Naffest most crass giffer mods

[DoctorRetro]

The Honda Jazz I owned years ago (proper 80's one, not the modern crap) had 3! different Honda badges on the front, and both the original Jazz logo and the modern one on the back.

 

Non giffer , but mods that bother me?

'FAKE TAXI' stickers. Yeah, you watch a lot of p0rn, we get it. 

'The closer you get the slower I go' stickers. Yep, you dither along at 23 in a 30 and brake check anyone who happens to be in the same postcode because you have a massive chip on your shoulder, we get it.

'Built not bought' No you didn't you lying twat, you put some different wheels on and got your mate to mess with the ECU and now your car smokes like Dot Cotton.

 

 

[puddlethumper]

Does anyone know what happened to that Marina covered in tat that was found in a lockup ?

[junkyarddog]

2 hours ago, puddlethumper said:

Does anyone know what happened to that Marina covered in tat that was found in a lockup ?

Last I saw of it online,it was being butchered with a FWD diesel conversion. 

There was a thread about it over in the blue.

[bunglebus]

This one!

 

[bunglebus]

Not sure if the sledgehammer was used to install the engine

 

[vulgalour]

I wonder if they ever finished the restoration work on that car.  It was a proper challenge and it would have been AMAZING to see it back to its former questionable glory.  Had quite a lot of rust in it, apparently.

[Out Run]

Good old Street is Meat. I was just talking about this car, yesterday.

[sierraman]

Where’s the link to the work on the marina? Never heard of anyone converting one to FWD?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

9 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Where’s the link to the work on the marina? Never heard of anyone converting one to FWD?

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/210300/morris-marina-custom-unique-freak?page=1

It looked a bit frilly...

Owner not logged onto RR for ages apparently, so place your bets on it being a failed project.

[gm]

this can only be the work of an auld feller ! make sure to click the thumbnails for full graphic detail  

spotted a couple of years back at sainsbys 

[Ghosty]

On 4/8/2021 at 8:27 PM, Jazoli said:

Its not just giffer mods that get my goat, there's the odd car on here that are stereotypical barry wagons, I'm sure the owners of the cars are lovely people but the cars are generic family wagons and look like a complete dogs dinner with headlight eyebrows, manufacturer sun strips, questionable vents, too many badges on every panel etc, its almost forgivable if the owners were 17 years old but they aint  They definitely qualify for the thread title.

I have no idea who this post might be referring to. 
None at all. 

AH-STU 


Gesundheit. 

[Pieman]

12 hours ago, Austat said:

My mum would put this here, she hates these stickers:

[Jazoli]

6 hours ago, gm said:

this can only be the work of an auld feller ! make sure to click the thumbnails for full graphic detail  

spotted a couple of years back at sainsbys 

That is probably the worst one I have ever seen, some are obviously a pisstake but that looks to me like it has one caring old giffer chavgramps, it's unbelievably bad in every way, you really have to question what goes through their minds and wonder if they stand back after applying the latest bit of tat and think 'yeah that looks perfect'

Its mind boggling.

[Austat]

7 hours ago, gm said:

this can only be the work of an auld feller ! make sure to click the thumbnails for full graphic detail  

spotted a couple of years back at sainsbys 

On the topic of modified Jags:

[Kiltox]

Nu-MG owners are fantastic at this. Stick on tat galore, some of it (obviously) very Chinese. Door handle chrome finishers that say “FOR MG ZS” are a favourite. 

[davocano]

Not a giffer mod per se but I find myself inexplicably annoyed when I see a panama hat on a parcel shelf.

 

[Timewaster]

I've not seen him around recently but there was an old fella in the town who always drove a pea green car with a red roof. 

I think it is a nod to his military background, a red beret on his car. 

He would get a new car every few years and always has the roof painted red. 

I never saw the old ones about so I guess they got repainted after trade in. 

[R1152]

On 09/04/2021 at 12:42, JeeExEll said:

I love this Zodiac Executive, pics taken in Manchester 1972.

Not customised, just blinged.  Grandad's come for a visit.

It's a pity the pics are as blurry as a Ziggy Stardust cassette tape that's been left on the dashboard top in the sun, but never mind.

Can you imagine being six and grandad arrives to take you out for a drive in this!  A 3-litre, possibly an automatic with a T-bar shifter just like a Raleigh Chopper.

'How fast does she go grandad, will she do the ton?'.

Pretty sure that's not an Exec, but a straightforward Zodiac. IIRC Execs had a sunroof as standard?

The Zodiac would *just* top 100mph.

The wind resistance offered by the ornamentation probably would blunt that.

[anonymous user]

9 hours ago, davocano said:

Not a giffer mod per se but I find myself inexplicably annoyed when I see a panama hat on a parcel shelf.

 

Luckily I wear mine.

[anonymous user]

Not sure if this counts, I added a compartment to the cubby box to contain the brandy decanter and glasses

[Cheggers]

What is it with Jaguars?

[goosey]

41 minutes ago, Cheggers said:

What is it with Jaguars?

On the door it looks like the small leaping Jaguar is having sex with the larger leaping Jaguar,

 

[Cheggers]

On the door it looks like the small leaping Jaguar is having sex with the larger leaping Jaguar,
 

The pic is a few months old, the Jaguars are now replaced with light blue "Rothmans Racing" script. Not the actual logo or correct font, just B&Q stickers...

[tooSavvy]

Despite the [likely] failed 'horseshoe marina' fwd conversion....

Have we had about the place reports of a kosher.... well executed.... Pug Morris 1000 diesel fwd ??

I have seen piccies

https://www.morrisminorowners.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=6286

[Bitzer]

On 10/04/2021 at 11:39, davocano said:

Not a giffer mod per se but I find myself inexplicably annoyed when I see a panama hat on a parcel shelf.

 

Once upon a time, no self-respecting Trabant or Wartburg owner would be caught without a "klopapierhut".

 

[sierraman]

3 hours ago, Cheggers said:

What is it with Jaguars?

Those flags make it look like it’s the mayor of Wythenshawe. 

[goosey]

“ONE LIFE LIVE IT “ 

Seems to be on every lifted on boggers  tyres disco 1 or 2 that I see 

[tooSavvy]

15 minutes ago, goosey said:

“ONE LIFE LIVE IT “ 

Seems to be on every lifted on boggers  tyres disco 1 or 2 that I see 

OLLI ®brand.

Oft referred on here

[Inspiral_Mondays]

5 hours ago, Cheggers said:

What is it with Jaguars?

I thought only BMW X5s were allowed to be parked badly in Disabled parking spaces.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

On 4/10/2021 at 10:49 AM, Timewaster said:

....there was an old fella in the town who always drove a pea green car with a red roof. 

I think it is a nod to his military background, a red beret on his car. 

He would get a new car every few years and always has the roof painted red. 

I never saw the old ones about so I guess they got repainted after trade in. 

Was it definitely a roof repaint, or just a red vinyl wrap?