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Baseball · 08-07-2020, 01:06 PM

I was thinking of muscle car accessories / features, and realized, at least for me, certain of these features seem to generally identified with a specific make or model. I realize this isn't universal, and isn't meant to imply that other makes or models shouldn't incorporate or add these features, but I was wondering if other forum readers felt the same.
For instance, I identify rally stripes as a "Camaro thing," and maybe with prior GM models like Chevelles and others, while I would associate fender hashes with Mopars. Rear window louvers seems to generally be a Mustang thing.
One feature that may be more amorphous is engine size callouts or badges. Camaros don't seem to do this much, as "6.2 liter" just doesn't seem to be a size that engenders emotions like "427". However, with the 5.0 liter engine size, Mustangs seem to advertise this regularly, and the 392 Challengers and Chargers display this displacement size often.
Again, many Camaro owners add hash marks, 6.2 liter engine callouts, rear and side window louvers, and other noted features and they look cool. Not looking to incite criticism here.
Do other readers agree/disagree with my premise? Do other features come to mind that seem to be more of a ______ thing, associated with a specific make or model?

ADVMax · 08-07-2020, 01:18 PM

Features - a big-ass puddle of oil. Means a Ford was there.

xstuntman · 08-07-2020, 02:11 PM

Add big yellow hash stripes to the left and right sides of your front splitter.

Kidding, you don't wanna drive around town looking like you rode the short bus to school.

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 08-07-2020, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xstuntman

Add big yellow hash stripes to the left and right sides of your front splitter.

Kidding, you don't wanna drive around town looking like you rode the short bus to school.

Well they did buy dodges just saying

haha

redcoats1976 · 08-07-2020, 06:57 PM

i see where youre going with this,and i agree.like hood mounted tach is a pontiac thing.

Sparko · 08-07-2020, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ADVMax

Features - a big-ass puddle of oil. Means a Ford was there.

LOL or a Harley

I have always associated racing stripes that go to the ground to be a Ford thing, idk what justification I had, if any, when I developed that opinion. Have always felt that rear end heavy graphics to be a Mopar thing, thinking SuperBee and such.

Cheap Guy · 08-07-2020, 08:11 PM

Used to be round tail lights was a Corvette thing, but obviously not any more.

ADVMax · 08-07-2020, 08:35 PM

The yellow strips on the Dodge air damns is kinda funny.

Those are actually shipping skid protectors so the air dam doesn't get scuffed up. Some people started telling the dealers to leave them on and it got to be a thing. I don't think they actually have a replacement part number, it's a PDI removed shipping/packaging part. That makes it unobtainium so people go nuts over them. I kind like the way it looks on the black cars.

ADVMax · 08-07-2020, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheap Guy

Used to be round tail lights was a Corvette thing, but obviously not any more.

and BMW 2002's

real BMWs have round tail lights

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 08-07-2020, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ADVMax

The yellow strips on the Dodge air damns is kinda funny.

Those are actually shipping skid protectors so the air dam doesn't get scuffed up. Some people started telling the dealers to leave them on and it got to be a thing. I don't think they actually have a replacement part number, it's a PDI removed shipping/packaging part. That makes it unobtainium so people go nuts over them. I kind like the way it looks on the black cars.

Even some jackass at dodge did a rendering of a possible next gen challenger that had them on the splitter. Made me laugh that they must have at least entertained making them an actual part of the car.

joekono · 08-07-2020, 10:04 PM

Funny this was brought up. I just had a conversation with a Challenger owner who had no clue that the yellow strips are shipping skid protectors. I explained to him that they are held on with plastic rivets and would need "the special tool kit" to remove them. I did tell him to hold on to them.

Moto-Mojo · 08-07-2020, 10:35 PM

I think this is one of the most cogent posts I’ve seen in a while. It’s refreshing to see a command of the English language while we’re subjected to the eloquence of, “ACAB” being spray painted on buildings around America right now.

As a kid, I remember walking the neighborhood and also watching cars pass when I was a crossing guard, and I hung on every engine badge’s number. I was a Chevy man (kid) then too. The ubiquitous “350” badges were common later on. The crossed flags before that with 283, 327, 396 and the much more rarer 409 and 427 were like a holy grail to this kid.

So, yes, these things did indeed define muscle cars for me. But the Mustangs, Chargers, Road Runners, et all weren’t lost on me either. I was only 12 in 1968. In the next life - where I’m convinced time travel is a perk, I’m going back as a 16 year old with a real driver’s license!

InFiD3ViL · 08-07-2020, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADVMax

The yellow strips on the Dodge air damns is kinda funny.

Those are actually shipping skid protectors so the air dam doesn't get scuffed up. Some people started telling the dealers to leave them on and it got to be a thing. I don't think they actually have a replacement part number, it's a PDI removed shipping/packaging part. That makes it unobtainium so people go nuts over them. I kind like the way it looks on the black cars.

They are even selling these things on Ebay. People actually search for them to buy and install on their cars. I am so glad our cars didn't have anything like this.

WTF?!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2019-Wide-B...MAAOSwVnBfDxig

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fits-18-19-...4AAOSw38dfI1xg

GAD · 08-08-2020, 07:05 PM

I have my hood wrapped flat black. I was told “that’s a mopar thang, but I’ll let it slide”

08-07-2020, 01:06 PM	#1
Baseball Baseball...and Chevrolet Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Toledo Posts: 28	"That's a _______ thing" I was thinking of muscle car accessories / features, and realized, at least for me, certain of these features seem to generally identified with a specific make or model. I realize this isn't universal, and isn't meant to imply that other makes or models shouldn't incorporate or add these features, but I was wondering if other forum readers felt the same. For instance, I identify rally stripes as a "Camaro thing," and maybe with prior GM models like Chevelles and others, while I would associate fender hashes with Mopars. Rear window louvers seems to generally be a Mustang thing. One feature that may be more amorphous is engine size callouts or badges. Camaros don't seem to do this much, as "6.2 liter" just doesn't seem to be a size that engenders emotions like "427". However, with the 5.0 liter engine size, Mustangs seem to advertise this regularly, and the 392 Challengers and Chargers display this displacement size often. Again, many Camaro owners add hash marks, 6.2 liter engine callouts, rear and side window louvers, and other noted features and they look cool. Not looking to incite criticism here. Do other readers agree/disagree with my premise? Do other features come to mind that seem to be more of a ______ thing, associated with a specific make or model? __________________ Ecclesiastes 12:13

08-07-2020, 02:11 PM	#3
xstuntman Drives: 2012 Victory Red LFX Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: west central Texas Posts: 1,310	Add big yellow hash stripes to the left and right sides of your front splitter. Kidding, you don't wanna drive around town looking like you rode the short bus to school. __________________ 2018 SS wheels, red Heritage grille, actual driving lights, ZL1 strut tower brace, GM Performance billet aluminum fuel door, front grille Bowtie delete, painted red rotors and calipers, 1/4 window American Flags, splash guards, AEM dry panel air filter.

08-07-2020, 08:11 PM	#7
Cheap Guy Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 679	Used to be round tail lights was a Corvette thing, but obviously not any more. __________________ My Little Mid-Life Crisis Cure! First - 1997 Camaro 3800 Y87, M5, Green - Gone \| Second - 1997 LT1 Z28, M6, Silver - Sold \| Third - 1999 LS1 Z28, M6, Pewter, Almost Stock! - Sold Current - 2011 Camaro SS, M6, black, 1LE suspension parts - Current

08-07-2020, 10:04 PM	#11
joekono Drives: Camaro Convertible 2014 1LT Join Date: May 2019 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,013 View My Garage	Funny this was brought up. I just had a conversation with a Challenger owner who had no clue that the yellow strips are shipping skid protectors. I explained to him that they are held on with plastic rivets and would need "the special tool kit" to remove them. I did tell him to hold on to them. __________________

08-07-2020, 10:35 PM	#12
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	I think this is one of the most cogent posts I’ve seen in a while. It’s refreshing to see a command of the English language while we’re subjected to the eloquence of, “ACAB” being spray painted on buildings around America right now. As a kid, I remember walking the neighborhood and also watching cars pass when I was a crossing guard, and I hung on every engine badge’s number. I was a Chevy man (kid) then too. The ubiquitous “350” badges were common later on. The crossed flags before that with 283, 327, 396 and the much more rarer 409 and 427 were like a holy grail to this kid. So, yes, these things did indeed define muscle cars for me. But the Mustangs, Chargers, Road Runners, et all weren’t lost on me either. I was only 12 in 1968. In the next life - where I’m convinced time travel is a perk, I’m going back as a 16 year old with a real driver’s license! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

08-07-2020, 01:18 PM	#2
ADVMax Sporting Foole Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Alabama Posts: 500	Features - a big-ass puddle of oil. Means a Ford was there.

08-07-2020, 06:57 PM	#5
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	i see where youre going with this,and i agree.like hood mounted tach is a pontiac thing.

08-07-2020, 08:35 PM	#8
ADVMax Sporting Foole Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Alabama Posts: 500	The yellow strips on the Dodge air damns is kinda funny. Those are actually shipping skid protectors so the air dam doesn't get scuffed up. Some people started telling the dealers to leave them on and it got to be a thing. I don't think they actually have a replacement part number, it's a PDI removed shipping/packaging part. That makes it unobtainium so people go nuts over them. I kind like the way it looks on the black cars.

08-08-2020, 07:05 PM	#14
GAD Drives: Silver 2014 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Knoxville Posts: 225	I have my hood wrapped flat black. I was told “that’s a mopar thang, but I’ll let it slide” __________________ 2014 Silver 2SS L99 with Roto-Fab CAI, Kooks LT Headers, Kooks Cat-less 3” exhaust, TS Stage 3.2 VVT CAM, Circle D 3200 Stall, E85 Kit, FIC 850cc injectors and Elite Engineering Catch Can. Dynoed at 478rwhp.