Project Rat Royce - '34 Rolls Royce

[Nixxon]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking also. That would be awesome.

Maybe a german one for the ultimate mindf*ck

[Oxer]

yes.

[Dane083]

Subscribing, looking forward to seeing this project

[FrancoGT1]

From a financial point of view this makes no sense, unless once the car is finished its something so fucking majestic it creates such ruckus in the automotive world that it will still hold great value and not be looked as a jacked up Royce.

Anyway good luck and post more pictures.

[dineno]

From a financial point of view this makes no sense, unless once the car is finished its something so fucking majestic it creates such ruckus in the automotive world that it will still hold great value and not be looked as a jacked up Royce.

Anyway good luck and post more pictures.

Believe me, it's very hard to take a car like this with so much potential value and jack it up. Here's what I remind myself of though. The car comes as a complete basket case. The frame needs to be rebuilt anyway so the process of hacking this thing up actually involves restoring it more than anything. I will intentionally be keeping and fixing up a lot of the original parts that wont' be kept on the car to probably part out. If I sold the motor, tranny, bumpers and current suspension as is, I'd already make back 10x what I bought it for so there's that too. I try to never build a car with solely the intention of resale value though. Too much opportunity to create something unique is passed up.

[speakerboy]

To restore a car of this caliber properly is deep into mid six figure territory. If you don't have the financial backing to do that, then this is the only option. This a way to save this car from rotting away to a complete pile of rust. You have to remember that the "custom coachwork" body is essentially what I feel you are trying to do - bring the car to a style that is beyond the norm at the time.

It is now your duty to go beyond the typical, the trendy, and the scene. Make us proud.

[dineno]

So here's my biggest dilemma at the moment...deciding on a finish/color scheme.

My three ideas are:
1. Gloss Black Paint w/ Brass plating on everything else (grille, lights, trim, wheel faces, etc)
2. Raw Body brushed w/ Brass plated everything
3. Copper Plate the whole care and let it Patina, but not turn green w/ chrome/polsihed everything else
4. Raw Body black oxidized patina w/ copper plated everything

Here's a rough mockup of option number 1, it doesn't have that "Rat Rod" style, but looks so damn good

[dineno]

P.S. I won't be running BBS RS's with a low profile tire like that. Just to give an idea of the look. I'd like to run a custom set of classic looking wheels with a nice beefy white wall

[dineno]

To restore a car of this caliber properly is deep into mid six figure territory. If you don't have the financial backing to do that, then this is the only option. This a way to save this car from rotting away to a complete pile of rust. You have to remember that the "custom coachwork" body is essentially what I feel you are trying to do - bring the car to a style that is beyond the norm at the time.

It is now your duty to go beyond the typical, the trendy, and the scene. Make us proud.

It wouldn't be that bad financially considering 90% of it would be done in house by myself and a couple others. Its just that this car is my dream subject for a build and now that I have it, justifying what I'm doing to it has been long nights of self coaching lol

[Red_Arrowheads]

I really like the idea.

I grew up around car clubs with huge amounts of antique cars of similar vintage. I really like the rough concept you posted, However, I will throw in my $.02: Don't overdo the Brass plating if you go that route. Brass is a fine line, and too much can work against you, especially if a lot or all of it is polished. I would suggest mixing your chrome and brass, and keep some brass oxidized/dirty/worn.

[dineno]

I really like the idea.

I grew up around car clubs with huge amounts of antique cars of similar vintage. I really like the rough concept you posted, However, I will throw in my $.02: Don't overdo the Brass plating if you go that route. Brass is a fine line, and too much can work against you, especially if a lot or all of it is polished. I would suggest mixing your chrome and brass, and keep some brass oxidized/dirty/worn.

I definitely agree that brass can be an overwhelming detail. The inspiration for it in this case though is the old Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. The most common scheme I see them in is silver with either all brass or all copper everything (not sure which).

But yes, anything that I plate I like to let wear a bit. Polished is nice, but I think it adds character to show some oxidation in the crevices and corners and what not.

[MercTastic]

I like option #4 depending on condition of current black paint/body.

[SnazzyQ]

Option 1 sounds (and looks) like it would be AMAZING.

also rat rods are played out anyways. But whatever you do im sure it will look totally amazing

[dineno]

Option 1 sounds (and looks) like it would be AMAZING.

also rat rods are played out anyways. But whatever you do im sure it will look totally amazing

I do really like option #1 after rendering it. My dilemma is that I don't want to do the played out look of rat rods, and yet I want to change enough about the car thats its not just original with cut off fenders and slammed. So the 4 options are made to meet halfway and show some individuality. I'm absolutely in love with the class and detail associated with an original and I'd like to maintain that bold clean icon, but with my own ballsy spin on it.

[GroceryGetter67]

I feel like option 1 is a unique way of combining the two usual styles you see with these early cars. Most rat rods with a body style like yours use the open fenders and chopped tops but usually always leave the rust and patina on the body (which is a very bad ass look). And most of the old hot rods you see that are pristine are more true the original lines with the sweeping fenders and beautiful paint jobs. This is a great way to give it that rat rod feel but also doing justice to an old rolls by getting the body nice and cleaned up again in it's brand new, more bad ass, form.