Projects TELSTAR: onward, forward, , ,

How about a slide off trunk? I mean, you've not done anything easy to this point!

 

sure, here's a pic of the general shape.
i need to roll some metal over to meet the inside section of the door (to fill that gap in the pic),,,,,just a mockup at this point, but i'm planning to hinge the door in such a way that it will swing forward, in other words, it will pivot towards the front of the car on an upward arc. i just need to figure out the engineering aspect....

 

stop by anytime, , , i wanna ask you a couple of things about that caddy out behind your shop..

 

Lambo doors?

cough, cough, ricer, cough....

 

hahaha,,,,,i get your point, but if i can figure out how to make it work, i think it'd be coool

 

Which caddy? Want to grab some lunch?

 

sure,,,,,c'mon by....

the 57? caddy coupe.

 

more bracing added, , ,
and, threw a fender back on to check overall flow,,,
also got this cool little chrome "wing" trim piece, it's around 5' long and adds a subtle touch of chrome to the deck (see closeup)

 

decided on no trunk. . .
i think it'll add to the overall smoothness and flow....
i've got a really neat chrome fin trim piece (see post on p.2)..
it's approx. 5 ft. long with a neat little fin on the end,,very subtle,,,,,in fact, i built the shape of the deck to fit the trim piece..it will help break up the vast expanse of the deck with a little flash...

 

Now if you had a english wheel....

 

, , , , ,or knew how to use one,,,
i've found several local people that can help me out with that,,,
lotsa compound curves there...

 

playin' around with some roof concepts , , ,
this just a ROUGH idea that will need some refinement...

 

It is really coming together Jim! It was nice getting to meet you at the round up. Sure hope your car is there next year so I can check it out in person.

 

Hey Jim,

Be sure to check out the April 2010 issue of " Collectable Automobile Magazine" article feature on Charles Chayne GM/Buick chief engineer and builder behind the 1951 Buick XP-300 ''dream car''. Great photos and history of the project.
The XP-300 is very TELSTAR-like in line & form.

'' Beware the irrational however seductive ''

 

Rock on man

 

Dig the trunk on the XP-300.

Jim the Telstar needs a big fat turbine somewhere on it!

 

great to meet you as well, , ,and, yes,,,that's my goal. . .to have the telstar at the roundup next year (maybe not totally done, but she'll be there), , it's the 10th anniversary, and i can't think of a better place to debut her....

 

You are´nt wrong!

 

that actually gives me a few ideas for some things i've been trying to figure out. . . .

 

What if you did a small curved bustle area just behind the ****pit - like on the XP-300 - and then had the whole rest of that new structure all lift up as one giant trunk lid?
That way you could get your smoothness and also have a giant size trunk that you could do some pretty neat show custom "****tail lounge" type upholstery in. Maybe even hinge it on the side edge.