Epic 30s and 40s coachwork
Discussion
shalmaneser said:
robinessex said:
Well, they're bloody well aren't now, that's for sure. I blame CAD myself. A modern take on an 'old' style. Bloody fantastic !!!
Do you know what CAD does?Edited by robinessex on Sunday 21st February 10:47
I could bang together any of these old car shapes if you wanted.
The reason cars don't look like this any more is because of safety legislation, contemporary styling requirements and aerodynamics.
They do look lovely though!
ExPat2B said:
All these streamliners are blooming lovely, that's for sure, but they are an aerodynamic disaster area - those faired in wheels are the same basic cross section as a lift generating wing. You would need spoilers and winglets to keep them on the ground at modern speeds which would ruin the look.
Relax. Stick to 80 mph and be beautiful.john2443 said:
lostkiwi said:
I think you'd struggle to find anything more beautiful than this:
A one off built by Norman Timbs. Just gorgeous.
Yes!, err, and, err, but, err, well, err, have the put the windscreen on the wrong end!A one off built by Norman Timbs. Just gorgeous.
A quick write up of the story here:
http://www.legendarycollectorcars.com/featured-veh...
Edited by lostkiwi on Tuesday 23 February 13:31
ClockworkCupcake said:
shirt said:
silly to blame CAD. blame consumers. if people wanted art deco streamliners we would be driving them.
Right.... because it is so cheap and easy to go out and buy an Art Deco streamliner, isn't it. its fking stupid to blame CAD. better? CAD is a program, it doesn't design anything.
if consumer tastes meant streamlined cars were wanted, manufacturers would design then [using CAD].
shirt said:
if consumer tastes meant streamlined cars were wanted, manufacturers would design then [using CAD].
And yet this thread exists and people are saying how much they love these designs. That doesn't mean that the market is viable for cars like this, but also it doesn't invalidate the opinions of the people posting on this thread. Your argument appears to be that this thread should be closed and custom car makers like Chip Foose, Rick Dore, Gas Monkey Garage, and the like should shut up shop because you have spoken and decreed that if there were a demand for these cars then all the mainstream manufacturers would be making them.
ClockworkCupcake said:
Your argument appears to be that this thread should be closed and custom car makers like Chip Foose, Rick Dore, Gas Monkey Garage, and the like should shut up shop because you have spoken and decreed that if there were a demand for these cars then all the mainstream manufacturers would be making them.
now where did i say that? i sense a cyclical argument coming on. ClockworkCupcake said:
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