goes without saying! (in particular because it's on the CT inspiration board more than onceDon't forget:
by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign
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This post was a huge throwback for me today, as my age clicks another one over and into the half century. I remember looking at many of those cars as a kid, and was always completely fascinated by the edgy designs, I loved the Lotus Bond submarine, even though I never saw the movie until I was an adult.if you’re able to read the copy, he even talks about adaptable air suspension etc
his earlier “Brubaker Box” was the predecessor to the mini-van… but based on the VW bug platform
generally, Brubaker was thinking about how there is some need between cars at the time, vs the then-limited utilitarian pickup trucks available
The Alfas are nice. Pity they didn't have the balls to build them!Love finally getting a glimpse at the CT inspiration board.
It partially confirms my long-held belief that the inspiration isn't merely "sci fi," it's specifically late 60's to late 70's auto design and prototype language.
When people talk about the CT looking "futuristic," I personally think they're looking the exactly wrong direction on the timeline. The CT looks positively late 1960's Italian prototype design language, for what people in the 1970's thought the future would look like.
I collect Italian modern furniture from this era, and while that doesn't include collecting vehicles, I'm roughly familiar with a lot of the forward-looking auto design from that era.
That era of car design is referred to as "the wedge era"
The vehicles shown are largely from this era (e.g., Delorean, bond's concept car-sub), the movies are trailing and reflecting this ear (bladerunner, robocop). And to the extent the moodboard shows modern boats, etc., those designs themselves are speaking the late 60s italian design language.
As with most things design of the time, the Italian's were at the forefront in the late 1960's, and the rest of the world caught up eventually throughout the 1970s and into the early 1980's.
'68 alfa romeo iguana:
1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo
'68 Bizzarrini Manta
'70 Ferrari Modulo
'67 Lamborghini Marzal
'70 Vauxhall SRV
'70 Lancia Stratos Zero
1971 Maserati Boomerang
'72 DeTomaso Pantera,
1974 Lamborghini Bravo
1974 Lamborghini Countach
1976 Alfa Romeo Navajo
1969 Opel CD
1969 Toyota EX 3
1969 Mercedes C111
1970 VW-Porsche Tapiro
1972 BMW Turbo
1973 Audi Karmann Asso Di Picche
'76 Brubaker Box
'78 Benz CW3111
1979 Toyota FCX-80
1979 Dome Zero P2
1980 Citroën Karin
1980 Aston Martin Bulldog
And not to forget the 1978 concept by Curt Brubaker, in Penthouse, that some have pointed towards as the nearest conceptual precedessor to the CT:
difference between "do less with less" and "do more with less"Funny quote from someone that put falcon wings on an SUV!
happy birthday!
I love concept art. That super low and wide concept looks sick. Those sci-if inspired boards are awesome, too. The CyberTruck is very retro futuristic. I really can’t wait to see one of these on the streets. I won’t be able to afford it. Still holding out for the CyberHatch.Walter Isaacson:
"About 6 years ago, he (Elon Musk) is sitting there with @woodhaus2 and they're looking at a Ford truck. He (Elon) says these things are boring. He doesn't like to be bored. He puts up things from movies, from sci-fi, from video games, and everybody is pushing back on him at this meeting. He finally says stop it, we're going to do it. We're going to make it edgy.""In my book, https://amazon.com/Elon-Musk-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1982181281, I describe how on one Friday in 2017, @elonmusk decreed, “We are going to do this whole thing in stainless steel.” I note: "The use of stainless steel opened up new possibilities for the look of the truck. Instead of using stamping machines that would sculpt carbon fiber into body panels with subtle curves and shapes, stainless steel would favor straight planes and sharp angles. That allowed— and in some ways forced— the design team to explore ideas that were more futuristic, edgier, even jarring.""
Tbh I think it's more likely that they leaked some of these and watched reactions. I swear I've seen a couple of these pre launch dayLooks like they just printed out all of the "what will the Cybertruck look like" fan art that was on the internet before the 2019 reveal. I'll still end up buying the CT in its current form, but I also still would've preferred the mini Semi look that floated around briefly.
Holy cow, a wooden bumper....Could you imagine? Not exactly pedestrian friendly (but very eco-friendly and easy to replace!)if you’re able to read the copy, he even talks about adaptable air suspension etc
his earlier “Brubaker Box” was the predecessor to the mini-van… but based on the VW bug platform
generally, Brubaker was thinking about how there is some need between cars at the time, vs the then-limited utilitarian pickup trucks available
the Box's bumper fooled a lot of people, intentionally, in that it was actually a composite bumper in wood grain stamping/forming
I heard it only looked like wood. It was actually made from pressed, recycled paper.
Well, there were thousands and thousands of Matchbox Car versions. I had most of those in my collection when I was a pup in the '70s!
