Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Barber of Seville Shaves Off Two Doors

1983 Seville Elegante Coupe—The "bustleback" Seville was available only as a 4-door sedan, but I've always wondered what it would look like as a pillarless coupe. I moved the front wheels forward several inches to give it the appearance of a longer hood, also tucking in the front bumper a little. I made the distinctive sloped rear deck slightly more horizontal to go with the "faster" roofline I gave this coupe. Other changes include a slight reshuffling of trim pieces and the fitting of much larger wheels—covered with 20 inch wire wheelcovers, lol. I think this car would have been a natural for Cadillac! 

6 comments:

  1. I've commented on this Seville before but thought it worth repeating!
    This is the car I want to drive home in! Such a gorgeous car with one of a kind styling. Love the transformation into a 2 door - one wonders why the factory didn't produce it. Perfection!

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  2. MUCH more attractive than the 4-door version EVER was!

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  3. thanks, Dan. I really liked the bustleback Seville's styling. I remmeber seeing them in the GM building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan when they were new, and they knocked my socks off, lol. I love the way this coupe came out though. I just found some cool photos of a maroon Seville, pretty good resolution, so I might do a second coupe chop, one with the car larger and in a monotone finish.

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  4. I saw a drawing once of a bustleback Seville (before the first iteration came out) with fender skirts. That looked better than the bustleback Seville. This looks better than the actual bustleback Seville. The design works better as a two-door.

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  5. I was surprised at how good this Seville looked as a 2 door. I've also started a 4-door version of the notchback Eldorado from this period and that made a good looking sedan. Maybe GM should have switched the two bodies!

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  6. If I were able to and if Cadillac made this, I would have bought this! The car has a smooth classic luxury look!

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