Projects telstar: front end styling ideas. . .

I agree, but with the 58 million feet of welding wire you'll use to finish you may only be able to send a beer. Aw forget it, he's in Germany... we don't have any beer he'd want.

 

rollercoaster indeed! I kinda like the idea of the center bullet to pay homage to the cars originality, yet being totally different. I dont know what you can do to pull it off, but I'm pretty certain that you will make it happen.

Keep up the amazing work!

(and I agree with Brent... JamesD is pretty awesome! He can make or break an idea that would normally take days to mock up)

 

FPMSL!!! Yeah - just imagine it!!
I don´t think I can even count that high.

 

I'm really liking the latest photoshop, I'm looking forward to seeing this front end somewhat fleshed out.

Those Caddy bumpers from way back with the round center grille in the middle would really look like that Buick LeSabre concept car.

This is easily one of the most fun builds to watch, because there's always something new to see every time I check.

 

speaking of something new.....
made this grille opening from two 49-50 pontiac sedanette garnish mouldings, , , , ,

 

Holy cowYES,YES,YES & AGAIN YES

 

one more. . . .

 

I think it looks great, and I know its not my place to say this at all but I still favor the photoshop with the kaiser grill. No matter what you do this car is beautiful, good work!

 

Jim-- Here's an wild one I found on the net.Cleaned it up alot
but still wild enought that it still might gave you new ideas incase
your'e starting to run out.
TwoChops

 

wow!!, , ,that is COOL......

 

If I remember right it had 4 wheels up front.
TwoChops

 

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Love the new grill opening!!! Great idea.

no bullet...the bar is much cleaner.

 

playin around with the grille, , ,this was the biggest piece of expanded metal i had, its a little too small, but you can get an idea at least,,,also need more stars,,,,,,

 

Love the new opening shape. The fan/bullet thing in the middle not so much. Do you have any pictures with the grill bar like you mocked up in post 193 with the stars?

 

Love the garnish molding surround. Sorry I can't get behind the bullet.

 

yea, , , i really liked the idea of the bullet/fan housing at first, but i honestly can't seem to get it to work,,,,,i think i'm gonna end up using this along with the pontiac stars, , ,much cleaner looking,,,

 

I'm wondering, with all you've fabbed so far why use mesh, knobs, stars, or any of that? I'd love to see you come up with your own grill bars.

 

that's kinda what i'm doing,,,,,you wouldn't believe what those gold grille bars are from in my pic above (totally non-car), , , as for the stars, i'm thinking of using the pontiac stars..theyre cool, and ive never seen anyone use them in a grille application before, , ,my mind is always working though,,,so you never know...lol

 

Jim your are now changing your avatar as often as you change things on your car.

 

huge sigh of relef here!!!! the bullet was killing me.... but i love the garnish molding trick! i cant wait to try that , then take credit for being so clever! thanks jim

 

Jim,just thought I'd throw this atcha;



Does prove how kool a buncha stars can look.
Paul

 

That garnish moulding grille surround is excellent, and as others have said, it works much better without the bullet. I can see that with a concave Kaiser style vertical bars. Would your 51 Merc grille go in there backwards, to make a concave grille?

 

Here you go - I filled in the gaps for you again. I´m loving this one!

 

My idea for a Kaiser style grille. The bars could be a bit thinner actually.

 

The window moldings for the grill really seem to work with this car. Great idea. I'm not so big on the fan cover myself. The outer chrome ring seems to be a bit 'heavy' maybe play with thinning the outer ring somehow or eliminate it altogether. Somehow just work with the inner rings and tri-bar trim.

 

great work as always james,,,,maybe if the bars were thinner and more curved as opposed to bent it would flow better,,,sorta like a 57 buick grille, but with the grille being concave instead of sticking out, , ,

 

DAMN!!,,lol,,,,it's so hard to be original,,,that does look good though,,,and it would definitely be period correct, , ,and i REALLY like that color scheme

 

i agree,,,maybe its just too big,,,,,,

 

JIM, love the new grille idea.....the new opening works perfect with buick headlights.....just proves the old saying, never throw anything away.....you will find a use for it down the road......stan