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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 06:25 PM |
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Cal Look - Dead or Alive?
Just wondered ... is anyone building a Cal Looker, or has the moment passed?
Realise that there are Cal Lookers about, but are these older restos now?
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 06:35 PM |
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NEVER Dead,
Just love Resto cal-look, wouldn't do a DUB any other way.
Just my 2cents
[ Edited on 31-8-2006 by empikg ]
SORRY BOUT THAT!
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 06:43 PM |
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damn, it's got sub-sets 'illustrate please' resto-cal verses regular-cal?
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 07:09 PM |
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Deano, the 1970 bug I'm mid way through will be sorta cal-look although not really traditional. It has been dechromed, one piece windows, will have
pretty much stock rear ride height and lowered front etc.
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 07:21 PM |
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Let's not open the can of worms, what is Cal Look etc. Its just like define a rat, or what is a street car?
Generally.....
Resto Cal is more about the bling factor with accessories, lowered all round and the narrower front the better. Generally standard motors (brown car
pic 1 & 2)
Cal Look is more performance oriented, old skool is t-bars & one piece windows & no trim but these days Cal Lookers are being built with full bumpers
& trim. Always have been about big stroker motors with IDA's & lowered fronts with standard height rear suspension (green car pic 3)
Cal Look ain't dead, far from it. Check out the cal look forum http://www.cal-look.com
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 07:27 PM |
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The Cal-look will live forever
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 07:47 PM |
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What Stanley said
A well done cal, stock, German or rat will always be the schnitz!
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Craig Paton
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 07:51 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Stanley
The Cal-look will live forever
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And as long as the Air-Cooled engine is around.!
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 08:06 PM |
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YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing
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| posted on September 1st, 2006 at 09:51 AM |
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Yep the Cal-look will be around for always. As will the Resto-Cal too. They are both the cleanest, easiest way to differentiate your dub.
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| posted on September 1st, 2006 at 10:18 AM |
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Just look at the last VWMA mag at David O'Connors oval. Cal look will never die!
I think almost all builds including my own has taking something from the Callook scene.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
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It's moving straight, low to the ground,
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| posted on September 1st, 2006 at 10:21 AM |
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The Cal Looker in the latest VWMA of Dave O'Connors really sums up the current cal look trend of low front, std height rear and big IDA motors. And
LOTS of detailing. I'm blown away by this car every time I see it, just gotta get a ride one of these days...
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| posted on September 1st, 2006 at 10:23 AM |
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Nice timing, G
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
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HGFS
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| posted on September 1st, 2006 at 10:38 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Turbo54
Nice timing, G
T54
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Yeah I was buggerising around resizing the pics as you put your post up, it wasn't there when I started typing.
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
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