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    The Chrysler Norseman emerges from the depths...of my resin vat.

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    The Chrysler Norseman was designed in the mid 50's under the direction of Virgil Exner. At the time they were using Ghia, of Turin, Italy to build their concept cars. Ghia completed the Norseman in mid 1956 and put it on an ocean liner to be transported to the US. The ocean liner was the SS Andria Doria, which collided with the MS Stockholm on July 25, 1956 off of Nantucket. The collision killed 51, the Andria Doria sank, taking the Norseman with it. This was a very big news story at the time, and I remember it well. It seems to have faded from history because of that disaster and because it was never exhibited. Only two photos were taken on it, front and rear, one which I have posted a colorized version of here, and only three of the interior. I can't remember when I became aware of the Norseman, maybe only in the last 10 years. I decide to make the model a year ago and found that there is a file of the car available, but it was unacceptable. Fortunately, there is an excellent 4 view drawing by Brazilian digital artist Dan Palatnik. With it, I contacted Fiverr, a freelance site and commissioned Akris Studio, an Indonesian digital designer, to make the file of the body of the car. I modified that file for 3D printing and designed the interior, wheels and tires for the car. The interior design was quite challenging due to poor resolution of the photos but if I got a few things wrong, who will know? With the increasing availability of 3D printers, difficult projects as this have become doable, not easy, but at least doable.

    Chrysler Norseman front color.jpg

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