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Dec
23
What if downsizing the US land yachts went a little different?
Every car enthusiasts knows that the oil crisis in the early 1970’s eventually spelled the end for the gas guzzling land yachts. Cars from Europe and Japan with much better fuel economy flooded the US market and created a situation the big three had to face. They tried frantically to build something suitable. However, most cars they came up with were great achievements horrible miniature caricatures of the bygone era of dinosaurs. You fondly remember the downsized barges and new designs like the Ford Pinto, AMC Gremlin amongst others. Especially the shrunken Cadillacs and Lincolns put a sad expression on most peoples faces. But hey… what if they had approached the whole downsizing trend with a little bit of humor and left the interiors of the cars full-size and only compromised on the outside of the body and the drivetrain? They might have come up with something like this 1959 Plymouth Fury Hardtop Coupé Shorty concept I created. It puts a smile on your face, doesn’t it? 😉
Jul
14
I pondered this question before, when I created the short wheelbase Cadillac Fleetwood:
What if downsizing the US land yachts went a little different?
Every car enthusiasts knows that the oil crisis in the early 1970’s eventually spelled the end for the gas guzzling land yachts. Cars from Europe and Japan with much better fuel economy flooded the US market and created a situation the big three had to face. They tried frantically to build something suitable. However, most cars they came up with were great achievements horrible miniature caricatures of the bygone era of dinosaurs. You fondly remember the downsized barges and new designs like the Ford Pinto, AMC Gremlin amongst others. Especially the shrunken Cadillacs and Lincolns put a sad expression on most peoples faces. But hey… what if they had approached the whole downsizing trend with a little bit of humor and left the interiors of the cars full-size and only compromised on the outside of the body and the drivetrain? They might have come up with something like this Pontiac Bonneville 2-Door Hardtop Shorty concept.
Feb
02
Following my recent idea about downsizing US-cars without losing interior space, and creating a funny-looking Cadillac in the process, got me thinking. If you can shrink something without compromising interior space, could you enlarge something like a smart fortwo and win an additional passenger seat? Not very likely because cutting, altering and welding the smart Tridion safety cell is next to impossible due to the material utilized. But if the smart can’t be enlarged easily, a FIAT Multipla with six seats sure enough can be shortened with a few basic power tools, can’t it?
Let me present the FIAT Multipla Triposto. The perfect car for a school run with two kids. Needs only a tiny space for parking, is very manouverable in tight cities and looks very adorable.
Okay… maybe adorable isn’t the right expression and cute in a weird way would probably better describe a short wheelbase Multipla.*
* Or how would you describe a short wheelbase hippopotamus? 😉
