Futuristic Hillbilly GTI
Status: New built
Date: 1-Jan-2009
Comments: 45
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This is my entry for this year's 'Holiday Build-Fest', a futuristic hillbilly version of how I think these VW's will look like in 30 years. This is my most complicated build so far, and I had so much fun building it. With a tight budget, I have built most from scratch, only using things from the home and a couple of old parts I had lying around. Doing this has of course opened for questions like ' Honey, have you seen the toothpaste and the utensil?, but I think it was all worth it. Hopefully my wife will forgive me for making a antenna ball out of a pearl from her necklace too....LOL
During the build I made up a story for this GTI:
My grandfather bought this car back in 2008. That was the time when people used their regular cars to work during the week, and raced with them in the weekends. At first these races were illegal, but as the years went by they got organized and were divided into different classes. My grandfather raced this car in the GTI Cup and won a couple of prizes with it too.
In 2021 my mom inherited the former race car, but the top tuned engine was hard to handle and she thought the exhaust was too noisy, so the car stood unused outside for many years. In 2008 most car bodies were galvanized, but after 15 years in rain, snow and hard sun even galvanized steel unfortunately starts to rust.
I took this project under my wings in 2036. My grandfather is now old, but was still able to help me tune the engine, and with a few parts and a new exhaust, it fired right up. And I can see why my mom thought it was too noisy, she still does! I use this car as my grandfather used to, not for racing but every day and everywhere, and as a tribute to my grandfather I've kept the old school 'R-logo' and the vintage race-look from 2008.
So what do you think guys? I hope you like it as much as I do!
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Comments
the green beetle
Something different...but I like it very much!
It has al sort of styles that make me go back to the future and get me one of these!
ducatikid
That looks amazing!!! I am a massive VW fan and love the rat look.
ranger blue
It’s a good job that there is no prize, far too many good ones.
ducatikid
That looks amazing!!! I am a massive VW fan and love the rat look.
7.2inchdriver
amazing work morten! i love this. really great job on the weathering. super detail work too. all the rust, the ball on the antenna,and the whitewall tires are classic.
ukzz4iroc
Great vision and brilliantly executed! Well done!
mor10retro
Thanks guys! I believe this is a so called 'love it or hate it' thing
Christian, the weathering was done after reading your 'how to' many many times
dready
Love it really ratty. Nice job on the mesh behind the grill. Might have some issues with tyre rub!
MvT
Man... if we could step into a time machine like this how our 30 old tamiya will end up
very nice job mate! Love the tires! The roofrack just perfectly fits this car.
Naxman
WOW! Simply amazing! You have put sooo much detail into this that i cant stop looking at it! Great car and great 'story line'...might make for a good movie plot!
Tobbe70
Morten, this is great! How I love the leaning 'I' in 'GTI'!!!
Wonderful details!
53HRA
very nice mate
mor10retro
Thanks! I love small details on a build and Tobbe- good job noticing the leaning 'i'
Dready: I guess a car like this is equipped with air suspension, unless the white side tires wouldn't be white for long..LOL! And MvT: this is actualy the fifth roof rack I built for this car....had some issues with the soldering
Wyoming
lol thats pretty cool Morten, i love it. I drive real cars that are very old so I always wonder what new cars will look like when they also get old...Sweet!
def4x4
Very nice old look, but did you painted the car on the outside. coudnt you give us a tutorial from the weathering how you do that, i really like that to now and i think some other members too. Love the color and the roofrack which all the stuff. like the whitewall on the tyres too.
mor10retro
def4x4: I painted the car from the inside. I can post some 'behind the build' pics later. Christian (7.2inchdriver) has a brilliant 'how to make a weathered paint job' in his show room. I appiled rust color first, then sprayed it with white which I almost wiped off with a clot, then the orange and black. Then I wetsanded the body on the outside with 400 grit.
RallyeBaz
O.M.G - Best yet - Let me ever know if you want to trade it
_miga_
trashy cool looking Golf - i like that style
- great job!!
Old Skool
Now that is one great looking Golf
So many little details that I don't know where to start all I can say is I am in awe at your skill
caddy shack
dub tastic, thats just a work of art well done fella, you got my vote, can just see this @ run to the sun ya beach bum lol. straight to fav,s
mikeekim
awesome modern rat mate, good work straight into my favourites
amigamad
Great looking car i Love all the detailed touches that have gone into it .
pagedm_f350
AWESOME!!!! This is so cool Morten! This poor old GTI has been to hell and back! Love all the details, well done. Make sure you add it to the S.I.G.
fritjofarnold
Fantastic work, Morten! Keep these coming
mor10retro
I'm honored to get my car into someones favorites, so thank you very much! Daniel, I don't know why it didn't showed up in the SIG, have edited it now
archway66
Thats cool Morten! nice idea and nicely done!!
SMOKE-DOG
Nice original idea. Like the weathering.
lupogtiboy
that is fantastic! i've seen a few real-life mk1 golfs that look like that! perfect execution of the 'rat' style!
dr.roberts
Great idea! I like it! I guess someone has already build a time machine.
Henk4Focus
Great work. No other words to describe this.
CASE1
This is AMAZING! I love it soooo much. Great idea worked out perfectly and a nice story to join it! This is art. I love both the used look and the hotrod style, it's just brilliant. One of the best cars on TC. Incredible.... out of words...
mor10retro
Thank you all for the kind words. It's really appriciated!
scollins
Sweet build, very cool idea and well thought thru....nice to see some really creative work here in your model!
djderk
I have just spotted this in someones favourites list, and now its in my favourites. It would be nice if we could see how meny times listings have been favoured as well as viewed. Outstanding work buy the way
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CASE1
Hi Morten, I think I have an idea how to get the discs made from a bottle perfectly round. But my wife is keeping the computer occupied because of her study so could not email you back regularly. I am posting this reaction from work. Will email you again about it. (and allways nice to watch this Golf, in my favourites too)
mor10retro
Hi Kees, I'm still stucked with the flue, but hope to get better soon. Can't wait to see what you have come up with!
7.2inchdriver
i always come back and look at this for inspiration. it has to be one of my favorites of all time.
7.2inchdriver
back again, i still cant believe how real the rust on the front of the hood looks. when it warms up there, please get some shots of this outside.
mor10retro
Will do Christian, but for now we have too much snow.
Goat_Boy
That's a truly awesome project and a great story.
Baggey
Goin straight into my favourites. Looks so realistic. Awesome work bud!
mor10retro
Thanks for the kind words Baggey.
DeeMiller
Lovely!
mhbmxr
I'd have this as my daily driver today! It looks great, a really nice patina. I thought I'd done a good job with mine but I see I have a way to go yet. I need a 'next project'... hmmm, roof-racks.
ECUpparilloT
Awesome ride - really love the patina and details - looks like a runner from Alaska, lol
Great job!!
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