What do you think of this ? I like it

[Rocket Ron]

Seen this for sale on another forum what do you think, is it cal look or not ? who cares its cool

I like it a lot its really different 

[speedwell]

nice car , but no for the wheels too german look

[lowfastbus]

I like it, it's like what cal-look would be if it was invented 40 years later...

Jelle

[Zach Gomulka]

Superb attention to detail, but the beam is too narrow and the car has too much rake for German Look. I also dont understand why he left some parts chrome, and painted others black? The motor looks all business, I like that

[Prowagen]

Black T-Bars and Window rubbers without trim would look awesome on that, I think it could quite easily fall into the cal look category, not pure but definately there lets face it aren't porsche cup alloys an 80's wheel so there knocking on a bit too.

[j-f]

Superb attention to detail, but the beam is too narrow and the car has too much rake for German Look. I also dont understand why he left some parts chrome, and painted others black? The motor looks all business, I like that

Yes, it gives a bizarre feeling.

the CSP Scorpion Exhaust is wonderful! It gives a neat appearance, without tubes visibles on the rear of the car.

Otherwise, it is a cool car. I always like modern wheels on a bug.

[Prowagen]

Just noticed injection motor nice!

[gizago]

An interesting mix of styles- definately hardcore though, I like it

[67worshipper]

i saw this at big bang.its nicely finished.i couldnt make up my mind about it.if the feelings not right in the first instance then it aint for me but its a quality finish.

[Lids]

£8k is a steal for this, change the wheels and its done

[Lee.C]

ALOT of car for the money - and its a 66

[Cheesepanzer]

I kind of like it.  I agree with the comment above about the narrowed beam and rake.

I think the engine would look better if he had the exhaust ceramic coated BLACK.
 

[WCB Hitler's Hot Rod]

Not bad. Whatever YOU like.

[Sam K]

I would probably replace the wheels with some detailed fuchs and replace the black stuff with chrome, but it'd car either way.

[Glauco]

it's a cool looking car,
nice way to combine old styles with new ones..
glauco

[peach_]

  na lose the bumpers black t bars, black turbo thomas hanging out the back and paint those shiney looking pop-outs and u got a modern cal-look defo keep tyhe wheels 

old school  what about new school

[alex d]

I'd just change the front beam and wheels and be done with it 

[jamiep_jamiep]

I like it as is, even though its not something I'd build. Builder has made a nice job and it looks very different.

[Rennsurfer]

I don't care for the blacked out Boxster wheels, narrowed beam, or exterior trim. Although the engine compartment is GREAT. No matter what all of our individual tastes are... you can't deny the fact that it's a nicely done car as far as quality and attention to detail.

[62 Ragtop]

As you said, who cares, it is cool! 

I dig the way the black accentures the paint. The engine and engine bay is top notch in my book!

I agree with some of you other guys, I'd be interesting to see it run blacked out window trim throughout, black running board moldings, black t-bars etc (now it is a bit of a mixture...  )

Also, the rear tires seem a bit, i don't know, odd (maybe its the low-profile, huge rims, narrow beam and the rake, all in that combination that looks a bit funky...). Maybe it's the novelty that is a bit hard to adjust to... I mean, using later style Porsche, or huge rims (17",18",19" rims), on a slammed bug has been seen before, or more traditional German Look has also been seen... but this is a bit of a mix in styles IMHO... and somewhat refreshing if I dare say... 

But, I like the car, the looks, the ambition, the work that has gone into it, and the linkage between old and new!

my 2 cents

[Cornpanzer]

Superb attention to detail, but the beam is too narrow and the car has too much rake for German Look.

IMO, it has too much rake for any look! Kinda cartoonish.  Its that whole crossing genre's thing - cars with an identity crisis.  Not cal-look, not German look... 

That being said, it appears to be a very well built car.  The detail is nice.  A couple minor changes and it would be a home run.

[Donny B.]

If you leave the trim black then you need the bumpers to be in black chrome!

[58vw]

i like it, a little different

[Speed-Randy]

i dont like the rake, kinda stinkbug lookin, other than that a nicely done car

[qubek]

Also, the rear tires seem a bit, i don't know, odd (maybe its the low-profile, huge rims, narrow beam and the rake, all in that combination that looks a bit funky...). Maybe it's the novelty that is a bit hard to adjust to... I mean, using later style Porsche, or huge rims (17",18",19" rims), on a slammed bug has been seen before, or more traditional German Look has also been seen... but this is a bit of a mix in styles IMHO... and somewhat refreshing if I dare say... 

I agree that low profile tires on huge rims plus rake and narrowed front beam looks odd. And I don't think it's refreshing. You can say "refreshing" about mixing styles in clothes fashion, but we are talking about cars. Obviously, the owner wanted to take something from two styles and create a mix, the point is that it doasn't make sense. Just think why did people start to put such wheels on Bugs and where did rake and narrowed beam came from. The first is from racing, the second is from drag racing. Buy combining the two, you make a car that is neither good in handling department nor in accelerating. I personally don't like cars build with fashion and styles in mind only, without taking into account given style origins and original inspiration, the reason behind it. This is the same problem as with stupidly low and stupidly narrow Bugs, build only to be lower and narrower then others around.
I can see that a lot of efforts and resources (money, time, craftsmanship etc) was used to create this car, but for me - they were wasted. Sorry.   

[Jon]

[ I personally don't like cars build with fashion and styles in mind only, without taking into account given style origins and original inspiration, the reason behind it.

I agree fully, In my mind thought should be given to every single piece on a cal look... mindless bolting-on is something else... completely

I can see that a lot of efforts and resources (money, time, craftsmanship etc) was used to create this car, but for me - they were wasted. Sorry.   

They are not wasted... on a set of black 906 steel wheels with a normal beam and that car would look... well, like every other cal-looker!

[Adele AW]

Thats my good friend Scott Marsden's car! Its not a 'finished' car in terms of what Scott wanted to do to it, for example the rest of the chrome would be black etc.. but as he's emigrating to Canada he's leaving it as is. 

[The Ideaman]

I dig it.  Finsh blacking out the chrome around the windows, and maybe raise the front up a tad.  Call it good.  Sure as hell couldn't be built for less than he's asking.  Somebody buy this thing and change it to suit your taste.  Sort of reminds me of the red vert from Vegas with the big wheels on it.

[benssp]

I love it! but I am from essex. I couldn't believe this was Scotts car, far too mild for him.

[Zach Gomulka]

Hmmmm. Well that's one way to do it