Passat Wagon w/ Passat Trailer

[BoCo]

Fukkin' Sweet!

[iamii]

Wow, is that a photoshop, or reality?

PHOTOSHOP

[BoCo]

No way that's a photoshop.

[Cynthetiq]

wicked..someone had some $$$ to burn just in the skirts and wheels alone for the "trailer"

[Peryn]

i vote photoshop. Look at the front end of that trailer. From the front seam of the drivers door forward doesn't seam quite right with the quality of the rest of the picture. My guess is that they took two pictures with their car, one in each position so the reflections and what not would be right, and then put those two together. It is indeed a sweet idea however.

[Toadboy]

That is real! It was in a Car and Drivier (or maybe a Road and Track). They said they found it somewhere is South America. I do not remeber what issue or when it was.

Plus with the relections on the "trailer" That is an amazing photoshop...

[Asuka{eve}]

That is freaking sweet

[DEI37]

The shadows aren't quite right, either. Have to vote PS.

[Scorps]

I say it real...look at the front of the trailer.....it looks like it wraps around and not just cut off....I have seen some nice PS jobs and maybe this is one of them.....need a link to a Car&driver site or something like that!

[punx1325]

Fake, the reflections make it pretty full proof, but if you look at front end of the trailer you notice that it was just been clipped out.

[silent_jay]

here's another link to a pic from a different angle
The pic was from 2002, I vote real

http://www.sixdifferentways.com/archives/002606.html

[etla]

Originally posted by silent_jay
here's another link to a pic from a different angle
The pic was from 2002, I vote real

http://www.sixdifferentways.com/archives/002606.html

silent_jay's link seems to tip this to real.

[silent_jay]

here's the pic from the link


Looks real guys, I freakin love this thing, I should get a Subaru wagon to go with my 2.5RS, it would look so cool, what an idea.

[TheClarkster]

I've seen something like that except with a Prowler. Very strange thing to see.

[BoCo]

I knew it was real! Thanks, silent j.

[etla]

Originally posted by TheClarkster
I've seen something like that except with a Prowler. Very strange thing to see.

Were you thinking of:










?

The trailer was some kind of dealer/factory option.

[BoCo]

elta, those Prowler trailers are available pretty much everywhere aftermarket, and even through the dealers, I think.

[Toadboy]

I need some props, I was the first person to figure out it was real.

[etla]

Originally posted by BoCo
elta, those Prowler trailers are available pretty much everywhere aftermarket, and even through the dealers, I think.

Could be like Fiero T-Tops: aftermarket 84-87 and a factory option from the aftermarket maker on 88s.

The trailers sure were popular but I can't remember seeing any Chrysler documentation on them. They are standard enough for standard accessories to be offered though.

[DEI37]

Look closely at the two pictures. The top one doesn't match the second one. The second one may be real, but the top one isn't.

[silent_jay]

It's different lighting from different sides of the car, I still think they're both real

[cr25ovet]

don't think they are real. look at the "trailer" how low it is to the ground you couldn't drive it anywhere unless the road is perfectly smooth.

[silent_jay]

look at the amount of cars out there that are slammed, and apperar to be undrivable, I still vote real

[cr25ovet]

yeah but slammed cars have wheels in the front the trailer doesn't. the trailer hitch doesn't support anything its like a link.

[WarWagon]

Its a chop. You would have seen some of the roundedness where the jambs were moulded into the firewall, and from that angle, you'd probably see some of the firewall, too.

[Scorps]

I saw a old lke 70's Honda with a matching trailer like that....just need to find the Super Street issue online!

[silent_jay]

cool that would be sweet, sure wish someone could find some proof this is fake, because, well I haven't seen any

[Cynthetiq]

so many doubting Thomas's

for those that will accept a few more pictures...





and the discussion at a VW forum:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=362831

obviously those that still doubt will until they see it in person or a direct shot of the front end hitch assembly.

[silent_jay]

Thank you Cynthetiq, I knew this thing was real, and I agree that anyone who still doubts it will until they see it in person.

Originally posted by WarWagon
Its a chop. You would have seen some of the roundedness where the jambs were moulded into the firewall, and from that angle, you'd probably see some of the firewall, too.

Seen firewall from what angle? The side?

[cr25ovet]

yeah i still think its fake lol. last picture seems the "trailer" is too far to the left, the car is straight and so the trailer should be too.

[Cynthetiq]

Originally posted by cr25ovet
yeah i still think its fake lol. last picture seems the "trailer" is too far to the left, the car is straight and so the trailer should be too.

you've obviously never towed a trailer.. it's only going to be as straight as you say if the towing vehicle has enough room to straighten it out. The wheel angles are consistent with a trailer angle.

[Scorps]

Originally posted by cr25ovet
yeah i still think its fake lol. last picture seems the "trailer" is too far to the left, the car is straight and so the trailer should be too.

have you ever towed a trailer before??

[cr25ovet]

yes i actually make money with hauling stuff lol. i believe i have a few more miles than ya'll together lol

[Cynthetiq]

Originally posted by cr25ovet
yes i actually make money with hauling stuff lol. i believe i have a few more miles than ya'll together lol

well then you should know turns and bends cause angles for the trailer position, hence issues with jacknifing.

Also, think about parallax.

[saltfish]

Is it so hard to beleive that someone with more money than brains would build such a thing?

Ever gone to a large car-show? Extravigant automotive art can be seen throughout the entire show.

I know that eveyone loves to play the "It's a photoshop" game, but still, can photos be assumed real? After all you're assumed innocent until proven guilty!

-SF

[silent_jay]

This thing is so real

[BoCo]

I should go find a 5th-gen Honda Civic with front end damage and chop it up and make my own trailer.

[pocon1]

Notice that the tags on the tow and the real vehicle are different. I say its real. Usually when people do this, it's on old valueless cars. This person has too much money and time.

[BoCo]

Originally posted by pocon1
Notice that the tags on the tow and the real vehicle are different. I say its real. Usually when people do this, it's on old valueless cars. This person has too much money and time.

Too much money? No such thing.
Too much time? Probably paid a shop to do it all.

[Jelorian]