END OF KIT CARS? (Page 48/60)
Bloozberry OCT 25, 07:06 AM

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Originally posted by madcurl:
Sometimes even a replica owner will try and "fake" the truth, but all you have to do is look. Seriously, go some where and take Gas-X pills.



So now you've just put yourself in a Catch22:

If you now think that by simply posting the link to this thread in response to cornersonrails question was a negative thing, you've got to explain why you think that is true. I thought you were proud of this thread.

On the other hand, if you are still proud of this thread, you can take my post in your thread as a compliment, and then explain what truth you think I'm trying to fake. Take your pick. I'll bet you won't answer either.

Once you're done answering some other question that was never asked, you can go back and try to answer this simple one: Is this your thread?
ferrobi OCT 25, 09:09 AM

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Originally posted by solotwo:


Is it necessary to be so crude? Try using better language.



ASS = A hoofed mammal (genus Equus) of the horse family with a braying call, typically smaller than a horse and with longer ears.

I FAR I OCT 25, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by madcurl:







In eyes of Captain Dudley Do Right and his funky bunch they see nothing, nor speak nothing, nor hear nothing for there are no bad looking kits.






It's obvious that this car is not finished and is riding on winter rims, but you just had to dig it up and mock it and other people......How old are you anyhow?

Curly, you are a sad surly person.
Boostdreamer OCT 25, 11:06 AM

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Originally posted by madcurl:
That all sounds good, but why then are they badging it as such? Once you've badge the car the owner is making it known to the general public the replica car is this or that. There is no other explanation.



How about it just makes the builder happy? That is a valid explanation in my book. Maybe the builder has a secret fantasy that he's a famous body designer for Ferrari and the car he's making is the one Ferrari didn't put into production. Who knows? I don't get why the choices that other people make with their own cars is such a big deal to you. You have some beautiful cars that are extremely well done and I'm sure they were very expensive to make. Noone in their right mind would turn one down if it were offered to them. All of that is there and in place. No other car, no matter how nice, is going to change that. You don't need to feel threatened by other ideas. We can all learn from ALL the build threads. They all have their place and purpose. There are so many other things we can argue about. Why would you want to fight about the cars that brought us together in the first place? You have your taste, I have mine. Cars are different for a reason. People like different things. That's pretty much all there is to it. This worry you have that people are trying to fool others by badges or body kits isn't real. People are just doing what they want to do and trying to have fun with it. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Celebrate it! Don't crush it!

Jonathan
Marvin McInnis OCT 25, 11:23 AM
When I put this badge on my Fiero-based replica, am I a good guy or a bad guy?


Copyright (C) 2006, 2012 by A. Marvin McInnis

FWIW, over 50 years my daily drivers have included a Jaguar XK-120 roadster, a Riley 2.5 sedan, Jaguar MK-VII and 3.8 MK-II sedans, an Austin-Healey 100-4 roadster, a Porsche 912, a Porsche 911S (15 years, ~125000 miles), a Porsche 928 (12 years, ~150000 miles), two Volkswagen Diesel Rabbits, two Dodge Caravans, a Buick Regal sedan, a Pontiac Fiero Formula, and several motorcycles (Zundapp and BMW), and I don't think I have ever owned or driven a car to impress other people. The only person my cars need to please is me.

That said, good design is more art than technology. Simply put, bad design requires far less skill. It is no surprise, then, that bad design is notoriously predominant in DIY car body modifications. A replica at least provides the DIYer a (usually) well-designed aesthetic starting point.

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madcurl OCT 25, 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by Marvin McInnis:

When I put this badge on my Fiero-based replica, am I a good guy or a bad guy?


Copyright (C) 2006, 2012 by A. Marvin McInnis



I think that question was answered back in 2009.


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Originally posted by FieroGTRwideboby:

True that Curly, No matter how much we try to argue this fact. It can be simply put. If you have to put a badge from another vehicle other than a Fiero on your Fiero, then u are trying to resurrect someone else's design. The creativity is limited to the replication process. If however you take the creativity and you apply your own twist, hence design something that hasn't been done millions of times before, you are truly creative, not merely a " builder".

When it comes to creativity in Kitcars....
*A "builder" is someone who constructs an imitation of a designed product for its visual impact or essence. (accuracy is important)

*A " Designer ( has lots of creativity)" is someone who will take something and improve its visual impact, or altogether go through the creative process
to design a new unseen product that can exceed production limitations.

Just my opinion, doesn't mean squat....

I side with Curly....I do however see things for what they are, I appreciate the work and passion put into replicas, i judge then more on quality than design and creativity.


-Alex
madcurl OCT 25, 12:54 PM


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Originally posted by Bloozberry:


Once you're done answering some other question that was never asked, you can go back and try to answer this simple one: Is this your thread?




This thread was about "kit kars" and is it a end of an era and is this the end of Fiero based replicas as well?


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Originally posted by bomaze:
Just seems like an end of an era. Is this the end of Fiero based replicas as well?





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Originally posted by madcurl:


IMO I think not, because of the numbers and money involved the Fiero will out live any replica base Fiero. Plus, all that is needed is tweaking. A tweaked Fieros will always be a Fiero. Whereas replica kits are always playing "catch-up" thus are soon viewed as "out dated" when the next best kit is on the market and sadly people will always question if your car's a fake.




Tweak your Fiero and there's no need to be faking.



Thus the reason for posting poorly built examples in this thread. However, you (Bloozeberry) and your cohorts are trying to turn it into a personal issue when in fact the cars shown aren't your cars, but cars that were from various threads were forum members talked badly about. Your actions clearly reveal your evil intent.


(heads-up. Bloozeberry and his evil commrades will try and say this picture is a true representation of them- just like the fake super hero pic on the 2nd page)
Bloozberry OCT 25, 01:21 PM
I'll try to keep it simple so you can answer the questions one by one.

1. Does stating your personal distaste for kit cars, replicas, and their owners throughout this thread have anything to do with whether the end of Kit Car Magazine is the end of an era?

2. Given that the OP stated he is/was a kit car fan, do you believe that all your posts were/are positive in his eyes?

3. Do you still think that others are unjustifiably commenting in your thread(s)?

4. And, are you proud of your contributions in this thread? Because that answers the question whether my posting a simple link in your build thread was a negative comment or not.
madcurl OCT 25, 01:36 PM

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Originally posted by Bloozberry:

I'll try to keep it simple so you can answer the questions one by one.

1. Does stating your personal distaste for kit cars, replicas, and their owners throughout this thread have anything to do with whether the end of Kit Car Magazine is the end of an era?

2. Given that the OP stated he is/was a kit car fan, do you believe that all your posts were/are positive in his eyes?

3. Do you still think that others are unjustifiably commenting in your thread(s)?

4. And, are you proud of your contributions in this thread? Because that answers the question whether my posting a simple link in your build thread was a negative comment or not.



Wow, that was covered back on 12/14/2011.



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Originally posted by madcurl:

The best looking replica ever made IMHO. Makes all other replicas look stupid. Notice the details, the frame, the body, the windows, and last if not least the engine.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...NR4s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watc...lpp_video&playnext=1

I think he missed the mark on the hood vents, but you're thrown off by the build., but seriously, if you're trying to fool somebody at least get the exterior right and never leave the 2.8 in the back.



Seriously, Captain Bloozeberry. You're evil intent to demomize me isn't working for I have shown both good and the bad (replicas) in this thread.

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madcurl OCT 25, 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by Falcon Fiero:

Here is a Fauxrrari I saw years ago...dont think I ever posted these pics...