Legends Never Die

[JaberCB7]

love that theme, suits the car well....id buy it

[esskater892]

air ride is awesome!

[JaberCB7]

is the rusty look still going? i heard it was more of an euro thing (VW/BMW) but ive seen a few hondas rocking thre rusty hoods

[xkjnboix]

repost hehe http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=157940

[JDMDriver]

This is The Shark or Rusty. BMW E28. 1JZ Twin Turbos
Bagyard Air Ride
Car belongs to Michael Burroughs, also took the pictures.

I dont mind it coming from a junk yard and being restored. I am all for recylcing and stretching or holding on to items (going against our culture of being a throw away society).

However i have a couple of issues here.

From a restoration point of view it is not original.

From an environmental point of view it is not going to last (since the paint is near gone and high risk for abuse or theft)

From a safety point view it is not going to be safe (since its modified and no safety modifications eg. roll cage)

From an Art point of view it doesnt have enough to make it look like one painted by Andy Warhole or Ken Done to name a couple which BMW does have.

I love BMW's but i think this one is a dead end and only good for the now.

Modifying it removes the classic status (as its not oem)
Modifying it removes the reliability and durability status
Painting it removes likely hood of another would be owners chances of restoring it

I dont have anything against BMW. Actualy if anything is pulled from the junkyard i think its commendable! However if its is just to be turned to a high maintenance, high risk and highly modified vehicle then in my opinion it makes pulling it from the junk yard a short lived one. It will make its way there again in no time.

Just my Opinion.

[steelbluesleepR]

I dont mind it coming from a junk yard and being restored. I am all for recylcing and stretching or holding on to items (going against our culture of being a throw away society).

However i have a couple of issues here.

From a restoration point of view it is not original.

From an environmental point of view it is not going to last (since the paint is near gone and high risk for abuse or theft)

From a safety point view it is not going to be safe (since its modified and no safety modifications eg. roll cage)

From an Art point of view it doesnt have enough to make it look like one painted by Andy Warhole or Ken Done to name a couple which BMW does have.

I love BMW's but i think this one is a dead end and only good for the now.

Modifying it removes the classic status (as its not oem)
Modifying it removes the reliability and durability status
Painting it removes likely hood of another would be owners chances of restoring it

I dont have anything against BMW. Actualy if anything is pulled from the junkyard i think its commendable! However if its is just to be turned to a high maintenance, high risk and highly modified vehicle then in my opinion it makes pulling it from the junk yard a short lived one. It will make its way there again in no time.

Just my Opinion.

i may be baseless in this observation, but i believe you are missing the point. the guy with the car is just trying to do something different and stir up talk-regardless of whether its hate, love, or confusion-and he did a damn good job of it. hell, he even got a magazine feature out of it.

side note though, what did he modify that affects the safety? other than the broken windshield and bent a-pillar (which he didnt do himself, and wasnt intentional), nothing on that car is unsafe. there are thousands of cars on air and they only run into problems when the setup is installed or serviced wrong.

as far as the "art" comment goes, this car is certainly one of the best instances i've ever seen where a car is the subject. Art is not reserved for the big names like, as you said, andy warhol or ken done. also, many people say that a car cannot be art, but in my opinion it is the perfect medium. if you think about it, a car is a unique opportunity as people view them not only as mere appliances, but also have a personal connection to them.

the artist can take that appliance and make his statement with it and not only will it be recognized by people other than the usual art-gallery-going crowd, it will also tap into each person's connection to cars.

when you do something as outlandish as this to something normal (think warhol's campbell soup paintings), it will spark conversation and a way of thinking that wasnt there before.

[esskater892]

i may be baseless in this observation, but i believe you are missing the point. the guy with the car is just trying to do something different and stir up talk-regardless of whether its hate, love, or confusion-and he did a damn good job of it. hell, he even got a magazine feature out of it.

side note though, what did he modify that affects the safety? other than the broken windshield and bent a-pillar (which he didnt do himself, and wasnt intentional), nothing on that car is unsafe. there are thousands of cars on air and they only run into problems when the setup is installed or serviced wrong.

as far as the "art" comment goes, this car is certainly one of the best instances i've ever seen where a car is the subject. Art is not reserved for the big names like, as you said, andy warhol or ken done. also, many people say that a car cannot be art, but in my opinion it is the perfect medium. if you think about it, a car is a unique opportunity as people view them not only as mere appliances, but also have a personal connection to them.

the artist can take that appliance and make his statement with it and not only will it be recognized by people other than the usual art-gallery-going crowd, it will also tap into each person's connection to cars.

when you do something as outlandish as this to something normal (think warhol's campbell soup paintings), it will spark conversation and a way of thinking that wasnt there before.

x2, haters are just jealous.
what you said about art...Art is not reserved for the big names like, as you said, andy warhol or ken done.
ya i agree 100%.

[StoobyMcDooby]

ah you guys beat me to it..

was featured in S3 around december... sick car.. i preferred it all rusted

[steelbluesleepR]

sick car.. i preferred it all rusted

x2, the air ride doesnt seem to fit with everything he did either.

[lilchase]

Lots of negativity yo.. The owner likes it right? isnt that all that matters. (or should matter) gotta be a beast tho, I can digg it

[P3dr0]

niceee

[dreamshatter]

looks sick always like old school bemmers

[esskater892]

ok so there is an update on this car, it actually turns out legends do die.

garage caught fire and ya car was destroyed, i do not know the plans for it.

[ibr_adam09]

That happened months ago.

[esskater892]

That happened months ago.

yes.

i was just posting it here and making a sarcastic remark. and for thos who did not know the info is now here.