Reading Jalopnik as I usually do, I came across an article about expensive cars "ruined" by tuners. Not just the performance, but mostly the appearance as well. In the comments (thank you "Kotaku Fix" plugin for fixing the comment system!), someone posted a whole website about uglyfied luxary cars.
You could just enjoy your Mercedes Benz coupe, or you could spend 3x the purchase price getting it guilded in gold, repulsive bodywork, and atrocious interior, and stacked with a Clarion G80 stereo (the sign you've "arrived" in the 80s):
Enjoy:
http://1000sel.com/
Worlds ugliest tuners
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Worlds ugliest tuners
1992 Legacy SS 5mt, build in progress
Josh Colombo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2002 10:23 am Wait....I'm confused now.
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Awesome website. I kind of like some of the bizarre ergonomics and dash setups in some of the 80s cars.. XT Turbo digital clusters look awesome.
edit: http://www.doubleyoudigital.nl/~cars_di ... boards.php
Almost makes me wonder if someone has hacked up some display device (like a cheap tablet) to emulate one of these retro clusters..
edit: http://www.doubleyoudigital.nl/~cars_di ... boards.php
Almost makes me wonder if someone has hacked up some display device (like a cheap tablet) to emulate one of these retro clusters..
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I remember some of those 80's dash clusters
Josh
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1990 Legacy (AWD, 6MT, & EJ22T Swap)
2020 Outback Limted XT
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I only looked at a few (slow connection... like sub-56K), but I wouldn't call them ugly by any stretch. Maybe it's because I'm one of those guys who still loves the styling concepts of the 80's, and continually wonders why it doesn't make a comeback...
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05 Outback 2.5XT 5spd -- Now the wife can have her SUV and get in on the turbo Legacy goodness at the same time.
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Kinda like those cars seen in Romeo and Juliet (dicaprio version)
91 L-TW Wagon with a full Swap -RIP
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
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I just threw up in my mouth a little.cj91legss wrote:Kinda like those cars seen in Romeo and Juliet (dicaprio version)
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91 L-TW Wagon with a full Swap -RIP
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
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Mike thanks for sharing. Its so funny how much equipment it took back then and I can only imagine the extra weight that must have been put on. Some of those companies I thought only made wheels. What would be cool would be to take a normal new car of today and bring it back to that time. I wouldn't have thought they tried the camera mirrors way back then. They were so big!
Tony
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91 SS rio red R.I.P
90 Mazda Miata
2005 GT SWP
90 LS Spec rio red sold
91 SS rio red R.I.P
90 Mazda Miata
2005 GT SWP
92ss satinsvoice wrote:LOL! that block was like F*** THIS! IM OUT!
mike-tracy wrote:Word. I'd love to get my hands on one of those trannies, but I just can't stomach the cost