Guy in Seattle Straight up COPIED my car.....

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:00 pm

Nope I'm not kidding. There are alot of differences but he has the same style wheels, the same embroidery, its just stupid! Not sure what forum of the three he's been lurking on but he copied me straight up.....I'm in shock.

Read here: http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f38/hey ... ck-459692/

Theres more pictures on there but just wow.

BETTER YET!!

This IS my car.....and its in this video on youtube calling this kid gay. WTF?! Its when I first took it out of the booth its from :52 seconds to 1:16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyscTMG4 ... re=related

I just sent a message to the kid who made the video:

Sent to: abyss908

Your Dustin video
Dude...I want you to take that video down, and/or edit it. That is my car that you are showing in that video and I don't appreciate it being endorsed as some kid's car when it isn't. Not to mention you are using it to call the kid gay. Please....remove the video or edit it. Thats my picture, with my copyright and you have no right to use it.

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:15 pm

What a bastard. His doesn't look NEARLY as good as Lucius.

What is he trying to prove anyway?

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:16 pm

The pics on SRTforums tell the real story. That is like my 2nd post on SRTforums this year
No offense but that video is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:19 pm

Wow...that's pretty sad actually, i liked the fact that yours was original being the color scheme it was, but this guy had to go and ruin it...jerk...

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:30 pm

None taken on the video, I'm a chick its a pink car, I'm obviously not gay for driving it. But what would ever possess that person to do that?

And seriously....what the flying fuck with the dude who painted his car like that!? Sheer anger....and shock....and surprise....and WTF. I spend two and a half months of my life designing the paint job and making it come true only for some fat 40 y/o lame ass to copy it in Seattle? Friggin forum lurkers.

heyitsstock · Post by **heyitsstock** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:35 pm

road trip to visit him...

im in!

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:39 pm

That sucks...I'm never sure why people can't come up with their own ideas. Well at least you are on the east coast and most people will never know

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:58 pm

I kinda know how you feel. About a year or two after I painted my Omni Deep Amethyst and removed and smoothed the rear panel and installed Rood Runner decals on the rocker claddings a guy showed up at a local car show with his Omni done the exact same way! I didn't see it myself, but my friend saw it and thought I was at the show. Imagine his surprise

The kid turned out to be pretty cool. He saw my car at a race and loved the look. He hadn't seen my car in a couple years (it was off the road) and figured I had moved. He apologized for coping me, but I thought it was quite a complement. He didn't do anything like the tool that copied your car did.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:06 pm

This guy lied to everyone who was there saying he had never seen my car before. Thats the biggest crock I've ever heard especially when there are SO many similarities. Its one thing if someone is trying to compliment you its another if they are straight up stealing the work that you designed and did yourself. I'm just pissed off about it. I've posted it on six forums already. Just because I want to rant.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:13 pm

And rant you should, I would be pissed as well. When I first heard about my copy I was f'n livid! After meeting the guy I felt better about it. The problem you have is that you probably won't feel better since this guy seems like a douche.

*Edit* The video has been pulled down

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:35 pm

Yeah I just noticed that the kid sent me a message back on youtube telling me that he doesn't even know the kid anymore and that the video doesn't matter to him.

Right as SRTForums got ahold of it: http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f12/lil ... ug-460625/

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:05 pm

Just as a thought maybe he was just doing a neon cuda clone in that respect all of you with cuda stripes are copying Gary Howell from about 1997. That being said I have never seen one so perfectly done as yours and that is where this guy missed the mark that and things with penis's shouldnt really be driving around in a pink car
You should be happy somebody likes your car eneough to copy it

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:20 pm

For a guy who supposedly 'owns a shop' he maybe should have done at least a half-ass job. That is just straight up a no-ass job.

He could have maybe painted the engine bay. That maybe wouldn't have made me laugh so hard that i almost hurt myself.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:24 pm

That engine bay hurt my head

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:41 pm

Oh the engine bay is pitiful!! So is the paint chipping off the rear bumper....I like that.

I'm less pissed now but still a bit of it remains. I guess it is something if someone wants to copy your car....

I've never seen gary howell's car from 1997. Frankly any car he's had (green/blue SRT) has been kinda tacky IMO. I've never seen another Panther Pink neon/SRT of any generation done like mine. I have my original drawing up on my wall from August of 2006.

SILVER-ES · Post by **SILVER-ES** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:48 pm

What's funny is I just heard rumblings recently that there was a panther pink SRT-4 in the area. Didn't know it was a clone of yours and I haven't seen it yet.

Panther Pink and flat black > clone with CF

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:53 pm

If you do....pull him over and arrest him for copyright infringement! LOL How funny would that be.

"Excuse me sir, you need to step out of the vehicle. Its been brought to my attention that you have copied another person's vehicle. Therefore you will be arrested and this abomination...crushed."

*reads Miranda rights*

teamliviD · Post by **teamliviD** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:55 pm

i saw the youtube vid the other day and didnt understand why they were using your car. but now that ive seen the look alike i know why.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:11 pm

I've found my car all over the place on the net. Someone is using one of my older pictures as a myspace layout. Which is a compliment and I didn't complain but its just funny to come across it.

http://www.coolchaser.com/user/profile/4894220

The car is also on a few websites:
http://www.projo.com/projocars/content/ ... 7b58f.html (my newspaper article)

www.pantherpink.com/nf007.htm

http://www.ridelust.com/car-pictures/sr ... dge-srt-4/

Its in a couple of videos on youtube but that one I hadn't come across yet.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:02 pm

Youtube video down

What a homo....

Pizza Boy · Post by **Pizza Boy** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:23 pm

Buahahhahhahha...a man with a pink car, how gay....

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:21 pm

Road trip?

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:25 pm

Mock all you want i would sport you're car lilsparkplug and let everyone call me gay you're care is amazing and no matter how many people try to copy it its not the same. its like you have pepsi and he has wawa soda it taste similar but its not the same .lol

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:51 pm

Fuzzyneon wrote: no matter how many people try to copy it its not the same. its like you have pepsi and he has wee wee soda. lol

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:23 pm

LOL @ WaWa Soda...what in the hell? I've never heard of that brand before. That made me ROFL.

I can see it being a compliment but my poor car's identity got stolen

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:28 pm

Fuzzyneon wrote:Mock all you want i would sport you're car lilsparkplug and let everyone call me gay you're care is amazing and no matter how many people try to copy it its not the same. its like you have pepsi and he has wawa soda it taste similar but its not the same .lol

You'd be a homo too... lol

Her car is nice... with HER driving.

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:58 pm

Wawa us a convenient store that is based in the Philly area.

Posers FTL

The only Pink or Purple car I would drive would have a big ol hemi in it. and the official color name would be Moulin Rouge, Panther Pink or Plum Crazy Purple.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:16 pm

I'm not sure if that is Panther Pink, it resembles it but then again it also resembles a horror show.

I've never heard of WaWa until now, thanks for clearing that up for me. It sounds funny to me LOL.

jrumann59 · Post by **jrumann59** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:58 pm

Bright side, if its the same color if karma catches up to him you he will have some matching body panels for sale.

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:18 pm

I hope he does paint it lime green. It would look even worse.