A concept drawing of future Fairlady design.

[gusbo]

Hey guys!

My name's Tom and I'm from Poland. I own a 72' 240Z. It's my first ever Z but I feel like own it for ages as it's been fully rebuilt by me. Anyway I thought about it's styling and what I really like about it's lines and wanted to incorporate those features into a modern day car. Here's what I came up with:

I hope you feel some S30 within it's lines.

[FastWoman]

Very nice! :-) You do wonderful graphic work!

And HEY, welcome to the community! Congrats on your 240! :-)

[ta240]

great artwork, very talented. I like the more modern interpretation while holding onto the old styling cues (something the 350 never had for me)

Sadly the pedestrian crash requirements won't let cars (with the engine in the front) ever be really sleek like that again. The hoods just have to be too high to absorb the impact so that it can absorb the impact before the engine stops the movement. The new Subaru/Toyota car gets some help with that by using a flatter engine. But unfortunately, there's a regulatory reason behind the more modern big high hood look.

Trevor

http://www.240z.me

[grantf]

Is there enough head room?

[cozye]

That's hot. Love the design.

[CW240Z]

I think you guys are over analyzing this.... As a guy who likes to draw cars in his spare time as well, it's all about making it look sweet! Great job and welcome to the community!

[LeonV]

I see Pantera!

[Carl Beck]

Hi Gusbo:

Very very nice - I like it a lot

FWIW,

Carl B.

[gusbo]

Thanks guys. As far as pedestrian safety is concerned I agree with what some said but there are different ways of achieving it. There are pop-up hoods for instance that can make a lot of difference and that's why we will see a lot more low cars with nice and proportional silhouette. That said - it's only a sketch of how I'd like the car to look.

[grantf]

The color is wrong. It should be yellow. But really, Draw more!

Is that pen and ink, water color or something else? acrylic?

Edited September 3, 2011 by grantf

[Darkwolf]

Thats amazing, I do see a bit of pantaera to be honest but I love the way that thing looks

[Threehz]

Looks like the new Camaro & 370 had a love child, which is in no way a bad thing. Looks like some nice marker work to me (Copic?) Great drawing and also welcome!