Mike, you're out of control! I love the way you think, way outside the box and your ideas spell out well. Not over done but enough to make you look twice and then a third time too. I see a trend here that you like to really chop things up. You're awesome!
Here's mine for this month. I debated a lot over this project because I found so many cool rides to use as starting points. I like wagons a lot but I'm also narrow minded in the respect that I'm a Chevy/GM fan. I did find a 46 Ford sedan delivery that I almost jumped ship for, but then I stumbled across a trick 58 Chevy wagon and I was set. The first artwork I ever sold at age 14 was a drawing of a '58 Impala mild custom. I always thought that was one of the ugliest cars I ever saw, until recently.
On this one I didn't want to get too crazy with the body mods, just some subtle stuff. There really is a 58 sedan deliv., so I didn't want to deviate too much incase I really build this one day. I also wanted to get a good mix of old school ideas and new school parts. Body mods include Nomad style ribs in the roof along with a visor/wind deflector/wing(?) whatever you want to call it on the back edge of the roof. I took the B pillar and raked it forward to better match the A pillar. Body moulding is a custom mix of the factory options with the center indented in steps to show first a red "pinstripe" step and a deeper black fill step. Shaved door handles and factory mirrors moved back from the clear out on the fenders stock position. On the lower rockers I formed a lip to give it some flair. Outback the bumper is matched directly to the body and tucked close. I didn't have time to draw it, but I'd ditch the drop down tailgate/flip up back window and modify a hearse or ambulance rear door to fit. One piece and swinging out to one side adds just enough coolness factor. Up front again just subtle stuff. The upper and lower bumper halves have been moved together and the lower half of the lower portion has a lip added instead of curving under to resemble an air dam and painted body color. Besides the girth of the bumper itself, I think one thing that makes a 58 bumper look heavy is the 4 open bullets. To lighten things up I did a late model style mesh grille with a 57 Chevy style cross bar to house the turn signals. My colors for my business are black red and silver, so I had to stick to that. I know its been done again and again, but all black is too much black, all silver is too low key, and all red is well, too Ferrarri-ish. On this one I painted the wheels and headlight bezels to get a bit of old school feel and break up the plain black and silver monotony. Interior is basic hot rod style low back buckets, factory dash with digital gauges, big factory style steering wheel, and no back seat. The floor would be extended flat up to the front seats and would have oak slats with chrome trim similar to an old pick up. 19" wheels up front, 20's out back on fat skins all around. Motorvation would be a torquey 409 with a trick sheet metal box plenum type intake for fuel injection, all backed by a TKO 600 5 speed and a 9" with 3.55's on an air ride suspension to put the frame on the ground. Simple and subtle yet enough to have you look for a few minutes longer at a show. Lots of cargo space, big and sturdy with enough power to tow, and lots of style when it's at the show. I used almost entirely Illustrator for the car and used photoshop to add some bling and the background. I plan on posting a tutorial on this one in the next few days so newbies can get a feel for how to pull this off. It was actually a fairly simple deal and with a little practice anyone could pull it off.
** I got the background graffiti photo emailed from a friend so I don't know who to credit for the photo or the artists.
I like the scripture reference too Mike.
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