# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/21 "2011-05-11T08:41:54Z")
The only thing cool abou tit is that it looks like something I might be able to buy at below market value. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/22 "2011-05-11T09:31:11Z")
> [@38stang](#): > > You can’t polish a turd actually… you can. but that car still looks like shit. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/23 "2011-05-11T09:34:18Z")
:ham: ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/24 "2011-05-11T09:37:43Z")
I could have done that for them for much less than 150k! ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/25 "2011-05-11T09:42:58Z")
you can not make the patina look. you can only get a good patina look with TIME. and it is not the right car to make a “rat rod”, its fucking stupid. ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/26 "2011-05-11T10:24:33Z")
When I was little, kids would take their shiny new skateboards and scrape the trucks on the curb to make it look like they could grind, we called them posers. This reminds me of that. :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/27 "2011-05-11T10:26:58Z")
This is like buying a Purple Heart and Silver Star to show your buddies. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/28 "2011-05-11T11:06:53Z")
that looks retarded way to ruin a brand new paint job to make the car look like shit even more. :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/29 "2011-05-11T11:11:41Z")
Paging LZ and his current ride… oh wait. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/30 "2011-05-11T12:02:53Z")
Did they keep it AWD? ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/31 "2011-05-11T19:32:30Z")
Not a fan of it. If I had $150k I would have bought the SLP ZL1 Camaro instead. That will hold it’s value too. ---
**Author:** ![SnowboardinWNY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboardinwny/32/5182_2.png) [@SnowboardinWNY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SnowboardinWNY)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/32 "2011-05-11T22:43:49Z")
It’s one of those things where you think it was a good idea at the time, but all said and done, it was just another bad idea. With that said, car still looks like shit! ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/33 "2011-05-11T22:57:02Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > Looks like 99% of 3rd gens rollin the streets. Good job idiot Holy fuck. you still post. BTW Hate. ---
**Author:** ![Neon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@Neon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neon)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/34 "2011-05-12T08:34:24Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > Looks like 99% of 3rd gens rollin the streets. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/35 "2011-05-12T14:22:35Z")
This trend is fucking gayer then a 3 way between George Michael, Elton John, and the corpse of Versace in San Francisco during gay pride week. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/36 "2011-05-12T14:29:28Z")
LOL ---
**Author:** ![SPDboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@SPDboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SPDboy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/37 "2011-05-12T14:46:14Z")
spotted this gem at Wegmans in Rochester ![http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x33/SPDinNY/IMAG0019.jpg](http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x33/SPDinNY/IMAG0019.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/38 "2011-05-12T19:14:40Z")
> [@newman](#): > > I want to like it, but I don’t really… > > Maybe if it was a car that looked good to begin with. +100 ---
**Author:** ![Neon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@Neon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neon)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/39 "2011-05-12T19:36:54Z")
People will probably just think his ex poured paint thinner all over his new Camaro. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278/40 "2011-05-13T04:28:21Z")
> [@SPDboy](#): > > spotted this gem at Wegmans in Rochester > > ![http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x33/SPDinNY/IMAG0019.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/3/839e2c95e62dbd36b2a98a96719d1bc279cf7a2a.jpeg) That’s a whole lot of fail crammed into one car. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-camaro-turned-into-rat-rod-cool-or-lame/212278.md?page=3)