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A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels

Posted By: AnnieMac

A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 00:19

Here's a video of a Coupe with flared arches and wide wheels. What do you think? The arches look like they were welded on by... I dunno ... someone who has never been taught to weld!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ICeitU8y0
Posted By: PeteP

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 00:33

I've seen worse, but the wheels are really silly.
I bet he doesn't use that set in a Lithuanian winter.
Posted By: MarioCirillo

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 01:34

Don't think they have been welded on... looks like rivets to me
Posted By: H_R

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 07:06

The arches look like those extensions you get on 4x4 or certain vans

Not too keen on the Colour either, was that a standard colour im certain it wasnt?
Posted By: jame5

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 07:49

Love it!
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 08:43

its got a different look to every other coupe , I'm with James

Originally Posted By: jame5
Love it!
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 09:04

Looks like a 16v from the dash.
Is that a widget or something else?
I dont mind the colour. Isn't that the new white?
Posted By: barnacle

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 09:05

With any luck, he'll be coming to Turin.

Then we can disassemble it!

That is a ridiculous car.
Posted By: Countrycruising

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 11:19

We're going to see lots of Coupes like this in Turin.
This sort of thing is very popular in Europe, I've seen many courtesy of FB.
Posted By: AnnieMac

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 15:09

Oh I see, it's the rivets making the arches look crinkley. A smooth weld would have looked better.
Posted By: Edinburgh

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 15:49

I think that looks really well planted (spot the liberal know-all use of a technical term there bowtie laugh ) and the new shape flows nicely imho. Also the colour scheme of brown and gold is fantastic.

My jury's out over the rivet dimples atm...
Posted By: alexjames

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 15:54

I like it. Colour looks nice aswell.
Posted By: alexjames

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 15:54

I like it. Colour looks nice aswell.
Posted By: Kayjey

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 15:57

So you're going in for a respray then Edinburgh?

Looks really comfy.
Posted By: Edinburgh

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 16:14

Originally Posted By: Kayjey
So you're going in for a respray then Edinburgh?


I got a free one driving up a farm track last Sunday - one colour only rolleyes
Posted By: RusH

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 16:16

Brown in colour
Stretched tyres
Deep dish alloys
Little bit of poke

I'll give it 26 'scene' points.

The quality of the work looks really good. I'd imagine if a Coupé had gone rallying back in the day something along those arches would have been used.
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 17:42

I like it .
Posted By: mikndo69

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 18:25

Love it
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 18:40

Dont like that....just looks wrong and bolted on to me. cry
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 19:00

How does the bonnet open?
Posted By: Edinburgh

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 19:41

Originally Posted By: tom_snelling
How does the bonnet open?


Looks like the fronts might be in 3 sections - at around 1'38"?
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 19:42

Maybe the front arches are attached to the bonnet, and locked onto the wing/bumper. Help keep it shut!
Main beam on without sidelights?

It's looks pretty smart wether it's your taste or not. Better than mine looks body and paint wise.
Posted By: Edinburgh

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 19:47

Originally Posted By: dlongstaff
Better than mine looks body and paint wise.


Well if this click to enlarge is anything to go by laugh
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 20:04

Should see my arches. Quite a high instep!
Posted By: Edinburgh

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 20:34

Originally Posted By: dlongstaff
Should see my arches. Quite a high instep!


La la-laaa "Underneath the ar-deboomde-ches.......,
It's got rub-ber twice the siiize.............."
Posted By: Brilly1uk

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 20:55

Interesting!
Bold colour choice but the arches are not my cup of tea.
Certainly different if that's what they where after...
Posted By: andyps

Re: A Coupe with Flared Arches and Wide Wheels - 28/05/2014 21:16

Looks good from a distance but a shame the arches weren't fitted properly when the body and paint appear to have been done well. The wheels would be good but I hate stretched tyres like that, they look dangerous on too many levels.
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