Howard Astill's BOSSXC - Summernats

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by MrEL

I'm in 2 minds about commissioned builds.
Yes the owner only come up with the idea and signed a very large pile of cheques. In this case they have kept very very low key.
But to the media and public it will always be Howard Astills car.
Yes him and his crew put it together but received a huge amount of money for doing so.
Why would you get someone to build you a car that will become very well known knowing that it will never be "your" car?

...so, no different to going to Ford and ordering a new car with options you've specified?

[Tonz]

or getting a builder to build your designer house because of his high reputation.

[Wretched]

Going back to showcase the fabrication work done.

[Wretched]

Off to MotorEx this weekend in Melbourne.

[winkle]

I saw this at Motorex today. The exterior is to die for, the interior not so much. Each to their own, but I reckon a custom interior would have been much more attractive than a transplanted interior. Incidentally, we saw Howard Astill walking around recording a lot of the cars.

[MrEL]

Originally Posted by winkle

I saw this at Motorex today. The exterior is to die for, the interior not so much. Each to their own, but I reckon a custom interior would have been much more attractive than a transplanted interior. Incidentally, we saw Howard Astill walking around recording a lot of the cars.

The interior is more custom then transplanted.
To make it all work with factory parts and styling is much harder then just doing a complete custom made interior.
I saw it at Motorex too. Pretty incredible thing to look at.

[Wretched]

Just an update from Howard after prepping the car again for MotorEx.
Fair bit of work had to be done which is covered in other videos.

[FTE217]

I like his style of customising - and wow luv the blue what a finish.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Interesting that even these guys can not get the Rare Spares rubbers to fit properly.

I don't feel too bad now, Rare Spares told me it was just my car that had bad body work causing the rubbers to not fitting right.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Interesting that even these guys can not get the Rare Spares rubbers to fit properly.

I don't feel too bad now, Rare Spares told me it was just my car that had bad body work causing the rubbers to not fitting right.

That doesn't surprise me - the automotive aftermarket is in shambles, everyone's selling cheap shit product that isn't fit for purpose and then blaming it on customers.

Industry is ****ed, none of the majors have any pride in their product its all about cheap shit resold at high prices.

This car in my photos was amazing, its the best paint I've ever seen in my life.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

That doesn't surprise me - the automotive aftermarket is in shambles, everyone's selling cheap shit product that isn't fit for purpose and then blaming it on customers.

Industry is ****ed, none of the majors have any pride in their product its all about cheap shit resold at high prices.

This car in my photos was amazing, its the best paint I've ever seen in my life.

Exactly my point, they sell garbage and then blame the customer.

I nearly had a Rare Spares reproduction courtesy light switch burn my XB Ute to the ground, when you go back they just get the deer in the headlight look and shrug their shoulders saying, 'they never seen this issue before, must be the way I used it.'

If you persist they get snotty and no longer want to deal with you.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Exactly my point, they sell garbage and then blame the customer.

I nearly had a Rare Spares reproduction courtesy light switch burn my XB Ute to the ground, when you go back they just get the deer in the headlight look and shrug their shoulders saying, 'they never seen this issue before, must be the way I used it.'

If you persist they get snotty and no longer want to deal with you.

When they got bought out by GPC Asia Pacific was the start of the end, it got way worse.

https://www.streetmachine.com.au/news/rare-spares-sold

That ridiculous warranty process and dramas are by design, it's specifically to discourage you from making claims.

[FTE217]

Rare's was getting useless long before GPC bought em, good move by them lol.....

[Citroënbender]

I can’t understand why.

Is Dennis Carpenter’s stuff still good? If so, why aren’t others?

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by FTE217

Rare's was getting useless long before GPC bought em, good move by them lol.....

Hoping their newly introduced panel van rear door seals are up to scratch.