car design thread

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Today's Friday holiday surprise.

French designer Paul Arzens and the 1938 "La Baieine."

Holy Batman Mania!

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I wonder if the side windows and windshield are plexiglass. Interesting almost aircraft inspired, but alas, as ugly as a donkey's ass

 

Learned this today (by accident) on the Elky Forum.

Did you know the first El Camino was a 1954 Cadillac concept car (but not yet a truck) designed for the GM Motorama Show?

The design of El Camino the first is attributed to Cadillac styling manager Ken Glowacke, leading a team of young stylists that included future GM design star David Holls, and it’s said that Holls was a major contributor to the final design. A rakish, close-coupled two-place coupe, the car foreshadowed a number of styling futures that would soon appear on Cadillac production vehicles.​

This link clicks to a valuable Cadillac data base summarizing all the production and show cars designed each year (some of jm2's sketches are probably presented): Enjoy!

https://www.newcadillacdatabase.org/static/CDB/Dbas_txt/Drm54.htm
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Tail fin emblem a victim of the Fury in '60?

 

Maybe some still kickin' around in the catacombs? Was at JWT in the '80's and there was a bunch of Mad Men era Knoll stuff in storage at the Hancock - swapped out standard issue agency desk for surfboard item - more room to move about the cabin ... and Barcelona chair for guests that nobody was using ...

 

So cool! The score for you guys might be the reception desk, if she's done w/it? Could be cool in the atelier when customers swing by to spec their Celestiq (or Zora?)?

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Old Joe and Keith Teter. Brings back some good memories.

 

my bathroom sink
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GM inspired

 

Larry visits the AMT wind tunnel ...?
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So glad they have gotten away from the floating pillar

 

Looks good, Don't like the rear bottom but I love the hood cut outs and rear panel. I'm sure the buyers will appreciate a carbon roof and body as standard
In the topgear video they mentioned the hood cut outs are inspired by formula 1 but it truly does work. I imagine a hopped up version will grow more cuts all over the place.