1980 Austin Princess mild custom - 1951 Lanchester LD10

[bmcnut]

Jun 30, 2024 13:50:25 GMT horrido said:

Here's a thought, that will avoid the "up and over the wheelarch" paint split...

Best I've seen so far. It was mentioned before about a black roof but I wasn't sure, but now I see it I think it looks great. It looks right. Perhaps a light tint on the window too?

[jimi]

Jun 30, 2024 13:50:25 GMT horrido said:

Here's a thought, that will avoid the "up and over the wheelarch" paint split...

That (for me) is the best yet, ties everything together especially with bmcnut 's suggestion of a light tint

[vulgalour]

This is a great case of personal taste for one reason; if I did that, I'd feel like I was driving someone else's car.

Tell you what though, if someone wanted to make their own it wouldn't be that tricky to do. Pink vinyl wrap and some graphics on a standard Princess, a bit of black paint on some trim and you're done. Certainly a lot easier than the route I've taken! You could even stick the Lotus alloys I've got for sale on it.

[blackpopracing]

Jun 30, 2024 13:50:25 GMT horrido said:

Here's a thought, that will avoid the "up and over the wheelarch" paint split...



Syd Mead - absolute Legend! There was a guy who saw things differently.

Now that really works!

I was going to say the back end looks wrong without something to slim it down, the pink base does just that.
If it were mine I'd pick this design.

[horrido]

Jun 30, 2024 16:04:16 GMT vulgalour said:

This is a great case of personal taste for one reason; if I did that, I'd feel like I was driving someone else's car.

Oh I don't think you need lose any sleep over this being mistaken for someone elses car. 
This was just a slight adjustment of your ideas in any case. 

[vulgalour]

haha! You know what I mean though, right? Excellent design, meets all criteria, it's just not the one for me. Although by the sounds of things it's the one for plenty of other people so that's good.

I do wonder if a similar design could help the dumpiness of the Allegro out.

[blackpopracing]

Is it just the Black roof you don't like?
As the rest of the design really works with the princess lines.

Maybe horrido could do it with a pink roof? (love the pink btw)

[horrido]

I did try it with pink C pillars, but it does make the back end look more heavy.

[metalshapes]

Jun 30, 2024 13:50:25 GMT horrido said:

Here's a thought, that will avoid the "up and over the wheelarch" paint split...



Syd Mead - absolute Legend! There was a guy who saw things differently.

That one is great!

Its the one I'd use as well.

But as a suggestion to make it different, how about angling the back of the black stripe up and over on the C pillar and roof? ( think striped tomato Grand Torino).

[vulgalour]

There's nothing about the design I dislike, it's really good. It's just too sporty. I want a more sort of wallowy 70s lazy malaise era slug of a thing (with British proportions). Something that looks a bit weighed down by its styling and is unapologetic about it. It's a 'feel', I know it when I see it, so it's hard to describe. A good design isn't always the right design, except when it is.  Oldsmobile 98 Regency, by way of example.  This has the vibe.  It's not a pretty car, it has a face only a mother could love (and even then she's only doing it out of duty), they're often awful colours and just look like the sort of thing that wobbles when you stop and doesn't stop wobbling for a good few minutes after you get out.



I don't actually want it to be cool or stylish on purpose. I want it to be what it is, and what it is, is what it is.

[bmcnut]

Jun 30, 2024 17:41:41 GMT metalshapes said:

Jun 30, 2024 13:50:25 GMT horrido said:

Here's a thought, that will avoid the "up and over the wheelarch" paint split...



Syd Mead - absolute Legend! There was a guy who saw things differently.

That one is great!

Its the one I'd use as well.

But as a suggestion to make it different, how about angling the back of the black stripe up and over on the C pillar and roof? ( think striped tomato Grand Torino).

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Aside from it being a shoddy phone based photoshop, I like it. I understand your reasons for wanting to do it your way, I'd be very hesitant in using other people's suggestions on my maxi, making changes to a car can be a very personal thing. However, there's no doubt doing it this way makes the most of the princess lines, without highlighting the awkward bits.

[generallee]

I like the 4th photoshop, and horrido's first one.
The 4th photoshop, I think the white walls really set it off, in a retro-futuristic way.

Whatever you choose, that pink is sublime!

[braaap]

Number 4 for me, too. Maybe You could think about a scallop design with these two colors?

I don't like the straight line over the arch curve either, so maybe You could cut out the arch and put it back on below that straight line? Or put on some completey different arches when You are welding anyway? Maybe including the spats You like so much IIRC?

Regarding that pink I had to think of a squareback VW type 3 I saw in some 90s vw mag from the US. It was in combination with silver instead of Your planned black, separated with a thin line of purple IIRC.

[vulgalour]

I'm not repositioning arches, I'm ambitious but I know my skill boundaries!

The pink really is amazing, I can't get over the fact it was a factory colour from Nissan.

[Davey]

Jul 2, 2024 16:25:37 GMT vulgalour said:

I'm not repositioning arches, I'm ambitious but I know my skill boundaries!

The pink really is amazing, I can't get over the fact it was a factory colour from Nissan.

Your car, your rules. Whatever you do, that pink is going to pop!