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Japanese Nostalgic Car feature Nissan Sunny B310 Shooting Break and Toyota Corolla E82

Apr

27

Japanese Nostalgic Cars features my photoshop chops

About three years ago, John Roper found my interpretation of a Nissan Sunny B310 Shooting Break and featured it on his famous blog Japanese Classic Car. We exchanged a couple of nice emails and I was really proud that my photoshop chop even inspired him to attempt such a conversion on a real car.

What I wasn’t aware of is that the very same John Roper also wrote an article on Japanese Classic Car about my photoshopped E82 Toyota Corolla. I might have discovered the second article only last week, but hey… it’s never too late to say thank you!

To see more awesome classic and vintage Japanese vehicles, visit the Japanese Nostalgic Car homepage.

Nissan CUE-X Wagon Concept Brochure | photoshop chop by Sebastian Motsch (2015)

Apr

01

Rare Nissan CUE-X Wagon Concept brochure found!

Nissan / Photoshop Chops Posted by Sebastian Motsch / 2 comments

Today, I was rummaging through some boxes full of old car magazines and dealer brochures. While thinking about all the nice cars that are about to become classics, I found something interesting: a Nissan information brochure from 1985. In this brochure, the CUE-X Wagon concept car is presented with all the features and details, including engine specs. Considering the brochure is now 30 years old… this vehicle looks very modern even by today’s standards. I’d definitely consider buying one, if they’d offer it with the RB26DETT engine!

Zündapp Janus 7500 4x4 | photoshop chop by Sebastian Motsch (2015)

Mar

21

Zündapp Janus 7500 4×4

4x4 / Jeep / Panel Van Conversion / Photoshop Chops / Zündapp Posted by Sebastian Motsch / 0 comments

Watching the second Pixar Cars movie inspired me to photoshop a Zündapp Janus. A couple of hours later, this little monster was born: a modified Janus body with partially blocked windows, sitting atop a Willys Jeep frame. Simple, clever and easy. OK, I admit that it might be a tad more challenging to create this in reality. However, I did find a Renault 4 bodied Jeep a couple of years ago in France.

Mercedes-Benz W123 240D Pick-up by Baumgartner | photoshop chop by Sebastian Motsch (2015)

Feb

23

Mercedes-Benz W123 Pick-up by Baumgartner

Mercedes-Benz / Photoshop Chops Posted by Sebastian Motsch / 0 comments

Once again, a colleague challenged me to do a lunch break “quickie chop”. This time it was inspired by finding a stunning bagged and stanced Mercedes-Benz W123. A quick search provided an interesting base to start with: the W123 Pick-up by Baumgartner. Due to the limited time available, there was only so much I could do with it. Obviously, the vehicle is lowered substantially and sports period-correct aftermarket wheels. But there are also some modifications less obvious, like the shaved rear door and the relocated rear fender well. Hey… it could have been done that way back then. 😉

VirtualModels Citroen DS 21 Shooting Break | photoshop chop by Sebastian Motsch (2015)

Jan

21

Citroën DS 21 Shooting Break

Citroën / Photoshop Chops / Shooting Brake / Shooting Break Posted by Sebastian Motsch / 1 comments

Let’s start the new year with modifying a design icon, shall we? As far as I know, nobody ever built a two-door wagon version of the Citroën DS. This is very unfortunate, because a shooting break of La Déesse would be more than awesome. Ever since seeing these fantastic automobiles in France as a young boy, I thought the roof line of the DS Break doesn’t really flow with the overall shape and lines of the car. Please, somebody with the funds and skills on hand, build this! Rest assured – it would certainly win a few prizes at a concours d’elegance in the future or fetch a high price at an auction.