.

neil68 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 20, 2007, 09:37:57 PM »

Fat chick originally referred to Super Beetles...and that doesn't look like a Super Beetle to me...

silas · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2007, 09:59:08 PM »

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throwing around a lot of generalities here, so i'll try to keep my comments specific.

YOU may have grown up looking at pre-67 show cars as \"the standard.\" that's your mindset, and doesn't apply to us all. i grew up in a '71 T1, so fat chicks will always have a soft spot in my heart. they feel like home to me.

the crux of the matter is, there's absolutely no \"standard.\" i've seen fat chicks look damn good -- and it's not a \"trendy\" or \"classic\" colour or whatever current/dated doo-dad on the car that makes or breaks the car's aesthetic quality. it's the energy and passion put into the car, the time spent on attention to detail on the whole package, that makes it look good, imho.

very well said moni. i totally agree on all accounts.

i learned to drive in and ultimately inherited a 71 super beetle as my first car. to me, it doesnt neccesarily matter what year it is, i just prefer certain years, styles and customizations over others.

Trevor P · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2007, 10:05:52 PM »

That is a real nice late model in the first pic.
BTW they don't like to be called fat chicks, they are transitionary chicks (the period between 1967 and super beetledom). The Supers will always be the \"fat chicks\" in my school of thought!

:lol:

dannyboy · « **Reply #23 on:** March 20, 2007, 10:35:01 PM »

that and baywindows are sometimes called fat chicks aswell (or gaywindows)
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fatchicks!