John,
Put an E series M-B grille on it and some block chrome numbers on the deck lid
like 240 or 340 or something obtuse, maybe some chrome wheels and then instead
of off-center looks from folks - you'll be asked questions like "Gee what year
is that one?"
Your kids will even want to drive it!
Reason I suggest this is last weekend I was at the local Menards and while
returning to my car, a guy pulled in next to me in a Reliant with a Ford oval
on the grille! As he turned in to park, I saw he had a Chevvy nameplate on the
deck lid! Nowhere on the car was it correctly identified.
Unable to resist, I waited until he got out then asked him what was going on
with the car and he said it helps him evade "cop stuff" like tickets....
hmmmm. Since the car is so androgynous to begin with you can make it into
anything you want!
Brian
D500s in windy cold MI
goiola wrote:
> Reliant - saw that on Dream Car Garage too. I just got one from my
> mother-in-law, a '85 with 52,000 miles on it. She just gave up driving at
> age 87. I was just telling my wife and kids (joking) I'd like to put rally
> wheels and a spoiler on it. They thought I was crazy (they don't like the
> car) and then this one shows up on Dream Car Garage. Yesterday I changed
> oil/filter and sparkplugs----probably took only half hour, very simple car
> to perform simple maintenance on. Now if I can only figure out way to put
> fins on it.... John
> Z in Mosinee, WI
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LARSPAINTR@xxxxxxx <LARSPAINTR@xxxxxxx>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, February 24, 2001 3:57 PM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Dream Car garage - street rod Reliant 2 dr
>
> >Just saw such an awesome car.
> >a stock looking metallic blue grey 2 dr reliant, what, about 1984??????
> >BUT
> >Powered with a 440 Hemi and other trick stuff!!!!!!!!
> >Simply amazing.
> >The ultimate street sleeper
> >EXCEPT
> >for the tubbed back end that has about 12" wide pro street tires.
> >Yeee Hah!!!
> >
> >
> >Lars
> >in scenic West Michigan USA, now covered in dirty snow.
> >
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