<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by red70goat:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TheWho:
heres a concept I saw on UltimateGto.com
http://ultimategto.com/pow/pow0450.jpg
pretty sweet, even though that spoiler kinda bugs me <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Dump the spoiler. The rest of it is right on the money...including mine. If GM does something like this then perhaps the gto will see 2007. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
If Larry's comic book GTO is where you guys wanna go with the styling, well, bye bye. I'm an illustrator in my "real" life, & though I like my '04 GTO's styling quite well, I'll have to work on some ideas for this forum & post them when I get the chance. I like the direction of the '05 updates & find some of Arrowhead Performance's work to look pretty good. Some of you have an aversion to rice hulls & I agree that there are some atrocious abominations out there, but "styling" is such a subjective thing & so trend-driven. Reasonable aerodynamics is certainly something that must be considered in any design, and frankly, early GTO's reflect the design sense of their era - something more akin to the furniture & appliances of the time - styling for styling's sake. This is not necessarily "wrong" in and of itself, but I'm glad auto shapes have moved on to what I consider superior styling that arises from the natural good looks of correct aerodynamic shapes - reflecting the needs of passing through air rather than decorating the plastic shell of a 60's era television set. Having said that though, I have to admit that for whatever reason (perhaps nostalgia?) I still find old car styling appealing to look at, even bricks like '55 Chevys!