car design thread

I should have bought that car, then you wouldn't have to suffer the black wheels!

 

hit the nail right on the head my man!!
but once it's gone......no tellin' what someone else will do to it
whatever makes 'em happy..

 

Thanks for your analyses Jeff and John! I'll have to comb through your selections with the assistance of some Google image searches, as there are some cars in there I'm not familiar with.

All the best,
Andrew

 

Another answer to your question: https://www.carthrottle.com/post/a7mpq8m/

 

Volvo car design culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CBgg6C-8gY

 

the use of clay in automotive design isn't dead quite yet....
Clay Modeling ? An Alternative Career?

 

posted this in the 'collectables thread' but I thought I'd put it here as well for the importance of the design history aspect.
It is a tome and a great tribute to a true legend in the history of Italian automotive design.
Some great cars in his body of work.
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You should make all your students read it for inspiration!!

 

I wish I could, but probably won't happen.
I will certainly make reference to Mr. Gandini's contributions however.

 

Librairie Motors Mania Pau has Marcello Gandini - Edition standard for 293 Euro.

 

thanks
trying to get students to be able to afford basic materials is a challenge let alone a book for @ $300
once they get jobs, then they should invest in some design history......till that happens, they're all in debt over their heads

 

Very true and the school text books cost almost as much...That is 293 Euro not dollars. Maybe someday the dollar will catch up the way Europe is going, unless we get 4 years of Hillary and a few more free trade agreements to ship more jobs overseas(Demi trade agreements for the people)

 

I love the rear end on the AMX 2. Muscle car meets supercar late 1960's early 1970's style.

The rear almost reminds me of a FORD Mustang showcar done in 1968.
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Vignale, I think... gorgeous.

The AMX/3 was also nice... Bizzarrini? but I like this /2 much better.

 

AMC's internal Design. Bizzarrini did the engineering on AMX/3 and the car was built in Italy.

 

thought this was a very cool design
very contemporary

 

Yum , I love this. Simple but beautiful.

 

Yes, there is a purity of design/execution that makes this design timeless IMHO.
Too many current designs look like they're trying waaaaay too hard.

 

Or are they trying to hard to do something? Perhaps trying too hard to hide the bulk foisted upon them by the various laws and regulations?

 

Trying to hard to do something anything and the more is better syndrome. Too many of the current cars have multiple lines and forms going in places with little regard to design cohesiveness amongst the elements. Sadly, very sadly, the companies are approving this "throw stuff at the wall" design approach.

Use this as a way to view a car. Look at a car, then put a hand up to hide portions of that car. Does the front half belong to the back half. Do 3/4 views the same way. Does the side make the front or back work. Do this enough and you can see grafted on designs that lack cohesiveness.

 

sadly, you can't really blame Gov regulations for some of the abominations on the road today
the designers are proposing this stuff & getting it into production under the guise of 'being different' & 'standing out'
indeed!

someone, somewhere is liking & approving the current crop of designs........they don't fall out of the ceiling overnight

 

That is the true shame of the industry. Senior management is approving the crap and thinking it is good. Tragic development and proof that taste and position do not have to have a positive correlation.

 

Although I think it happens more in Japan than anywhere else, bad taste approved designs are even happening in Italy. The company managers and bean counters think they don't need design houses, but judging by the crap they churn out inhouse they really do!! Either that or they copy the competition like Alfa did with the Giulia(looks like a BMW/Merc from the side with a truck size grill on the front).


BTW, I think Lexus just passed Infinity for the worst SUV design!!

 

the Lexus SUV........

 

Jeff and John,

My apologies for replying yet on the important/influential designs lists. I'm going to spend a bit of time going through it to respond thoughtfully, but have been a bit busy lately. I do appreciate you both answering my question and will definitely get back to you both.

All the best,
Andrew.