Plenty for the Haters
November 1st, 2014
by MonaroSS
Toying with Your Baby's Styling Again
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One thing I'd like to see come back is two-tone paint jobs....
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Did these quick sketches to try some new styling themes on a number of different vehicles - so plenty for the haters with this post.
All my life Cadillac grilles were square and imposing with eggcrate cross bars. Sometimes in the center of the front clip, sometimes extending across the width of the car, as in the 67 Eldorado. The recent 5 sided grille to me is too generic and similar to dozens like it out there. So here I try a modern take on the square eggcrate grille.
I also complain a lot that the side flanks on Cadillac's are boring, so I try something more interesting taking inspiration from my Ciana mid-engined chop. I call it Flowing Angles and I apply it in varying degrees, the most outrageous being on the small Europe and Asia only green and red sportscar on a shortened ATS platform. I was inspired by the Lotus Seven (the headlight and front of the fender are free floating and you can put your arm between the grille and headlight and reach in to touch the wheel, the rear fenders are also floating fins at the rear). I think it is too avant-garde for American tastes.
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BTW here is a 10% reduction in grille size...
for those who think they are too big.
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November 1st, 2014
by MonaroSS
Toying with Your Baby's Styling Again
One thing I'd like to see come back is two-tone paint jobs....
Did these quick sketches to try some new styling themes on a number of different vehicles - so plenty for the haters with this post.
All my life Cadillac grilles were square and imposing with eggcrate cross bars. Sometimes in the center of the front clip, sometimes extending across the width of the car, as in the 67 Eldorado. The recent 5 sided grille to me is too generic and similar to dozens like it out there. So here I try a modern take on the square eggcrate grille.
I also complain a lot that the side flanks on Cadillac's are boring, so I try something more interesting taking inspiration from my Ciana mid-engined chop. I call it Flowing Angles and I apply it in varying degrees, the most outrageous being on the small Europe and Asia only green and red sportscar on a shortened ATS platform. I was inspired by the Lotus Seven (the headlight and front of the fender are free floating and you can put your arm between the grille and headlight and reach in to touch the wheel, the rear fenders are also floating fins at the rear). I think it is too avant-garde for American tastes.
BTW here is a 10% reduction in grille size...
for those who think they are too big.
