People in traffic

[fitzwell]

That explains the political situation we find ourselves in today.

On. The. Nose!

[BobbyFord]

Right now my truck is ugly as hell. I have a brown bed on a blue truck and no hood.
I've had people tell me to leave it just like it is.

[duaneo]

I'm a firm believer of having different vehicles for different purposes. I bought my bump shortly after buying a vehicle that was completely impractical for hauling stuff around. Why on earth would I modify my "hauling stuff around" vehicle in a way that makes it not practical for that purpose? If I want to drive like a bat outta hell, I'm going to drive the car with tight modern suspension, low profile tires, crumple zones, air bags, a good thrust to weight ratio, and disk brakes. I'm certainly not going to drive a 43 year old vehicle with almost 50 year old design suspension, drum brakes, and (until recently) two point seatbelts.

Just my I won't judge though, I think some of the mods that folks are doing to their bumps are interesting, but I'm more on the resto side of the restomod world.

Cheers,
Duane

[Damon23]

It is nice to see people but their spin on vehicles. The bumpside trucks have gone up in popularity because of the show. That can be a good or bad thing. My favorite truck is the 73-79 lwb 4x4 trucks but for a shortbed it has to be a 67-72. To me, what the people on the show look like mean nothing. It is the skill they have is what catches my attention. To me the whole tatt'd up look is kind of repulsive but I like by the "If you don't like it, don't do it" rule and it works for me.

For me a stock appearance with modern upgrades is my shot of whiskey. Modern drivetrain, stock appearing but upgraded interior, stock paint, body trim and bigger but more factory appearing wheels and tires. Some like stock and that is alright, some get over the top with custom and you have to appreciate the work that went into it. Now the patina thing is starting to go too far. A big difference between faded paint and surface rust and dents and whole panels eaten up. The same with rat rods. Most of those things should not be on the street. But to each his own and I'll keep doing what I do.

[68RGR]

My question was - Why does it seem to be a REQUIREMENT that you have to look weird to be on those shows?

It seems to me that the promoters, producers, whatever they are, prefer weird over normal. I resent that and don't watch the shows. But, that's just one reason - The manufactured controversy is simply ridiculous. That's the main reason I won't watch.

And, it's not just car shows - Pawn Stars is another example - Of course, there's also the ink (ick) factor there. Plus, they tried their best to add a female but seemed to have failed when I last saw it. More producer shenanigans. And, Storage Wars ran the Yup guy off. Seems he got replaced with an even louder mouth and even more manufactured controversy. Same is true for construction shows - Instead of letting you see how they build things and learn from it, they have to introduce petty disagreements, phony deadlines, material issues, etc, etc. All of which spoil the show to some degree not to mention waste time. I suspect controversy is cheaper than meaningful content!

But, for me, the worst example of ruining a great show is Mythbusters. That big-mouthed, screaming, idiotic female emptied my tolerance bucket pretty quickly. Simply ruined what had been a decent show when just the two main guys were there. Although, they made her appear to be a pretty good welder! If she was/is, I'll give her that.

Don't get me wrong - I like women - a lot. But, when a good show is spoiled by one, I draw the line. Same thing happened to "Pickers" - And for what?

To answer a previous question on my use of the term "rodent bar" - Name a few rodents and apply each one to the current "truck venacular" - It will come to you. I just refuse to use the term because I think it is a flawed name for a flawed concept.