The Three-hundred, Eighty-Three dollar paintjob

[Bob Denman]

85377 A 1949 Cadillac... cevered with pennies! :2thumbs:

[spydaman60]

85377 A 1949 Cadillac... cevered with pennies! :2thumbs:he should have used 1943"s and done a pin stripe of gray:yikes: down the side of the car!!!

[Frank G]

Keep trying to find the starting point:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

[Dan_Ashley]

Are they all right side up?

[Cruzr Joe]

Would that be a penny punchers paint job? :dontknow:

Cruzr joe

[billybovine]

According to Wikipedia the cost to make a US cent is 1.83 cents. So based on that the cost of the paint job is really $700.00. Of that $317.00 paid for by US taxpayers. :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

[spydaman60]

Keep trying to find the starting point:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
the bank!!!!

[jerpinoy]

Is that a MAACO special?

[SDM]

85377 A 1949 Cadillac... cevered with pennies! :2thumbs:

I would LOVE to do something like that with a cognac rt! Maybe the frunk and the side storage doors and the glove box. I think that would be really neat looking!

[SDM]

By the way, if you have something like that better keep a good supply of either Wright's Copper Cream or Bar Keepers Friend!!! Or just put a coat of poly on it so you wouldn't have to worry about it! I would probably polish the :cus: out of it to get it gleaming then poly it!

[ARtraveler]

Neat looking "paint" job. That one took a lot a real labor of love to complete. :yes::yes:

[Dan_Ashley]

I would LOVE to do something like that with a cognac rt! Maybe the frunk and the side storage doors and the glove box. I think that would be really neat looking!
So go do it. If you top coated it, the coins would stay shiny.

[Bob Denman]

85406 Here's another picture of it. 38,295 pennies. :clap:

[Purple Guy]

Someone's got to much time on their hands! :yikes:

[mowin]

Look great. But what does 38,295 pennies weigh? Im thinking suspension upgrades.

[spydaman60]

Someone's got to much time on their hands! :yikes:are you suggesting bob did this?:roflblack::roflblack:

[bluestratos]

Wow dude, heavy paint job!

[Major spyder]

Heads or tails???

[Dan_Ashley]

Look great. But what does 38,295 pennies weigh? Im thinking suspension upgrades.
2,110.5 pounds, approximately

[wyliec]

2,110.5 pounds, approximately

I come up with 211 pounds based on 181 pennies per pound using 1982-2008 pennies.

[Woody]

It looks like he didn't polish them first. That would have looked much better, IMHO

[Bob Denman]

I come up with 211 pounds based on 181 pennies per pound using 1982-2008 pennies.
They DID say that the "finish" weighed just over 200 pounds! :clap: :2thumbs: :firstplace:

[mowin]

I never would have guessed 38, 000 pennies only weigh 200 lbs.

[Dan_Ashley]

I come up with 211 pounds based on 181 pennies per pound using 1982-2008 pennies.
Are you sure you didn't make a decimal point error? Wikepedia reports each penny weighs .8818 OZ. I just multiplied then divided by 16 to get the answer.

I'll check it again and find a different source for the weight of a penny.

edit:
I found this:
The first pennies were made in 1793 and were 100 percent copper. From 1857 to 1864, they were 88 percent copper and 12 percent nickel. From 1864 to 1942 they were 94 percent copper and 6 percent tin and zinc. All of these early pennies weighed 3.1 grams.
In 1943, pennies were made of steel coated with zinc and they weighed 2.7 grams. From 1944 to 1981, pennies were 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc, weighing in at 3.1 grams. From 1982 to present, pennies are now 97.6 percent zinc and 2.4 percent copper and weigh 2.5 grams.
There were a few variations after 1944 between the amount of amount of zinc and copper, but not enough to mention. In summary, pennies weighed 3.1 grams from 1793 to 1981, except for the year 1943, when they weighed 2.7 grams.

so the minimum is 2.7 grams, the max is 3.1 grams....now off to do the arithmetic....be back in a minute

edit 2: minimum is 234.5 b. max is 262.4 lb.

So you are right. The weight of a penny that I used in my original calculation was incorrect.

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: ...Remember what I said about Math?
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[SPYD1]

Cadillac...shouldn't it have been a LINCOLN???:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflbl ack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::r oflblack::roflblack:

[Bob Denman]

:clap: Nice!! :roflblack:

[exwinger]

I like the " Please touch " sign on it.

[Dan_Ashley]

:shocked: ...Remember what I said about Math?
85418
....bbbb...butttt...this is jus rithmitik.

[Bob Denman]

Oh! That makes it... :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN75xqpqCGE

[mowin]

Dam.....sorry I asked:joke::roflblack:. I really hope there's not going to be a quiz later.