1950 lowlight (industrial/art deco style) project DYSTOPIA

[dystopia]

hi all!

i am new here. i bought a unfinished 1950 lowlight from lee last week which i plan on building up (not a complete classic restore) as i might do this later on when i have more time on my hands, what i am planning is bit more RAW so will start off as a rolling restoration at first as i need to use the car for outings mainly so i can drive places to take photos (i am a photographer).

the cars style and look will reflect all the things i love dear to me. 1930s/40s, art deco/streamline moderne, industrial/machine age, rat/hot rods. pretty much what the name suggests. its not bought as a "show" car its for myself, styled specifically for myself, i've wanted a morris minor since i was a kid now i am happy to own one finally

i am keeping the original 918cc side value engine. cosmetics exterior - raw/bare polished metal. interior - stripped down very minimal matt/satin black with raw/bare polished metal & custom cutout sheet metal for panels etc. maybe turquoise/black leather seating. that is the look i am going for.

i took some photos of the shell the other day, please enjoy (they are very lowlight moody photos - my style so please take that in mind, more photographic/cinematic looking).












link to my flickr set, where i will be uploading allot more - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sputn1k/se ... 132786267/

cheers
dystopia

[MarkyB]

Very atmospheric, I particularly like the aura in picture 4 .

[dystopia]

thank you!! glad you like. i am know for my atmospheric style of photography

[MarkyB]

Raw polished metal is rather prone to turning into ferric oxide I'm afraid.

[dystopia]

yes unprotected it will but i am plan on buying a special metal lacquer (which protects it from rust, which is used allot in the hot rod community) its called Permalac. thanks

[DAVIDMCCULLOUGH]

Cool pictures I also own a 1950 lowlight that pretty much all original.

I shall watch with interest!

[dystopia]

great thank you david! cool will have a look for yours. love lowlights,,

[alexandermclaren]

Wow fantastic set of photos
your a true artist
they have got to be the best set of prints on here
keep up the good work and keep posting

[dystopia]

thank you very much alex! what a great compliment thats very kind..

i will be uploading allot more images as i go along, keep an eye out thanks

[ratrodmog]

I love the idea of a bare metal Minor The pictures you have taken really are amazing and would great blown up on my wall. I will be watching this thread with intrest.

[dystopia]

thanks man! i am very excited to get it done i have already started stripping the paint off a few panels down to bare metal looking very raw atm and liking the look already

heres a couple of images of my stripped down dashboard

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[davidpidge]

Any progress with this project? I'm deffinately keen to see the results.

[dystopia]

not much progress atm, its been to cold and have had a photography exhibition on so had absolutely no time to do anything atm. but have started working on it again so more updates to come cheers!

[mbo145]

Wow! Blown away by the photos, looks really good, what a great idea, I normally like bulk standard original, but this is something special, looking forward to more photos soon!
Phil

[dystopia]

thanks phil!! yes this should look pretty different i am sure everyone will enjoy. cheers again more photos to come!

[plastic_orange]

Here's my 1950 lowlight:

[davidpidge]

Well that's lovely. Nice work. Any more photos?

[plastic_orange]

Full story here:

http://mog.myfreeforum.org/about1082.html

Pete

[dystopia]

looks very nice! - looks like allot of money spent on it ;0 mine wont look like that

[davidpidge]

Really nice. If I was going to mod a lowlight thats exactly how i'd want it. Nice choice of colour. I'm not a fan of the bright colours normally associated with hot rodding/modified motors. Always impressed with the amount of engineering and metal work that goes into these hot rods. Mostly unseen from the outside. Is it on the road yet?