Comments on: Car Jingo That Bugs Me, Chapter 1 http://www.rustyheaps.com/2006/08/25/car-jingo-that-bugs-me-chapter-1/ A Mostly British Obsession: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roger http://www.rustyheaps.com/2006/08/25/car-jingo-that-bugs-me-chapter-1/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Roger Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:03:05 +0000 http://rustyheaps.com/2006/08/25/car-jingo-that-bugs-me-chapter-1/#comment-154 Chuck, those are genuine rat cars, for sure. But the stuff I'm blathering about is the typical stuff seen on eBay--stuff that is really an attempt at building a <em>hot rod</em>, but falls short in execution and appearance. Chuck, those are genuine rat cars, for sure. But the stuff I’m blathering about is the typical stuff seen on eBay–stuff that is really an attempt at building a hot rod, but falls short in execution and appearance.

]]> By: chuck goolsbee http://www.rustyheaps.com/2006/08/25/car-jingo-that-bugs-me-chapter-1/comment-page-1/#comment-153 chuck goolsbee Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:27:43 +0000 http://rustyheaps.com/2006/08/25/car-jingo-that-bugs-me-chapter-1/#comment-153 There are a couple of genuine Rat Rods that show up for the impromptu car shows at the Burger King in Arlington. One is an old Volvo... one of those rounded nose, bulbous rear things that was built in the 50s or 60s but looked as if it leapt... no, that's the wrong word... stumbled off a drafting table from 1936. Don't know the model, but I'm sure you get the gist. Anyway, it is flat black, with a detroit V6 crammed into it, cheesy nose to tail and genuinely looks... well, <b>ratty</b>. The other is an 80s Chrysler K car (i think) that is ratted almost beyond recognition. It is painted in a black & white (and primer) pseudo police livery, with a cheesy spoiler and a patina of ugly so thick that the underlying car is unrecognizable. It is however, loud, and no doubt brings grins to the faces of its occupants. To me that is the essence of rat, take a turd and give it an F-ing loud and perhaps even fast drivetrain, then grin like a simian as you hang out with the shiny cars. --chuck There are a couple of genuine Rat Rods that show up for the impromptu car shows at the Burger King in Arlington. One is an old Volvo… one of those rounded nose, bulbous rear things that was built in the 50s or 60s but looked as if it leapt… no, that’s the wrong word… stumbled off a drafting table from 1936. Don’t know the model, but I’m sure you get the gist. Anyway, it is flat black, with a detroit V6 crammed into it, cheesy nose to tail and genuinely looks… well, ratty.

The other is an 80s Chrysler K car (i think) that is ratted almost beyond recognition. It is painted in a black & white (and primer) pseudo police livery, with a cheesy spoiler and a patina of ugly so thick that the underlying car is unrecognizable. It is however, loud, and no doubt brings grins to the faces of its occupants.

To me that is the essence of rat, take a turd and give it an F-ing loud and perhaps even fast drivetrain, then grin like a simian as you hang out with the shiny cars.

–chuck

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