Project Rat Royce - '34 Rolls Royce

[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

[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]

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

[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]

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.

[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.

[Dane083]

Subscribing, looking forward to seeing this project

[Oxer]

yes.

[Nixxon]

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

Maybe a german one for the ultimate mindf*ck

[Yezzz]

Dump an aircraft engine in it or something crazy

[Chasen88]

Why am I just now seeing this . SUB'ed. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us.

[GTShunter]

Fuck it. Throw in a Euro v8 or v12 engine in there.

[Nick crx]

I'm always dreaming of a build like this. Please put a huge fire spitting engine in it can't wait to see some updates.

[A4crn]

Ok I'll be old guy saying this, but don't butcher it too much, in a few years you might be able to trade that for 10 1932 fords or 70 supras :P

[dineno]

You are smart to not post anything there yet. I would wait til completion as to not burn any bridges should you need parts/resources.

My thoughts exactly. The resources in there are incredible for parts, diagrams, advice, etc.. It's a whole community in hiding that mostly exchange things amongst themselves.