All the planets have aligned in the past couple of days to give me time to do some chops. Finally! Above, the Impala 2-door coupe. Even with the vastly different proportions from the 1960s platforms, I've tried to give my coupe the feel of the '65-'68 fastbacks. I also emphasized the rear fender swage line. I think it recalls the '58's rear shoulder line now, the first year of the Impala. I added rocker panel trim to the rear quarters to try to make the rear overhang appear longer, another nod to the past.
If only ... There was once a sizable market for large coupes. Hard to believe that it disappeared all together. I like this one a lot. Any chance of six round tail lights on this one? Nice. Graceful. Handsome.
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There would definitely be some sort of 6-light signature to the taillight! They'd probably be some sort of LED design today.
DeleteI like that ’65-’68 fastback feel you’ve set. I’m a fan of muscle cars so I’m a little biased on that. ;P I hope the manufacturers would actually think of this brilliant idea. So, coupe owners wouldn’t have to go through the whole conversion process to turn a coupe to a fastback. Thumbs up! :D
ReplyDeleteMaybe someday a Pontiac variant! It could have a nose something like the original Grand Am but with stacked compound headlights. Something to brighten a gray winters day.
ReplyDeleteBobF
Now, this looks awesome and needs to be built. What about this being called "Monte Carlo"?
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