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[IS300]

For the same reason you like your cars shiny and tidy

[oli8925]

The only decent rat look car pictured here is the very first one. You can't force the look of decay, age and unloved disrepair. Stripped and salt-watered bonnets looked bad the first day Mr VW Golf decided to do it, and it hasn't got any better, nor has sticker bombing, odd splashes of colour or scribbling rubbish all over your car. Or grass.

*Edit* nor is roof racks, rubbish on roof racks, rusty bikes or cuddly toys hanging from things.

Naturally occurring moss, green, dents, rusty patches (not entire panels) and the accompanied runs is how it's supposed to be, the first picture is rat perfection. Good things come to those that wait and all that.

And that odd, chopped, matt black coupe thing isn't rat either, but it is pure awesome.

Edited by oli8925, 26 September 2011 - 11:00 PM.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

EXACTLY what Oli said.

Rat look was good when it was new... but It's been done to death. I've been on the rat look forum for years and was REALLY into the scene a few years ago... now I just think it's rediculous.

So many people have no idea what ratting is and make pathetic efforts. Rubbing back solid panels and priming them, drawing crap on them and painting bits of your car in different colours... it just looks rubbish.

On a Hot-rod it's fine. The whole thing originated officially from people with Hot-rods that would spend so much on actually BUILDING the hot rod and engine etc, that paint and a pretty finish in hot-rod tradition wasn't financially possible... hence the 'ratrod' was created... these people built their cars... they didnt just rub them down in an effort to look different

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 26 September 2011 - 11:06 PM.

[mini.rich]

The only decent rat look car pictured here is the very first one. You can't force the look of decay, age and unloved disrepair. Stripped and salt-watered bonnets looked bad the first day Mr VW Golf decided to do it, and it hasn't got any better, nor has sticker bombing, odd splashes of colour or scribbling rubbish all over your car. Or grass.

*Edit* nor is roof racks, rubbish on roof racks, rusty bikes or cuddly toys hanging from things.

Naturally occurring moss, green, dents, rusty patches (not entire panels) and the accompanied runs is how it's supposed to be, the first picture is rat perfection. Good things come to those that wait and all that.

And that odd, chopped, matt black coupe thing isn't rat either, but it is pure awesome.

I forgot about this thread But I totally agree with oli.

Although I'm not doing it now my intention was to Mk1 it with a different bonnet, lights, grille, seats and some bumpers with over-riders, just to make it look old and un-loved, all second hand stuff I have kicking about. Oh, and roof bars with the surfboard on when I go surfing. Only subtle things, non of this pointless crap on roof racks, lol.

Still, each to their own I was just going for something completely different to what I do to my mini's normally, and that was, not to turn it into a money pit!! but still give it some individuality

[oli8925]

Rat look was good when it was new...

I'm afraid I disagree

Genuine rat = "patina"
A good rat-rod = cool (if not OTT)
Rusty bonnet = idiot

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

That 'good' rat rod is made entirely of fiberglass Oli... which means it has been made to look 'rat' which to me at least, is rediculous.

[oli8925]

What? Where? How do you know? Burn it in hell fire! Ah, the title of the picture, very cunning indeed

Have this link instead.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Did the RAT look start with bikes? I have seen some very nasty bikes recently...I have vague memories of it being against the rules to wash your bike if you were a Hells Angel...Might be wrong...But either way it was just some lazy stupid plonker who thought it was cool to let his car/bike fall apart around him and then challange everyone else to do the same...Complete *******, and not at all what the clasic car scene should be promoting...so all you people that do the Rat look are in my opinion just lazy...

Ps I hate the concourse scene just as much!

Sad misserable old git signing off....

Edited by AndyMiniMad., 27 September 2011 - 07:47 AM.

[jaydee]

Its all about a 'vintage' look took to extreme..
..maybe i'm too old for this stuff..but some cars are cool though..

[Black.Ghost]

I'm not against the rat look, each to their own. I do like Minis that look worn and a little tired but with an awesome engine and running gear.

*Edit* nor is roof racks, rubbish on roof racks, rusty bikes or cuddly toys hanging from things.

I think empty roof racks look ok, and roof racks actually being used. The rally cars with the spare wheels in the roof racks look awesome. I intend to get both a roof rack and bars, so I can swap them over depending on whether I want to take my bike somewhere etc.

[oli8925]

I don't understand a roof rack full of obvious tat, just for show. A works rally replica type roof rack with the wheels, although I guess in theory it's the same, I can understand, although I would never do it. An empty roof rack just for looks I don't really understand either, although I'm glad some people have the money to waste on extra petrol. A roof rack for practical reasons obviously is fine (or if you use it so much that the hassle of putting it on and off outweighs petrol usage, an empty roof rack on occasion is fine).

Basically I really don't understand people making their car tatty and look tatty, just to have the 'look'. Especially when it doesn't actually have the 'look' because it's so obviously faked and over cliched, it looks god awful! Prime example is stripped bonnets, and it isn't proper rat-look, it should be called rat-scene or something equally crap. Genuine patina looks good however, because it's obviously genuine, although I would still choose the shiny well looked after look over it every day.

[Swainy]

Rat look was good when it was new...

I'm afraid I disagree

Genuine rat = "patina"
A good rat-rod = cool (if not OTT)
Rusty bonnet = idiot

The rusty bonnet is stupid! There is a bloke near my work with a corsa and he's got the same. He doesn't look cool he looks scruffy! Haha.

[jaydee]

Rat look has not yet arrived here like in germany..but there are lots of matt black lovers or sticker bombers..

[Hugh Jorgan]

Naturally occurring moss, green, dents, rusty patches (not entire panels) and the accompanied runs is how it's supposed to be, the first picture is rat perfection. Good things come to those that wait and all that.

And that odd, chopped, matt black coupe thing isn't rat either, but it is pure awesome.

My "Matt Black Couple thing" was never really intended to be a "Rat Look" ,
jus that it`s ended up that way because i like the way it`s ended up )
& with Bmw Twin cam Turbo Injected power ,,,wellll.... why wouldn`t it be "Pure Awesome"? ))