Custom Cars
Custom cars are becoming more and more popular in today's society. With shows like Overhaulin' and Pimp My Ride grabbing the attention of young people, it is easy to see how custom cars have really caught on. While these shows often take cars that have been built within the last 15 years and update them, there is still the belief that the golden oldies are the best cars to customize.
So what kinds of cars make good custom cars? Roadsters.com offers several different types of cars that make wonderful custom cars. Great customizable cars include the 1936 Ford Roadster, the 1939 and 1940 Ford Deluxe Convertibles. The years 1939 and 1940 Mercury Convertibles also make great custom cars, as they are greatly customizable.
Roadster.com also recommends older Ford coupes, Chevy hardtops, the Ford Tudor Hardtop and Ranchero, the Olds two-door hardtops, the Thunderbird hardtops, the Chevy Impala, the Pontiac Bonneville and Buick Rivieras. Finally there is the 1932 Ford. Described by the experts of Roadster.com as the "definitive hot rod," this is the car to customize.
In the world of custom cars, customization has been described as having three different methods: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
The Good includes alloy wheels and "somewhat low-profile tires." In addition, custom cars that are considered "good" have lightly tinted windows, average size spoilers, and chrome tailpipe exhaust tips.
The Bad includes improperly mounted spoilers, ridiculous lowering, "Supra" spoilers, blacked-out headlights or taillights, chrome gas door covers, unattractive racing stripes down the middle of the cars, etc.
And the Ugly in the custom cars include replacing emblems, like putting a Mercury logo on a Ford. The ugly also includes phantom tops, the goal of which is to make the car look like a convertible. Ugly custom car items also include dashboard velour, tiny wheels on low-profile vehicles, and the removal of airbags with the purpose of building the interior as if it were a race car.