FRANKENSTEIN CARS

You've often mentioned your disdain for customs. I'm certain many folks might agree. Personally, I love classic cars. I love stock, factory-styled cars. I love custom cars and hot rods. I love trucks too but I'll discontinue my focus to hold it to custom cars.

Mr. Richardson's article is a good one. Yet where he says if one goes to the trouble of doing custom work, they should improve upon it rather than ruin it. I agree conceptually, but what ruins something, to one person, may be an improvement seen by someone else.

And, to look no further that one of your last posts about the 1955 Olds, didn't the styling crew at Oldsmobile take a 1954 model and customize it to the '55?  

Custom cars are a reflection of the designer/builder's vision of improvement and the automotive world is diverse enough to embrace or rebuke it. For good, bad or indifferent - John's 'What If' easily proves that. Everyone has their own opinion and that's the way it should be - plenty of room for harmony or discord, that makes the forum fun and customs fun to love or hate. 

I have to agree with George on some points. I enjoy looking at custom cars and seeing good workmanship. But, I cringe just a little when I see something like a 1st gen Riviera or a Split Window altered. However, I also believe that the guy who ponies up for the car and the work gets to make his own decision as to what to do with his car. 

Posted by: @perrone1

You've often mentioned your disdain for customs. I'm certain many folks might agree. Personally, I love classic cars. I love stock, factory-styled cars. I love custom cars and hot rods. I love trucks too but I'll discontinue my focus to hold it to custom cars.

Mr. Richardson's article is a good one. Yet where he says if one goes to the trouble of doing custom work, they should improve upon it rather than ruin it. I agree conceptually, but what ruins something, to one person, may be an improvement seen by someone else.

And, to look no further that one of your last posts about the 1955 Olds, didn't the styling crew at Oldsmobile take a 1954 model and customize it to the '55?  

Custom cars are a reflection of the designer/builder's vision of improvement and the automotive world is diverse enough to embrace or rebuke it. For good, bad or indifferent - John's 'What If' easily proves that. Everyone has their own opinion and that's the way it should be - plenty of room for harmony or discord, that makes the forum fun and customs fun to love or hate. 

Great response Tony, and I agree completely.  As I said in my post, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".  And yes, thank God we don't all agree on every single thing in the world.  It would be extremely boring if we did.  

Posted by: @jkuvakas

I have to agree with George on some points. I enjoy looking at custom cars and seeing good workmanship. But, I cringe just a little when I see something like a 1st gen Riviera or a Split Window altered. However, I also believe that the guy who ponies up for the car and the work gets to make his own decision as to what to do with his car. 

Absolutely everyone should be allowed to do what they want with "their" car(s).  

Man! I thought you meant REAL Frankenstein cars…like the Frankenstude…