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Spectacular, especially the integration of the headlights to the shape of the nose. The only issue I have, and it is only my opinion, is the bezels of the Autometer gauges "overpower" the elegance of the design. And I would have a wood rimmed steering wheel. The shifter is perfect. All alumininum panels,- wow.
ReplyDeleteThe lines are gorgeous, the use of louvers is just right, not overdone--just one phenominal automobile.
Thank you for the compliments but now I'm going to have to break your legs for the criticism ;-) The instruments are light-weight all aluminum racing gauges and they look fine to me. I've never liked wood rim steering wheels and whoever did the leather work on this one was a magician, it's so beautifully done. This Steering wheel is very comfortable in my hands and I like the way it looks. The car is not supposed to be a replica. It's a blend of old and new. Some people would like it better with wire wheels and a lot of people question the large warning lights on the dash and other features. You can't please all of the people all of the time, including me. There are plenty of things I would do differently if I were to start over. Right now we're modifying my E-Type Jaguar and I'm sure I'll catch plenty of flack from the purists once people see the finished product but, oh well. Glad you seem to like 90% of the car. That's not bad.
ReplyDeleteI now have seen the deGroot "Mazzer" roadster and it is an amazing piece of handiwork. I do agree that it, like the equally remarkable Moal A6GCS coupe interpretation with the Ferrari V12, is the expression of a street rodder at heart, distancing itself from either a replica, a raceable commodity, or something destined to change hands at the snooty auction blocks. There was not opportunity to set up good shots of anything but its exquisite details, as it was quite a large object jammed into a single parking slot, so I hope more will be posted.
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