# New Camaro turned into rat-rod... Cool or Lame? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 11, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278 "2011-05-11T05:31:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/1 "2011-05-11T05:31:08Z")
I spotted this on Jalopnik this morning and still can’t decide if I think it’s cool or not. > **[The brand-new $150,000 Camaro rat-rod](https://jalopnik.com/5800415/the-brand-new-150000-camaro-rat-rod)** > > There are hot rods. There are rat rods. Then there's this: A new Camaro SS that's been speed-rusted and deglossed into junkyard condition while getting a 1,000-hp supercharged engine — and it only cost $150,000. What do you think about rat-rodding out a new car? Rad or Lame? Poll on the way… ![http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/05/topshot.jpg](http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/05/topshot.jpg) ![http://betacache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/05/xlarge_img_0222.jpg](http://betacache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/05/xlarge_img_0222.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/2 "2011-05-11T05:34:25Z")
I want to like it, but I don’t really… Maybe if it was a car that looked good to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![FadetoBlack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fadetoblack/32/6118_2.png) [@FadetoBlack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FadetoBlack)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/3 "2011-05-11T05:40:22Z")
I hate it. I don’t understand why anyone would take a brand new car and make it look like a at-rod. Everyone can tell it’s brand new, what’s the point? Make a real rat-rod. ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/4 "2011-05-11T05:44:48Z")
what a waste ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/5 "2011-05-11T05:45:22Z")
I don’t care what the VW idiots think, making a nice car look beat up is retarded. What’s next? Have ugly broads pose on the hood for pictures? ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/6 "2011-05-11T05:48:27Z")
"now it looks like 95% of Camaro’s 15 years and older. All they had to do was wait. " lol ---
**Author:** ![Neon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@Neon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neon)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/7 "2011-05-11T05:49:36Z")
Soo bad! ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/8 "2011-05-11T05:49:57Z")
I kinda like it…Very Mad Max-ish ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/9 "2011-05-11T05:54:50Z")
It’s ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![38stang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/38stang/32/7479_2.png) [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/10 "2011-05-11T05:57:25Z")
You can’t polish a turd ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/11 "2011-05-11T05:59:27Z")
Dislike. It looked so good before, now it just looks like shit. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/12 "2011-05-11T05:59:54Z")
yuck ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/13 "2011-05-11T06:04:15Z")
Let a car get “ratty” naturally, faking it is lame. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/14 "2011-05-11T06:06:48Z")
stupid Rat Rod isn’t just about looks, the whole culture of it, and the reason why they’re built is what makes them awesome usually. Pouring money into a project is just about as far away from Rat Rod-ing as it gets. $150k? lol This is just a giant fail. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/15 "2011-05-11T07:17:29Z")
> [@38stang](#): > > You can’t polish a turd But apparently you can sand it. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/16 "2011-05-11T07:28:21Z")
Epitome of lame. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/17 "2011-05-11T07:53:06Z")
Looks like 99% of 3rd gens rollin the streets. Good job idiot ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/18 "2011-05-11T08:03:10Z")
If it had been driven hard enough to make it that haggard, that would be cool. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/19 "2011-05-11T08:09:45Z")
> [@IanK](#): > > If it had been driven hard enough to make it that haggard, that would be cool. Exactly, but it hasn’t. Ughhhh. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/20 "2011-05-11T08:41:10Z")
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