"Designing" cars when you were a kid
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civicduty said:
SlipStream77 said:
Did you design the F-Type?As a kid I drew a LOT of cars.
I actually invented my own car marques and came up with whole model histories for them, even going so far as to draw the different models available (e.g. humdrum 1.1 litre base spec supermini vs 1.6 litre GTi).
I recall most of my designs being thinly-veiled knock-offs of stuff I'd read about in Auto Express and Top Gear and seen while out and about - so my 80s supermini looked a lot like a Renault 5 and my 90s family saloon had more than a hint of Mondeo (and a touch of Saab).
I actually invented my own car marques and came up with whole model histories for them, even going so far as to draw the different models available (e.g. humdrum 1.1 litre base spec supermini vs 1.6 litre GTi).
I recall most of my designs being thinly-veiled knock-offs of stuff I'd read about in Auto Express and Top Gear and seen while out and about - so my 80s supermini looked a lot like a Renault 5 and my 90s family saloon had more than a hint of Mondeo (and a touch of Saab).
Around 1984/85 I used to think it would be nice if BMW did a fastback 5-door based on the E30 3-series, so my (appalling) sketches were of a BMW 428i.
It was a similar concept to today's 4-series Gran Coupe with less of a notch back.
My school books were full of this design as it was refined...
It was a similar concept to today's 4-series Gran Coupe with less of a notch back.
My school books were full of this design as it was refined...
ajprice said:
civicduty said:
SlipStream77 said:
Did you design the F-Type?Zad said:
Anyway, if you want spoilers, wings, skirts, vents, more spoilers, lamps, deep windows and more spoilers, then here it is. Its probably for the best that the 13 year old that drew this didn't go into automotive styling. I'm still expecting a call from the producers of Chop Shop though...
OP: Not sure if you were ahead of your time, but you have seemingly drawn a Toyota Soarer:civicduty said:
Did you design the F-Type?
No, I'm in IT, not car design. I think my main influence when I drew the car was probably the Cerbera.ajprice said:
F Type 5 minute sketch http://youtu.be/0e0n1Ed3O70
The 5 minute sketch was interesting, one of my favourite designs from Jaguar was the XK180, it was a shame that never saw production.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff