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Started out with a parts donor kit, and threw it together just for fun. My homage to the type of beater car you used to see in central Michigan high school parking lots in the '80's and '90's, with a few late '70's/early '80's street machine cues.

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Looks like some of the "hill jack" cars I see in my neihborhood now ! Like the left rear quarter bondo / no side light treatment

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Looks like its been ridden hard and put away wet. An old horse term, but it sure fits. Like the wethering on this, good build.

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That is freakin' awesome!

I like the ground down QP just sittin there starting to rust. What was so pressing on that qp where the wheel well rot was overlooked?...(typical Highschool kids..).. I also love the detail on the front rims....I think I see a rejection sticker on the windshield. Lol....Such a great piece!!

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I am surprised there are not a few more dents in it, considering the snowy winters and doing donuts in the empty parking lots late at night! :rolleyes:;):D

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Very authentic except for one thing; no CB antenna! :D

You've really captured the midwestern 80's highschool beater look.

David G.

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Very authentic except for one thing; no CB antenna! :D

You've really captured the midwestern 80's highschool beater look.

David G.

Don't think that adding a CB antenna never crossed my mind! I did consider sticking one on there, or at least the bracket. Who knows, I could always toss one on later, along with some cheap mudflaps.

Forgot to mention- this was built for Abell82's Mercury Cougar CBP- If you have a '73 or earlier Cougar of some sort, get in there and get some. :D

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Shouldn't at least three of the tires be mis-matched, and one rear tire bald from all the one-wheel peels upon leaving the school parking lot? :D

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