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Opel Monza GT/E | photoshop chop by Sebastian Motsch (2013)

Feb

24

Opel Monza GT/E

Straight lines. A low belt-line. Rear lights that span the entire width of the body. Chances have always been high that I like a car with those key design elements. The Opel Senator A and Monza are such cars. The no-nonsense approach the designers choose back then created a couple of timeless classics, in my opinion. Cars with such a clean design don’t need much to really stand out and shine. A little tweak here and a little shave there, a set of period correct wheels and you’re done. In this case, I utilized wheels from a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am and even kept the gold centers in order to add a bit of color to the otherwise rather monochromatic vehicle.

Fuji Cabin Hot Rod | photoshop chop by Sebastian Motsch (2013)

Feb

03

1955 Fuji Cabin Hot Rod

With the recent closing of Bruce Weiners’ Microcar Museum, many pictures of before unseen (micro)cars have been posted on various websites. I found a picture of the 1955 Fuji Cabin online and spontaneously thought its’ overall shape just begs for being hot-rodded! It took many modifications, though – and might be next to impossible to realize in 1:1 scale. But hey, that’s part of the fun, isn’t it? I imagine it to be powered by a Honda S800 four cylinder engine, mounted in the traditional north-south configuration with rear wheel drive. The frame would quite possibly need to be custom made. Axles and other bits and pieces could either come from the same Honda or one of those tiny British roadsters of the sixties…

Chevrolet Malibu SS Hardtop Coupé | photoshop by Sebastian Motsch (2012)

Dec

08

Chevrolet Malibu SS Hardtop Coupé

Chevrolet / Photoshop Chops Posted by Sebastian Motsch / 0 comments

Finding the original picture inspired me to create a picture that could have been taken like that back then. The Chevrolet Malibu SS Hardtop Coupé is a car with rather subdued styling. I wanted to keep the original lines and just modified them a little bit.

Mitsubishi Eclipse Mk1 GSR-4 | photoshop chop by Sebastian Motsch (2012)

Nov

25

Mitsubishi Eclipse Mk1 GSR-4

Mitsubishi / Photoshop Chops Posted by Sebastian Motsch / 0 comments

Even though I’m not a huge fan of front wheel drive cars in general, I do appreciate some of them. Especially when a four wheel drive option was available. The first and second generation of the Mitsubishi Eclipse are good examples of such cars. Nice to look at and fun to drive. We’ll just ignore the rather ugly third generation for the time being. Concerning the picture I didn’t really modify a lot, apart from enhancing the looks of the original Japan-spec body kit and adding a set of nice wheels. Can you spot the other changes?

Chevrolet Corvette C3 Stingray | photoshop chop by Sebastian Motsch (2012)

Nov

11

Chevrolet Corvette C3 StingRay

Chevrolet / Corvette / Photoshop Chops Posted by Sebastian Motsch / 0 comments

Yeah! As long as I can think I loved the third generation of the Chevrolet Corvette. This vehicle doesn’t need much tinkering to look awesome. Lower, larger diameter wheels, some touch-ups… done.