the car's probably bagged.

Interesting concept.

My friend has an early 1960s Corvette concertible, with lots of chrome, but it's really in need of considerable restoration work. I wonder if I could talk him into chopping it to make it look like... perhaps a modern Japanese car - but with a huge spoiler wing and lots of jazzy neon paint? Yeah, I'll bet that given enough time, effort and expense, we really could make it look very modern and even paint it a candy purple and add a 3,000 watt sound system, and ground effects neon lighting just to be sure that everybody would look at it and "think" that it's actually a highly customized modern Mitsubishi Eclipse... Or, then again, we could just spend much less, buy a "real" generic, expendable, modern Japanese car - just like we'd be aiming at mimicing all along, and not even bother destroying his tattered old sports car.

Perhaps I should ask some vintage car collectors what they think?

Please put the suspension back in that GTI and go buy a mini truck and grow a mullet.

You could also look for one of these:



Subtle lugs, but carbon fiber frame. I got this frame for $75 with almost perfect paint. It weighs about 3.5 pounds and most people think it's steel. The whole bike with steel handelbars and a Brooks seat weighs 19.5 pounds.

Mine wants to say hello to yours!

as does mine

[QUOTE=Lamplight;5687711]You could also look for one of these:



Supernice bike, very clean and elegant. But why only one brake on a singlespeed ?

Nice paint job, I'll take one in steel .
Really though, very nice bike.

Does a TIG-welded 1993 Trek 730 count as vintage-that-looks-modern? It's one of five non-lugged bikes in my herd (Kogswell P/R, Trek 730, Bridgestone CB-1, Claud Butler, 1972 Schwinn Super Sport). And since Viscount hasn't posted a pic of a fillet-brazed Viscounts, I'll include one of those, too (which I sold off).

Neal

+1 on th A2! Ihad a '90 GLI, that was one of my all time favorite cars!

That looks really good! How standard are forks for this era bike? Are they all 1-1/18" thread less forks?

Nope, 1" threaded. I'm pretty sure if you want to go threadless, you would have to find a 1" threadless fork and headset. The model shown is a '93. Later models may have gone to 1 1/8" threadless.

Thanks! The bike only had that brake very briefly. It now has front and rear brakes (and better wheels)

Thank you too! It actually has a pretty nice ride except for the oh-so-harsh aluminum fork. I just reassembled it last night, but with a few different parts this time around. Unfortunately I'm using the Brooks on another bike that is more fitting of it.

I ride a 1997 Principia as training rig


apart from the 1" fork and the classic stem... not much difference to modern stuff.

(and a '98 Moots as sunday bike) if that fits your description of a modern style classic bike


As a recommendation, i personally would look to find a Breezer Venturi... fillet brazed steel frame. Very nice looking.

Now that's awesome! I highly doubt I would be able to find a Principia in the States for a decent price though. But I have run into a very sharp looking lugged frame...

Satin black is awesome!

I bought a Rabbit GTI new in "84. It was more fun to drive than anything else I've owned.

Lowered vehicles are tiring to drive. They beat you up and you have to constantly watch for potholes. They look cool, though. I've been driving a slammed Chevy pickup for the last 13 years.

Very nice send more pics!

i can't top that... but i have another one, black too, lugless, double-wishbone rear stay, integrated fork. Doesn't ride too modern, although single speeders are back in fashion i hear.

That is Fuji's new Obey track bike. Overpriced and ugly if you ask me. Fuji Obey

That is beyond cool. I've been wanting to build a bike that has the look of one of those early "race" bikes.

they: https://www.zweiradmanufaktur-osterberg.de/ build those new...

website is not finished yet and only german, but still..

Martl
(my Peugeot above is original, tho)

That looks promising! Are your tires new? I can't find solid white or cream colored tires anywhere. I'm guessing your's aren't a terribly common size though.

Hey, at least...

1. They're trying to make something elegant.

2. It doesn't have a sloping top tube.

E

I have an old UNIVEGA that i'm going to powder coat - for free - what kind of paint do you use to outline the lugs like the originals; which are outlined in gold?

Its a sportour; so, I'm going with Nashbar parts; economically new.

Actually, they are common size, cheapo chinese make. Original rims, though (with riveted on peugeot badge)

Martin
p.s. loving your avatar, Keatonian myself, got all his movies and a shelf full of literature

OK! Since you ask.
I only came across this thread this morning!

So here's my smoothie lug-less 1975 Viscount.



Looks a bit cluttered with all the bolt ons, but I've used it daily for at least 3 years and you need all that stuff in our weather!

I hadn't thought about it terms of a modern looking bike, but I guess it was pretty advanced in its day.
Never had a whiff of trouble until the quill sheared a couple of weeks ago!



The brazed fillets are so much neater than TIG welds.