Not for the purists ....

[Brocky325]

I see what you're saying there, but it just looks a little strange with just the bonnet rusty is what I'm getting at. Granted though yours does look much better than that E46.

No hard feelings mate , sometimes better to explain with pic's.....now if i showed you the other rusty bit's ..haha

[E21meister]

Hey look mummy, the rat-look fairy has dumped another pile on us...

Could be worse, look at this pile...

[Brocky325]

Hey look mummy, the rat-look fairy has dumped another pile on us...

Could be worse, look at this pile...

Haha..That particular car belong's to Mike Burrough's ( stateside) and was a feature car in PBMW mag a few months ago...however it was then Black.....made the mistake of lending it to a buddy , who in turn ploughed into a lorry .....it lost the look it then had as it was'nt worth getting it put right ...so he rusted the whole thing and still get's wow comments....what make's that wow factor are the wheel's he rides on ....have had a few debated runin's with him on the tinternet over style ...but i have to point out to his "follower's"...i was doing this kinda stuff when he was still in nappies ...i'm a year off the half century mark

[E21meister]

Haha..That particular car belong's to Mike Burrough's ( stateside) and was a feature car in PBMW mag a few months ago...however it was then Black.....made the mistake of lending it to a buddy , who in turn ploughed into a lorry .....it lost the look it then had as it was'nt worth getting it put right ...so he rusted the whole thing and still get's wow comments....what make's that wow factor are the wheel's he rides on ....have had a few debated runin's with him on the tinternet over style ...but i have to point out to his "follower's"...i was doing this kinda stuff when he was still in nappies ...i'm a year off the half century mark

Same here, can't be 'old skool' or 'retro' when I was doing this stuff back in the 80's...

[bmwowner]

i like them all bar the e46 bonnet,

[bmwsport]

Forgot to ask does the rust on the bonnet not leave stains after rain etc on the good paintwork around it?

[whipsey]

i like the rat look and have seriously been contemplating doing a car in the usual matt black with orange or white wheels

[Brocky325]

Thank's for all the replies guy's ..It is one of those " love it " or " hate it " thing's

Anyway for those who like it , here's a few more recent pic's

[schnaarf]

i think that e36 looks brilliant, no idea why, just think it does. Probably the contrast in colour. It may not be that original anymore but its a lot more original that a standard boring e36

good work brocky - i like it!

[Joshy]

So you've actually spent time, money and effort to make a shit looking car even more shit?

May I ask why?

It's not even like it's original? Twats in VWs have been doing it for years...

[Brocky325]

So you've actually spent time, money and effort to make a shit looking car even more shit?

May I ask why?

It's not even like it's original? Twats in VWs have been doing it for years...

OOOOH tetchy...had a row with the missus

[Joshy]

So you've actually spent time, money and effort to make a shit looking car even more shit?

May I ask why?

It's not even like it's original? Twats in VWs have been doing it for years...

OOOOH tetchy...had a row with the missus

Sorry, you decide to go for the "Rat look" bollocks which is obviously highly controversial, then bit arsey when somebody says it's look shit?

You can't even take the "It's my car, I'll do what I want" defence. You've said it yourself, you're whoring pictures out on forums to get reactions, so it obviously want I think must be important to you?

By the way, were you a member of trampdrift a while ago? I seem to remember somebody with a very similar name signing up 'showing off' their four pot e36 with a similarly stupid theme. From what I remember, he got laughed off there too! .

[schnaarf]

calm down mate. Is there any need to make a rift?

[dazleeds]

cant stand the mirrors

but the rest i like a lot

like the e30 with similar theme that floats about to

[DRIFTBOY]

Something very appealing to me about a fast car that looks like a shed (to the untrained eye).

[march109]

Something very appealing to me about a fast car that looks like a shed (to the untrained eye).

F*ck i, bit as I already said I'd also want a bling engine bay, I'd want it to be a complete sleeper to all but the untrained eye!

[old_skool]

I think that looks great. I saw something similar done to a Niassan Sunny the other day, had a milk churn and an old tv on the roofrack! It's quirky and a welcome break to barry'd up scrap.

It must be the best thing to promote personal road safety too. No one in their right mind will drive too close to you for fear that you may not be insured

[Y_Cymro]

It must be the best thing to promote personal road safety too. No one in their right mind will drive too close to you for fear that you may not be insured

LOL!

I like that. Did you paint the whitewalls?

[Taz]

[Brocky325]

Sorry, you decide to go for the "Rat look" bollocks which is obviously highly controversial, then bit arsey when somebody says it's look shit?

You can't even take the "It's my car, I'll do what I want" defence. You've said it yourself, you're whoring pictures out on forums to get reactions, so it obviously want I think must be important to you?

By the way, were you a member of trampdrift a while ago? I seem to remember somebody with a very similar name signing up 'showing off' their four pot e36 with a similarly stupid theme. From what I remember, he got laughed off there too! .

Maybe i was a bit arsey with your first comment geezer......probably as it seem's you are a one series fanatic ( E30 ) any other series is non BMW Read back your original post... that comment was a tad sad, hence the reaction
As for the "vw t w a t's"...again ,an unfair comment when they can't defend themselves on a BMW forum....and to add , i was doing this "rat stuff" some 20 year's ago when you were probably still in nappies and feeding off your mothers t i t s , allbeit on British tin, so it's not a whole hearted VW exclusive thing

I only do BMW forums , so the geezer on that other drift forum was not i ....i have a straight 6 ..x2

[Brocky325]

Well there you go , shit happens

[CpnSpankyPantz]

I think it looks cool, but then I went from this:


to this:



then to this (before giving it to my sister!):

[Jhonno]

I like it..

(Not the Rovers..)

[bss325i]

Certainly looks better than a standard E36....

Not my one!

I'd have a stunning estoril blue M3 evo over that scrap any day!

Oh hang about, i do!

[gareth]

i think it's awesome!

there's something cool about a utterly terrible car

wrongness FTW!

oh, loving the rover abuse though, nobody will complain about ruining a good car if it's only a rover! Me and my bro stripped a J plate rover 214, painted it matt black (£10 worth of rattle cans) and took it to the ring. had an awesome time with it, loads of fun and got more looks and appreciation than the many many porka GT3's parked up there

[CpnSpankyPantz]

it's the same rover, haha.

[hennabm]

It' s the best thing to happen to an E36 - it will see the scrap man sooner

[Andyboy]

Well, if it arrived here, 50 quid would change hands and the engine would be out and the rest of it on the back of a Hiab whilst the exhaust manifold was still warm.....
I just don't 'get' driving a car that looks like junk. What kind of statement are you trying to make? And who do you think is admiring the thing? 13 year old kids, dropouts or grown adults with proper jobs?

There was a very sweet Khaki green (gloss) E30 at the Pod this year which was extremely well presented. Not my taste, but well well done nonetheless.

[Kos]

ive never seen anything like that before






sombody cleaning satin black !

satin black done properly actualy has a clear coat of laquer on it, if you can recall some of the early 90's mercs they had satin door mouldings. even the e30 m3 should have satin finish on the skirts.

its deffo not like rattle can satin black

[Kos]

i do like the so called "rat look"

andy, i know the car you're on about. did it have some orange trim on it? if yes then it belongs to initial g

[tomson]

It's not my cuppa tea....

[love30]

i like it.

[mick_318is]

I am not a big fan of the "try to make it" rat look.

Especially as I don't really care for the concourse crowd.

You should of heard some of the comments I used to get when I drove this to meets.



I drove it around for over 2 years in this condition.
The only reason it was like this was that I didn't have the money to finish it off.

Still not done porperly though.

[scottidog]

I actually realy like the rat look.... but only on old schools cars im afraid. E36 just isnt in that same league at the moment. Sorry.
This is more like it!!!

[GrindCulture]

There's a bare metal VW bus I see every Monday when I go to college. Looks cool, properly stanced, I'll see if i can get a pic next week.