Beauty is in the eyes of the be hover. One mans junk is another man's
treasure. I could go on and on but I think you get my drift. Personally even
though my Gremlin is far from it I now like stock cars exactly how they came
out of the factory. My taste have changed. The first car I ever owned 40 years
ago by the time I got done with it I think the only original on it was the
bumpers. Everything else was changed. Of course back then when I went to buy a
car my question was what size engine is in it. Now it is how many miles per
gallon does it get.
Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eddie Stakes
>
> It is the old 'stock' vs 'non stock' thing again.
>
> ==========================
>
> Eddie and others,
>
> Not at all, Eduardo. It's 'tasteful custom' versus 'poorly-planned
> changes that detract from the overall appearance of the car'. Your
> hornet (for instance [duck!] looks fine in custom colors, and a l
> ess Toyota spoiler would look fine... but that huge wing you've got,
> to my eye, clashes with the car's lines severely.
>
> Just to illustrate my view on the 'custom' green AMX, I did a quick
> photo-shop job on it to tweak the changes so that they don't battle
> the car's original lines, but instead flow from and with them. The
> changes are subtle, and perhaps many won't see the difference...but
> I'll list the changes I made, and you all can squint real hard at the
> attached photos to see if my tweaks become more clear.
>
> 1- 'Dumbo-ear' Euro mirrors must go. 80's Camaro-type pillar mirrors
> blend better.
>
> 2- headlamp bezels and tail panel should be black, NEVER white (even
> if the whole damn Javelin is white...sorry).
>
> 3- Air dam opening looks blocked off instead of open. Hide this with
> mesh similar to grille.
>
> 4- Uncover and properly aim the driving lights...it ain't a 4x4 and
> the covers look tacky. If they must be there, paint 'em black.
>
> 5- Mid-80s Cadillacs have slim side marker/turn illumination lamps
> that would be far nicer than cutting a big hole and slapping a driving
> light in the fender! YUCK!!
>
> 6- Sides of air dam extended to flow level to ground, then follow the
> tire's edge with the same clearance all the way around...not wider at
> the bottom as it was.
>
> 7- Rear of the front flares also follows tire contour exactly.
>
> 8- Rear flares mimic the sides of the air dam...level bottom, then
> follow tire edge.
>
> 9- Lowered the car another 3/4" or so.
>
> 10: Aluminum slot 'Hallibrand'-type wheels....totally 60's hippie
> cool...
> but on a car with so much 90's stuff added? NOPE. I stuffed 17s under
> it.
>
>
> Other choices he made (like the color, the white top and the doubled-up
> hood cowl) were left alone, tho I'd change both of these, too, if the
> car
> were mine.
>
>
>
> John W Rosa
> www.JavelinAMX.com
>
>
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