Is car design becoming/already is homogeneous? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/auto-shows/article-is-car-design-becoming-internationally-homogeneous/
I do know that US regulations require a knee bolster. If I recall correctly, they are supposed to keep you from going under the dash if you're not wearing your seatbelt, so the airbag saves you.
Loved the photo of the designer smoking the pipe! Looks like he is using tape to layout the fender opening. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Yes, the lost art of tape drawings Smoking a pipe while doing one.......priceless
Design development story of the 1967 Mercury Cougar. Some great clay model photos during the development process. http://www.hotrod.com/articles/behind-curtain-1967-mercury-cougar-born-fords-styling-studios/
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login We used to use black photographic tape in various widths from 1/8" - 1" for our full size tape drawings. We'd use the thinner Chartpak tape for the details. We'd use the Chartpak for doing scale tape drawings.
That's a very cool looking car. I think John might know something about these. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yes the 'clear' Pontiac from the 1939 World's Fair https://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/01/1939-pontiac-ghost-car-commands-308-000-at-auction/
I heard it last sold for over $300K! Here's another car I had never seen before. Love the air horns. I forgot what it is. Jag? Image Unavailable, Please Login
Raymond Loewy's Jaguar XK140, restyled and revealed in 1955 with a body constructed by Boano. Sadly, it was destroyed by fire in 1957. It looked great upon first showing with clean lines: http://www.westnet.com/%7Emfrank/LoewyJaguar.html Apparently, the only reason for that initial clean look was because the designers missed their deadline and were still figuring out what to do with the bumpers, extra lights, and air horns. Less is more. All the best, Andrew.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/designer-genes-how-regulations-dictate-the-look-of-new-cars?src=socialflowFBCAD&mag=cdb&dom=fb
The effect of video games on car design: http://cardesignnews.com/articles/design-essay/2018/05/design-essay-changing-the-game
I found that alternately interesting and infuriating. Maybe we should just let Darwin take his course with pedestrians. Design the cars so that pedestrians won't damage them.
And of course, a vehicle needs side protection from those pesky pedestrians. This is the well-known Ben Hur accessory: Image Unavailable, Please Login
