Pictures of decently Modified cars
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mikliska said:
stephen300o said:
Rotary engine in an Autozam AZ-1.
I tried to research that car and discovered it was not an autozam, or rather I couldn't locate an autozam that resembled that car. Not an az-1 anyway.Anyone know what it actually is?
supercar of my dreams.
A little more reading revealed:
In 1996, renowned tuning company and rotary specialist, RE Amemiya produced another one off example for the Tokyo Auto Salon, called the GReddy VI-AZ1 (named after its long-term partner, the 6th incarnation of their partnership project car),[19] it was influenced by the AZ-550 Type-C but longer and wider, incorporating a 20B three rotor wankel engine, mounted longitudinally. The only part of the car that has traces of the original AZ-1 is the gullwing door.[18] The car uses suspension parts produced by Bilstein that can be found in a Porsche 962 and the brakes from a Ferrari F40.[19] The car was rebuilt again in 2000 with the car now resprayed to white, also a wing replacing the ducktail spoiler of the original, also replaced was the tire with a slightly wider version, brakes are replaced by those from a Ferrari F50.[20] The car have since then been sold on to a private owner in Japan (wikipedia)
I was unable to upload a pic. If you find a pic of the inspiration (az 550 type-c) you will wonder how they imagined that car hiding in the hideous original.
Edited by mikliska on Wednesday 16th March 02:27
ajprice said:
For some twisted reason I want to put swirly black and white graphics stripes on my car now, just to see if people think its a secret car that isn't out yet 
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One of the American car mags (I think it was Car and Driver) did just that with a Corvette, some cardboard and some black gaffer tape. They drove around the Detroit area for a couple of days and then waited to see how many online reports of "secret new 'vette caught testing" appeared. .
Davi said:
If it's airbrushed direct on the car, it's an impressive piece of artwork whether you like the concept or not. If it's a vinyl graphic... not so impressive.
As an aside - out of curiosity, why does it lose its artistic merit in your eyes if it's a vinyl rather than painted? Someone had to originally paint the graphic that was then reproduced as the vinyl wrap, it didn't make itself.
OwenK said:
As an aside - out of curiosity, why does it lose its artistic merit in your eyes if it's a vinyl rather than painted? Someone had to originally paint the graphic that was then reproduced as the vinyl wrap, it didn't make itself.
I started airbrushing when I was very young, I started doing vinyl graphics in my first 'proper' career. Most vinyl work that I've come across is created on computer and takes 1/100th of the creators ability, effort, or skill to do. It certainly takes no less creative flair at all, and from that perspective I can appreciate it's equally impressive, but in terms of implementation of that creativity, vinyl is not a touch on airbrushed work.
PSBuckshot said:
Depends on what you're into, thats why everyone drives different cars.
Aesthetically pleasing, high quality, usually fast cars for me, hence not the one you highlighted, I doubt I'm in the minority.as an aside, the artwork, if it is artwork and not a graphic, is quite impressive, the car isn't.
stew-S160 said:
PSBuckshot said:
I love the Nissan Stagea
I know these are not everyones taste but I love the artwork and have a soft spot for those kind of Jap cars.
I've seen this one in Huntingdon before. I like Stagea's for their stealth appeal, no one knows what they are. I know these are not everyones taste but I love the artwork and have a soft spot for those kind of Jap cars.
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