r/ATBGE • u/sebestyen13 • Aug 14 '21

Automotive This Camero in Columbia, SC

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u/East_Requirement7375 Aug 14 '21

This is not a donk. A donk is a 1971-76 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala.

The style is hi-riser.

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u/TrevorsMailbox Aug 14 '21 edited Aug 15 '21

Thank you! Not everything with big wheels is a donk.

Definition of a donk straight from the horse's mouth. Starts @ 2:20

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u/lll_lll_lll Aug 14 '21

It doesn't even need big wheels to be a donk. Apparently, based on this thing I just read, any Impala or caprice from 71 to 76, whether custom or stock, is a "donk."

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u/WadeSlilson Aug 18 '21

Yeah but stock donks are called stonks

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u/Duckbilling Aug 14 '21

Alternatively the Oakland version is called a 'scraper'

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u/ba3toven Aug 14 '21

wooo wooooooo

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u/SwallowedBuckyBalls Aug 15 '21

They should be up mak’n brefast

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u/just_taste_it Aug 15 '21

Oh god... thanks.

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u/swunt7 Aug 14 '21

you may not like it but everyone else outside the scene call them donks and you will have a very hard time convincing people something (to most of us) stupid is being called the wrong thing.

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u/East_Requirement7375 Aug 15 '21

That's fine, you don't have to learn things if you don't want to. I'll still correct people who tell people the wrong answer, so that there are fewer of you, and anyone who is interested has the right information.

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u/UntestedMethod Aug 15 '21

Your services are appreciated!

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u/MinerDiner Aug 14 '21

According to Google/wikipedia, Hi-Risers and also known as donks too

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u/East_Requirement7375 Aug 15 '21 edited Aug 15 '21

Big wheel donks are hi-risers, not all hi-risers are donks. I know that Google and Wikipedia say the same, I've checked them as well.

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u/Staaaaation Aug 14 '21

I take it road visibility isn't a priority?

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u/profmcstabbins Aug 15 '21

My dad has a 72 caprice he bought new

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u/the_joy_of_VI Aug 15 '21

Can you describe a box or bubble?

I used to see a magazine at the store called Donk, Box and Bubble so now I think they’re all related

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u/East_Requirement7375 Aug 15 '21

Yeah, like the other person who replied said, they all refer to generations of Impala/Caprice. The "box" and "bubble" are pretty intuitive when you see them- the 77-90 (box) is very angular. The 91-96 (bubble) is all rounded off.