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I did this Miller Beer truck Custom versions many years ago… Fun stuff.
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Fun “little” Digital Restyling project I did for myself a few weeks ago. I wanted to see what an already magnificent looking 1934 Cadillac V-16 Fleetwood Aerodynamic Coupe would look like as a early custom.
I chopped top, leaned back the windshield, reshaped the roof, reshaped the window openings, raised and repositioned the windows. Removed parking lights, raised rear fenders with skirts added, and a few more little details here and there… (second photo shows the base photo of the stock Cadillac I found on the internet.)
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Mind boggling design to start with and the chop and lowering shows the slope and stans “to die for” .. lol , I read that three were produced in 1934 , four in 1936 and one in 1937 , so this will never happend but why not continue dreaming about the impossible , you usually like the “runningboard delete” and maybe some Quentins “pantograph door hinges” eliminating those protruding hinges and allowing for slanted B-pillar , no need for onebar hubcaps since this is where the design originated … lol again !!! With the three ribbed hood sides and front fender and skirt why not go the custom route and try the three ribbed -36 Cadillac bumper even if V16:s never had them … do I dare ask for Appletons ….
yes I can see it now !!!
This is the car that turned me into a custom guy!!! Make sure you watch the video. I worked along side it building signs. I whacked my fingers 50 times looking at the car not what I was working on.
Make sure you watch the video.
Ive seen the flick some year ago , truly the ultimate barn find , didnt remember it went to Australia , so your saying the car is close to a customizer , is there a glimmer of …………..
Whats the status of the restoration , is it started ?
https://classicandcustomcarnews.com/1934-cadillac-aerocoupe/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSF40HIZSOM
My mate/ boss owns it. Restoration has been ongoing for the last 10 years . It is a nut and bolt resto. It is truly incredible. They must have had teams of tradesmen working on them. Knowing what’s involved I don’t even know how they made 3 in a year. Let alone all the other roadsters and phaetons and standard Cadillacs.
He IS NOT a customiser…. my 39 Sixty Special was a parts car for another 39 V16 Coupe …. luckily only the bumpers and dash and a few other bits and pieces were interchangeable…. otherwise I WOULD NOT be a customiser.
A bit more fine tuning on the ‘34 Cadillac. I added the ‘36 Caddy bumper as Wolf suggested, also added ‘36 Caddy hubcaps with ‘34 flipper centers, removed the runningboards added frame covers with stainless trim and removed the hinges.
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Another custom trick that this car pioneered and was perhaps already mentioned was shaved drip rails.
I came across this gorgeous Delahaye 148 L from 1950 with Coachwork by the famous Saoutchik couch builder while looking for some inspiration for a Digital Restyling Custom Car idea I have had for some time. A kind of mix between coach building and Customising based on late 1930’s Early 1940’s FoMoCo parts. A Custom Sedan with hard-top window frames and full fade aways fenders.
I have not yet figured out what parts I will be using, but then I came across this beautiful Delahaye with similar design elements I had in mind. So I figured I do a quick Digital Restyling design study to see how this Coachbuilt Classic would look with a little more Custom touches, helping me to figure out what I want to do with my Ford, Mercury, Lincoln project later on. The photo made me aware that I might need to add an early/mid GM roof in the mic for my Custom Project as well.
I have not done too much to the Delahaye, only chopped the top a little, lower the suspension, cleaned up a few elements and modified the front fenders.
below is the original photo.
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I keep scrolling up and down between the two images Rik. It’s amazing what a difference the lowering makes!
I also see that you cleaned up the hanging exhaust. (I hate seeing exhaust.)
Interesting, Rik, you would see GM in the mix. A 1947 Buick fastback roofline would really take the awkward bulge out of the profile of the Delahaye. The sloping lower line of the windows is a European touch that seems to add to the “streamline” feel of those coachbuilt Delahayes.
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