Hermance Design 2012 Goodguys Giveaway concept car
 

I just wanted to let everyone know that voting appears to be open for the contest. You'll never guess who I voted for. :D Anyway, I'd appreciate your vote as well and if you could get others to participate, that would be great! There's a lot of great designs in the group and many of the heavy hitters submitted a concept. I was honored to be asked to be a part of it.

When I get a chance, I'll elaborate on what I decided to do with my design as some stuff isn't obvious in the images you'll see. Thanks!

http://www.goodguysgazette.com/contest

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...st_smaller.jpg

Vote has been cast ....Lots of great ideas RPM is gonna have fun with this one

nice work.

done. Chaz

clearly some of your best work. I love it.

Great job Ben. Looks awesome. Great choice of colors too.:thumbsup:
I put my vote in. Can we vote more than once, do you know?
GOOD LUCK!:cheers:

I didn't think it was possible, but I'm pretty sure you exceeded yourself even on this one. I absolutely love your work.

Thanks for the comments guys! Here's a list of what I was thinking as far as the styling mods. This car is representative of what my style of build is for a muscle car. It's sort of a smooth street rod, G-machine. I really like a well-integrated, modern, clean and bold design that enhances the best parts of the car and eliminates the stuff the original stylists had to make concessions on or weren't possible back then. I don't like hanging a bunch of distracting junk on a car, especially when it's non-functional or disrupts the flow of the lines.

Here’s a breakdown of what I modified:

-I’d like it to have a 6.4 L Hemi with a turbo but that may not make it into the car
-Custom mix B5 Blue almost like a Bentley Neptune Blue with satin charcoal accents and stripes
-Custom wheels I designed (18x9 F, 19x12 R with satin charcoal centers and brushed rims)
-RT hood with sliced and flattened center sections
-Shaved trim and handles (remote door poppers to open them)
-Custom side mirrors I designed
-Shaved drip rails
-Flush-mounted windshield and rear glass
-Eliminated exterior B-pillar molding so there is only a parting line between side glass (front glass may need to be moved back slightly)
-Enlarged wheel openings to accommodate larger wheels
-Front wheel opening is moved forward 1.5” to reduce front overhang and enhance handling
-Flush-mounted bumpers
-Custom grill shell and insert with 08+ Challenger headlights
-Custom lower valence and integrated chin spoiler
-Integrated rear lip spoiler with slight drag influence
-Custom rear tail panel with LED tail lights
-Custom billet exhaust tips pass through the rear valence panel
-Low stance with slight rake
-Wedge-shaped rocker extension to make the lower rocker parallel to the ground
-Rocker parting line is extended through the front fender and back of door is resculpted for a modern look
-Custom billet Hemi gas filler with push-pop out cap
-Door/panel gaps are all tightened

The interior will have a clean high tech concept car look with strong Mopar heritage. There will be a billet pistol-grip shifter and asymmetrical console.

Nice
 

All the renderings look so much better in hi res like the artists intended. When mine was resized it knocked the white highlights out of wack.

Very cool Ben! Sent my vote in. I need to call you about doing a rendering for my wife's 69 camaro. I will try to call you late this week or next.