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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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I've seen some very cool custom 5th gens by now.... this isn't one on them. I commend the hard work that went into this thing but it just looks too wierd. Saw this at the Route 66 show today.



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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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I just hate the paint job/exhaust tip things/mesh inside hood scoop. if everything were blacked out (including lights), or just more tastefully painted, it wouldn't look too bad. but man, that paint job is just hideous

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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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that looks god awful. im sorry, but whoever came up with that idea should really reconsider their position when it comes to custom fabrication.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 01:55 AM
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^ im with him
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 02:39 AM
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The company that did the work, you can see, is on the back bumper. Not sure if I can say it, so Ill just refrain. I just checked out a few vids of the car on their site. I guess the only thing the car has going for it is a paxton supercharger and some decent looking BBS's lol
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 03:07 AM
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i wish there was a way to comment on the car itself on there website cause what id tell wouldnt be nice at all. theres another camaro down and out
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 03:12 AM
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go check out the gallery. in my opinion it looked pretty damn nice when it was straight black, before they threw the checkered stuff all over it.

look at the 4first few pics while it was all black: http://www.pmtopshop.com/topshopPhoto.html

with the grills installed and some tint on the windows, i see no problem with its looks at all. that blue crap is what kills it


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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 04:00 AM
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to me it looks like they tried to mimic the front with the headlights of a bmw imo and idk what they thinkin with the six tail lights
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Originally Posted by 9WhiteCamaro9
to me it looks like they tried to mimic the front with the headlights of a bmw imo and idk what they thinkin with the six tail lights
s197 mustang turn signals maybe.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird
go check out the gallery. in my opinion it looked pretty damn nice when it was straight black, before they threw the checkered stuff all over it.

look at the 4first few pics while it was all black: http://www.pmtopshop.com/topshopPhoto.html

with the grills installed and some tint on the windows, i see no problem with its looks at all. that blue crap is what kills it

Yea this pic of it looked really good! Not so much now ...
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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I just cant get over how odd those headlights look. The fabrication is impressive for sure, but the final product, cosmetically, just doesnt satisfy me.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 01:23 PM
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Yuck.

I don't dislike the wheels though. It's really all it has going for it as far as appearance IMO
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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That looks terrible. The extra light installs are done cleanly, but the final result definitely wasn't worth it.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 03:27 PM
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for a custom shop like this, the job of this car is to show the quality of work they can do, which does show... even though the finished package look like ***.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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Just goes to show that a lot of money can't buy that guy a sense of taste in modding..
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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lol
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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I think prior to all the checkerboarding it looks kinda good. The finished result is definitely hideous though.
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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there is an old stingray that had 3 taillights per side, it was a widebody. I cant remember who did it... baldwin-motion or something...
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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i mean the workmanship on the car is good and i give em credit for thinking outside the box BUT that being said outside the box is a hell of alot bigger than inside and IMO they coulda found some better theme to go with
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