22 replies to this topic

[Pavel]

Anyone know why rat look mini's are really not popular? Most other classic cars have quite widespread rat-look crowds (not just american hot rods, but beetles, other vw's etc.)

[miniman5]

dotn know probaly because most of them dont look nice lol, i mean if you going to restore some thing in my oppinion you do it probpaly not just bodge it lol but if you wana do one up cheap then you are ok

[Bungle]

Mini people love there cars to much :tongue:

[centralminiTC]

Soz for being a bit thick........whats a rat look mini..???

[Pavel]

Rat look is a kind of style of classic cars. You can have a concourse show winner, you have bodykits, you have classic, you have originial, you have racing replicas and you have rats.

Its basically when a car is in okay driveable condition, but the paint and such cosmetics play no role, so surface rusty parts, primered areas with no paint over them, bumper might be missing or something... but these are often complimented by some nice wheels or chrome in some areas and often these cars have pinstriping on them which is a great art. And more often than not these cars have very nice custom interiors and great engines!

[centralminiTC]

ah....I understand now - thanks Pavel :grin:


so what do you call my new one - surface rust, dented boot a couple of holes and no interior...?!?!?

[SCURVY DOG]

needing help :grin: :tongue:

[Bungle]

A shed ? :tongue: :grin:

[SCURVY DOG]

A shed ?

steady bungle

she'll set the blue jelly smurfs on you

[Bungle]

aaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggg

not the smurfs

[roberts]

i think they are poo 2!!

get the thing sprayed i say!

[Jammy]

Anyone got a pic of a rat-look mini?!

[Teapot]

I spose you could say Rosie was a rat because her previous owners drove he around like this for quite a while before she was mended. The inside wasn't too bad and since it was an 1100 special you could claim the original wheels were cool :erm:

[Jammy]

Ahhh wow, I want one, its like a sleeper car, looks like a wreck but can thrash most chav cars, etc!!

[Stacey]

They are quite fun, you can have a classic car and do it up as and when you can afford new parts.

My first car was a Mk 2 Fiesta where the front panels were black (new and unpainted) and the rest of it was varing shades of blue. I paid about £150 for it and it had a 1.6 engine in it. Great fun, had no expectations of it and it did embarass some newer, nicer looking cars.

I didnt have to worry about where to park it (dents) didnt have to worry about washing it, it was cheap and a good, reliable car. Great fun with now worries about t being nicked lol

You probably find there arent that many Minis like that as they are cheap to run and repair, all things for them to look nice are pretty cheap and as they are such classics the will most probably be well looked after.