Model T on S10 Pictures

[rex1927]

I found these last night on internet.Do not know who they belong to.Pretty crafty putting a small body like a T on an S10 chassis[

 

[Sam_Fear]

The green one looks ok, but the purple one has the typical nose heavy look of most s-10 frame swaps.

 

[Reign]

i like the green one better. it looks a lot less bulky and forced. i like the way it sits farther back on the frame.

 

[Charley Davidson]

Same here, don't like the purple one at all, looks unnatural.

 

[rex1927]

Me too.I like the green one best.

 

[racer93]

hmmm

yep,... Shriek over Barney anyday.

I agree the nose doesn't look right at all on Barney

 

[R Pope]

No, no, no! That's just wrong! All that monkey motion has no place on an open-wheeled car!

 

[Reign]

looking at them again, i really think they would look better if the frame was modified some. s10's are easy to lower/z/flip. i dont know why both vehicles were used on stock frames with stock size wheels. those are the things that stick out the most to me.

 

[FlatbedAndy]

The green one looks ok, but the purple one has the typical nose heavy look of most s-10 frame swaps.

I hate when they build like that. Everything needs to be shifted back about 2 feet!

 

[TiredIronGRB]

That's horrible...S10 frames are ok for some stuff but not open fendered cars.

 

[LarryH]

The pics are to small to tell on the green one. But that truck is a rolling abortion.

 

[donsrods]

Looks like the majority are in agreement, the green one has a better look to it, but the purple one looks like most of these early body on S10 frames, just not right.

I "get" why someone would do this, logically it seems to make sense. You put a newer frame and running gear under an early car and reap the benefits of later suspension, brakes, etc. But sometimes there is a lot more to building a car, like style. Regardless if a person is building a rat or a high point show car, there is still style to consider. Otherwise, you could plop a big wooden box on any frame and call it done.

Don

 

[51chevpu]

The green one is cool....