See,..none of you guys give a rats red bunion hole what I do...I could post a pic of the burned down, molten, melted, mess that used to be the Monster after some cataclysmic house fire, and I might get a frowny face from somebody.
( I’d probably even get a couple of thumb ups from a few here as well...)
So,..I dangle a carrot...a pic of an actual 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler, and all I get are 3 thumbs from the usual thumb givers...
And a smart assed observation from one of the smarter asses.
Anybody curious even in the least possible scenario as to why I did that?
Did I go out and buy a Blue 1970 429 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler?
Well of course not....Don’t be stupid.
I floated the pic so you could see what’s gonna happen with the Monster...
I may as well accept that either one of two things exist in my limited imagination.
1. I have a thing about trying to recreate something new from something old, with out giving up the things that made the old thing cool, while at the same time adding a “ What would it look like if?” quality to what I do.
Or...
2. The scope of my imagination is limited, and like the current crop of fast and furious movies,..all I can do is spin something already used too much into something only slightly worth paying more to go see.
You decide.
I’ve decided that I like to create a 60’s- 70’s muscle car that never existed using stuff from the muscle cars that did.
So, given the example listed above, the Monster is gonna go under the knife for some minor reconstructive surgery.
He’s getting the full Mercury Make over.
The Shelby Tail lights were never on a Cyclone...the ones pictured were. ( Can you guess what I ordered today?)
The duck tail spoiler was never on a Cyclone, the wing style spoiler was. ( Can you guess what I ordered today?)
The goofy little tornado decal was never on an actual Cyclone, the one pictured above was. (Can you guess what I ordered today?)
The sad little Bondo Nostrils were never on an actual Cyclone, the one pictured above was ( Can you guess what I’m gonna put on the new Fiberglass hood that I ordered today?)
SN 95 Torque Thrust wheels were never on an actual Cyclone, Magnum 500’s were. ( yep.......same deal)
When Spring comes around, the Monster will be in full Plagerism mode....If Mercury ever made a 1978 Cyclone...it’s gonna be like the one that’s gonna roll out of the garage at Mike’s house...
Let’s hope this works.