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Discussion in 'Creative Arts' started by jm2, Oct 19, 2012.

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  1. Qvb

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    Another manufacturer trying to ‘stand out’ from the crowd.
     
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    That looks like just about everything else on the road that has 4 doors. I really hate the creases they all put on the sides. Not that a well placed crease cant be good, but this is getting stupid. It all started with that Transformer's cartoon garbage.
     
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    That rear arch (which is almost a flying buttress) is something else
     
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    its all about the aero !
     
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    That's some good, elegant looking, aero!
     
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    Chrysler or Volvo?
     
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    Good question. Has elements of Chrysler K car, VW Golf. But I’m at a loss. Generic at best.
     
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    Looks kind of like a four door Gremlin.
     
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    I want to say Chrysler but that is either of the 2 studio wings that would have been used at that time. Nor is it the digitizing labs in the basement where they did the scanning.

    That said, one of the traits of Chrysler in the year to couple years just before when this was likely done was that minimum bend sheetmetal radiuses were not modeled but left with gut string. It makes their clays appear even more hard edged which this one looks to exhibit in the groove down the body side. This also has a very close iteration of the the 1980 Dodge Charger's grill and headlight buckets.
     
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    Interesting....;)
     
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    Seems like Chrysler. Soo much K going on.
     
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    Since this response must mean it's not what people have guessed, (regardless of what the photos name is) I believe this must be a concept for a Mitsubishi branded K car based Diamond Star Motors product.
     
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    Who's the smiley guy with the big tie in the middle?
     
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    Agree but I
    Mitsubishi had a California studio around the LA/Orange County line - Cypress Grove?
     
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    Early Laforza prototype :D
     
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    Checker?
     
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    It resembled a K to such a degree, thought I would put the model up for examination to our esteemed resident panel of experts-at-large, who all did very well.

    I was astonished it hadn’t an ounce of Chrysler DNA. A shame they went under after all those years through tragedy and Madoff. Thanks all who participated. ;)
     
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    Was the talking heads reference a clue?
     

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