yeah i really liked it when i saw it

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

Hey guys dont know why but really really digging these two black cedrics I came across recently.. the black and chrome just works, plus they are regular 4 doors. Would love to make mine look the same but I reckon itd be a waste of such a grandpa spec car

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1976 Cedric 260c - 1.5" exhaust, sunvisor, headlight indicators (blue)

I really need to lower mine but can't be arsed screwing with something that isn't broken

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1971 B110
1971 P510
1974 H230
1974 B120

The satin black one, I hate. The gloss black one, I love.

You definitely need to lower yours, even just a bit.

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1973 H230 Wagon, 'ILL-260'
1975 911S Targa
1978 Torana Hatch
1999 GXE10

I have to be honest heath, i agree with you. Something about satin and matte black i dont like unless its on a real hot rod or something a bit special.

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

I'm the opposite, I reckon satin suits their body lines and size perfectly. Shiny black suits a nissan president that is squarish, but not the curved Cedrics.

I like them both, but IMO - the satin is only good for the rat rod/bike look, cheap car/bike, dodgey paint job, bit of rust, chopped/dropped, whatever.. for shits and giggles basically. The polished look is for something you have put time into and want to/will keep clean..

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1976 Cedric 260c - 1.5" exhaust, sunvisor, headlight indicators (blue)

Painting a car satin black is like saying "I am not a car enthusiast, and I'm fu cking lazy and unwilling to learn paint and panel". There is probably one satin black car that's cool and that's Mad Max's Interceptor in the second movie, and even that was gloss black originally. But as the oft retold phrase goes, things that are cool in a post-apocalyptic world are not necessarily cool in our society. lol!

If you ever see a rat rod which is satin black... you're not looking at a rat rod, and you should probably drive out of the centrelink carpark. Rat rods have severe patina

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1973 H230 Wagon, 'ILL-260'
1975 911S Targa
1978 Torana Hatch
1999 GXE10

I love all of this....but that last line really cracks me up.

"PATINA"

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1971 240C P230 coupe L28 10.5:1 comp. N/A Haltech Elite 750. ITB's, tuned exhaust, 6 speed manual trans 4.625 LSD

'Nissantiques - Join the Club'

Haha spot on. Cant say i have heard of a patina been mentioned on Ozdat before but its about time lol.
Basically i see satin black as a bit of a cop out when its is just to quickly cover up all the floors on your car.

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

lol classic heath! but I'm not sure about why you reckon real rat rods can't be satin black? Google-ing it, there's some very nice examples. I like the rat rod look, and what they're about, getting the thing on the road to enjoy

This link is to that particular Datsun's build for anyone interested
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... read=48875

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1976 Cedric 260c - 1.5" exhaust, sunvisor, headlight indicators (blue)

Look, it's just my opinion and obviously not everyone is gonna agree with it. Getting cars out on the road to enjoy is obviously something I support but primer patches aren't the end of the world. Putting rattle can enamel satin black paint on a car (which is how the vast, vast majority of these jobs are done) almost guaruntees it can't be painted properly without going to bare metal first.

If a rat rod has been painted, it isn't really a rat rod any more. Most people seem to forget that 'rat rod' consists of two elements: 'rat' which is patina and 'rod' which is a hopped up pre-war car.

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1973 H230 Wagon, 'ILL-260'
1975 911S Targa
1978 Torana Hatch
1999 GXE10

Yes Hezath, we all do have an opinion, and yes its all about personal choice. But to steriotype all matt or satin black car owner's as lazy and are unwilling to learn how to paint is such a narrow minded view. To say that people who own those cars are not really car enthusiast is a joke. (ITS LIKE SAYING) Blow it out of your 260c wagon's arse! Your comment is bullshit. And BTW f#$k you! No rust in my floor and Im not trying to hide a thing, see for yourself. And Patina! I think i shagged her some year's ago.

Ah well, world would be pretty boring if we all thought the same thing.

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1973 H230 Wagon, 'ILL-260'
1975 911S Targa
1978 Torana Hatch
1999 GXE10

Sure would be! Im just glad i don't think like you.