"Designing" cars when you were a kid
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I'm pretty sure I wasn't alone in this, drawing cars that you lusted after, or where you thought you could do a better job than the manufacturer's own designers. I guess things have moved on, and 17 year olds graduate straight on to Corsas with large amounts of fibreglass and filler, and several inches chopped off the springs.
Anyway, earlier today while rummaging around in my parents' loft, I came across an old A3 sketch book I had as a kid around 1982-1984ish. One of the "designs" I had drawn was for Ford's mythical new Granada (or possibly Mk.6 Cortina given the 4-stud Ghia wheels) 2 door coupé. Every time I see a Barried up Corsa, I'm going to think back to this and sympathise.
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...
Anyway, earlier today while rummaging around in my parents' loft, I came across an old A3 sketch book I had as a kid around 1982-1984ish. One of the "designs" I had drawn was for Ford's mythical new Granada (or possibly Mk.6 Cortina given the 4-stud Ghia wheels) 2 door coupé. Every time I see a Barried up Corsa, I'm going to think back to this and sympathise.
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...
storminnorman said:
Sweet ride.
I remember having a set of stencils with different designs of car components, so you could choose your own combination to draw a car. That was awesome
I can't remember what it was called, but I had something like this too: The stencils were transparent green and you had to move them down and stencil through seemingly random slots to build up the picture. It didn't take long to work out how to mix the front from one to the middle and rear of the others. I remember having a set of stencils with different designs of car components, so you could choose your own combination to draw a car. That was awesome
Prior to that I used to draw a lot of side on views of my own 'designs'in a similar fashion to the one at the top of this thread. I'd add the dash board view in the corner of the page as well (usually with a 150mph speedo ). My Dad still has some of them somewhere, oddly one of them looks very much like the Vauxhall Chevette; drawn in the early 1970s before it was launched...
Wow, that brings back the memories. My dad went on a work trip when I was around 9-10 years old and brought me and my brother one of these each.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/116108496616233920/Bh...
I used to make loads of designs. Mostly with pop up head lamps as was the style in that era (early 90's). Think I made up my own "brand" etc and made the whole range. Fantastic and I believe the drawings are in a cupboard somewhere waiting to be rediscovered.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/116108496616233920/Bh...
I used to make loads of designs. Mostly with pop up head lamps as was the style in that era (early 90's). Think I made up my own "brand" etc and made the whole range. Fantastic and I believe the drawings are in a cupboard somewhere waiting to be rediscovered.
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