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| Dont think its been posted here yet. The car looks great besides the rims, they just dont look quite right. And its a bit too low Stance matters people! alot, I think they just took it as low and as big as they could. https://www.fuelcurve.com/1957-chrysler-saratoga/
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Location: NorCal | Yeah. IMO 97% of modern customs are ruined by wheel selection. Those are hideous. |
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Location: DFW, TX | I really like this car. It is incredibly well done. Shannon, the builder, works with my dad now in Fort Worth.
I do agree that it sits too low for my taste and the wheels are too big. That's all a part of the current street rod crowd if you want to win awards, which this car has done - it was a Goodguys Custom Rod of the Year Finalist for 2017.
The formula is a car must be on the ground with airbags, huge wheels, and EFI. Very simple if someone wanted to "fix" the looks with a different set of wheels and a couple of button pushes on the air ride. But it does look good how it's shown here.
My preference is low, but not dragging the ground. I wheeled my own '57 Chrysler out for a look the other day to start getting an idea of what needs to change. It's pretty close but I want a slightly taller rear tire.
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Location: Under the X in Texas | Dany your '57 stance is IDEAL. |
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Location: So. Cal | What is going on with that photo? Why does the steering wheel look like it has a glowing halo like that? Why doesn't the ground match up through the back window better to the outside? I understand that the back window can distort the view a little, but this one is really off. Even the side window view is off. I just makes the photo look odd. And the focus doesn't help the situation. It really makes it look like a model or cartoon photo. |
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| yeah of course height is an easy fix
and they should get those custom white walls or something, car looks amazing though. Something you certainly don't see often, a real FWL custom. |
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | I kind of like it, BUT - I hate to see modern car interiors in Classic cars - just wrong. At least the upholstery could have been made to resemble a Classic look. |
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Location: Hayward, Calif | Nice car !! Except it sets too low and those dumb*ss tires and wheels do not compliment the car. |
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