I don't get it.

It looks neat in the way of cars and all, but what is it's significance? What's it's reason? Does he HAVE a car like that or something? Did he design it? Was it in some movie?

*Lucy, you've got some 'splainin' to do.*

That sounds right Sketch. I'm just wondering if he had it made as a kit car or a modified cars. If I remember coreectly there was a show about that on either TLC or the discovery channel. (ABout hot rods not syd mead)

Anyone here seen the Syd Mead documentary currently featured on the main page? I ordered the DVD and just finished watching it. The whole story of this Hotwheels Limo is talked about. It is based on this image:


That Syd created for one of the U.S. Steel brochures produced in collaboration with Hansen in Detroit back in I think the 60's (maybe late 50's). Hotwheels was replacing an old limo in their lineup and they wanted this and approaced Syd. So that is where this came from:


Now for a question. In the DVD the Hotwheels guy that is telling his story holds up what I believe is a 1:24 scale version of Syd Mead's Sentinel 400 Limo. Anyone know if a 1:24 version was ever sold? If so I'd love to track one down.

Carl

That's a sweet ride, I personally, thought of a design I'd like, but, after seeing that.... here's what I thought of, I'll describe it graphically, since I dont have time to get a image made up.

Take a 05' Ford Thunderbird, not a great looking production car, IMO, however, if you gave it a body wrap, add chrome skulls to the taillights, and make the body art, with a realistic thunderbird claws gripping the tail lights, chrome legs, tail like spoiler, and of course, the wheels would be clear "plexi" with due tronFX, ie. internal fx, wheels, body, and interior. and now I would picture a stretch limo version, ohhhman. dude if I had materials, oh, and the painjob would be a lightning glowing, bird facing it off, with the wings stretched out and up, with the doors, as the wings opening. Oh ya. wooooooooo!




(dont think thunderbirds PLEASE)

TheJediUnit Wrote:Hm. Yea, I know what Syd did with Tron. I just didn't see what the connection art production and direction for films has with sculpting toy cars. A bit of a leap. Just leapy enough to lift my brow. I'm a graphic designer and computer operator so I guess with that experience it's just a matter of time that someone approches me to develop Honda transmission gear ratio formulas... you know, since the two occupations are so similar. ???

Not sure where you're seeing the issue/leap. It takes a designer to design something. Syd designs stuff, including futuristic worlds and cars. So why can't he design a toy car? If I were an artist, isn't it logical that the business world look to me to design stuff for them?

I need to get that documentary some day for inspiration, too.