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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 10:36 AM
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Mercury Tailgate Art

Sometimes I have too much time on my hands.
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 11:39 AM
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Very nice Job
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 11:55 AM
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That's friggin awesome! Great job on it and the write up..
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 03:19 PM
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That’s very cool - looking great!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 04:18 PM
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Nice work!
Where is the rest of the truck that goes to it? It looks lonely.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 04:21 PM
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Excellent!

Looks great
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 08:39 PM
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That looks great. For a few seconds I thought you were fixing it to put on a truck.

We you married? You hung a tailgate on the wall of your house? Are you still married!

Great work!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by abe
That looks great. For a few seconds I thought you were fixing it to put on a truck.

We you married? You hung a tailgate on the wall of your house? Are you still married!

Great work!
Yes, I am married to the most tolerant woman in the universe.

The tailgate is proudly hanging on my dining room wall. The rest of the truck is in the garage.

You can see pics of my truck under my “Thank You FTE” post.

I appreciate the humorous feedback. Laughter is the best medicine!

Take Care,
Latchman
 
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Old Jan 31, 2020 | 01:28 AM
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Wow, this wall art is very much to my liking. More so the fact you reveal the way getting there. I'm always on the hunt for techniques which lessen the distracting aspect of new parts.

You Sir, have a nicely refined sense of taste!
 
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Old Jan 31, 2020 | 09:59 AM
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That is sweet! And love the write up as well (particularly the "aging" of the zinc chains and all the warnings!
 
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Old Jan 31, 2020 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by TitusDH
Wow, this wall art is very much to my liking. More so the fact you reveal the way getting there. I'm always on the hunt for techniques which lessen the distracting aspect of new parts.

You Sir, have a nicely refined sense of taste!
Thank you for those kind words.
I am actually a little surprised that there are folks out there (in Germany no less!!) that share my taste in "art".

Take Care,
Latchman
 
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Old Jan 31, 2020 | 12:10 PM
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Art is subjective, as any crappy artist will tell you, lol. I prefer something along the lines of what you did vs. putting up an overpriced paint splash. I also consider many classic cars themselves to be "works of art", but hanging one of those on the wall would be tricky, lol
 
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Old Jan 31, 2020 | 02:44 PM
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Where there's a will, there's a way...
I've seen a classic Porsche on the wall of an industrial loft, a Lamborghini Countach hung up in a residential stairwell, and this Pagani in a Miami beachfront apartment.
https://www.designboom.com/design/pa...acto-06-28-18/
But I'd definitely choose the the OP's gate for the wall and leave the trucks, and supercars on all fours!
That Merc gate is gorgeous!
JML
 
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Old Jan 31, 2020 | 05:04 PM
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Well done. Story and all.
Reps given for a good read and end result.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2020 | 05:46 PM
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There was a bar in Hersey, PA that had classic cars hanging from the ceiling. Hershey, besides being known for chocolate, is the home of the Auto museum. I don't know if it is still in business.

There is a chain of restaurants called Quaker Steak and Lube that has a car motif. The ones I've been in have cars suspended from the ceiling.

one example:


another example:

 
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