Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]

[1602Mark]

unsprung said:

TheJimi said:

unsprung said:

Jules Sunley said:

Baron Greenback said:

https://www.demilked.com/1961-beetle-roadster-tran...

Yes please - now that is befitting of the thread title

+1

That is superb.

It manages to exhibit both restraint and a dollop of the extrovert. Lovely, powerful lines that are not inconsistent with the original.

and yet, to my eyes, the windscreen is a mess.

Despite all the very nice fabrication and design elsewhere, he's left a chopped windscreen in place.

Interesting!

If we could reconstruct the windscreen any way we'd want: How would you do it differently? (I ask because I'm curious)

I'd like it hinged at the top like the early busses were. I think anyway?

[LaurasOtherHalf]

1602Mark said:

unsprung said:

TheJimi said:

unsprung said:

Jules Sunley said:

Baron Greenback said:

https://www.demilked.com/1961-beetle-roadster-tran...

Yes please - now that is befitting of the thread title

+1

That is superb.

It manages to exhibit both restraint and a dollop of the extrovert. Lovely, powerful lines that are not inconsistent with the original.

and yet, to my eyes, the windscreen is a mess.

Despite all the very nice fabrication and design elsewhere, he's left a chopped windscreen in place.

Interesting!

If we could reconstruct the windscreen any way we'd want: How would you do it differently? (I ask because I'm curious)

I'd like it hinged at the top like the early busses were. I think anyway?

Could go for twin folding brooklands style screens, I think as is works for me though.

[Streetrod]

This is mine under construction

[ReverendCounter]

Dapster said:

And I thought of "The Car" - the worst movie in Creation by the way...]

Personally I think that accolade goes to The Devil's Chair.

[naturals]

Totem GT Electric

More info - https://www.totemautomobili.com/

[1602Mark]

naturals said:

Totem GT Electric

More info - https://www.totemautomobili.com/

Replace the electric motor with a rev happy 300 horsepower twin cam and it'd be just about perfect.

[FoxtrotOscar1]

1602Mark said:

naturals said:

Totem GT Electric

More info - https://www.totemautomobili.com/

Replace the electric motor with a rev happy 300 horsepower twin cam and it'd be just about perfect.

Agree, im all for electric cars etc but thats just too pretty to be electric. That needs a carb fed snorty engine!

[DoubleD]

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

1602Mark said:

naturals said:

Totem GT Electric

More info - https://www.totemautomobili.com/

Replace the electric motor with a rev happy 300 horsepower twin cam and it'd be just about perfect.

Agree, im all for electric cars etc but thats just too pretty to be electric. That needs a carb fed snorty engine!

Its gorgeous, but spoilt by the choice of an electric motor.

[thewarlock]

The gauges look like my central heating controls.

[havoc]

DoubleD said:

Its gorgeous, but spoilt by the choice of an electric motor.

And those silly electronic gauges.

As above - snorty carb-fed or ITB'd 6, and some beautiful chrome-ringed dials, and it ticks pretty much every box.

[1602Mark]

Like this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qauefLN_7pU

[braddo]

Escort3500 said:

Nothing new...

That one makes you look twice

[mekondelta]

Quite liked the look of this..

[DoubleD]

I like that, but not the headlights, they just look odd.

[TheJimi]

unsprung said:

TheJimi said:

unsprung said:

Jules Sunley said:

Baron Greenback said:

https://www.demilked.com/1961-beetle-roadster-tran...

Yes please - now that is befitting of the thread title

+1

That is superb.

It manages to exhibit both restraint and a dollop of the extrovert. Lovely, powerful lines that are not inconsistent with the original.

and yet, to my eyes, the windscreen is a mess.

Despite all the very nice fabrication and design elsewhere, he's left a chopped windscreen in place.

Interesting!

If we could reconstruct the windscreen any way we'd want: How would you do it differently? (I ask because I'm curious)

Versus the detail and cohesion of the rest of the car, the A pillar just looks like it's been attacked by an angle grinder and looks very unfinished to my eyes. I'd want a proper windscreen surround to finish it off.

Given how hyper-critical you lot can be, I'm genuinely surprised I'm the only one that's flagged it! In fact, the more I look at it, the more it pisses me off!

The Speedster is a good illustration of what I mean. Not in chrome, obviously. And less curvature.

[thebigmacmoomin]

mekondelta said:

Quite liked the look of this..

I like that, even the headlights. Not sure on the stripes.

[TheJimi]

I think modern headlights on any older car like this is always a bit incongrous, it's a hard thing to get right.

Although, the electric Alfa, a few posts back, is a good example of it being done well, imo.

[ajprice]

TheJimi said:

I think modern headlights on any older car like this is always a bit incongrous, it's a hard thing to get right.

Although, the electric Alfa, a few posts back, is a good example of it being done well, imo.

Simple looking lights work on a 'restomod' old car or classic looking car. One projector light in the middle of a headlight bowl like the Alfa or a Singer 911. When the headlights have got multiple parts like the Mini or insect eye looking things it doesn't look right (all IMO)

[TheJimi]

Agreed.

[98elise]

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

1602Mark said:

naturals said:

Totem GT Electric

More info - https://www.totemautomobili.com/

Replace the electric motor with a rev happy 300 horsepower twin cam and it'd be just about perfect.

Agree, im all for electric cars etc but thats just too pretty to be electric. That needs a carb fed snorty engine!

Agreed. I'm all for electric replacing petrol and diesel in new family cars, but not retrofited in classics.