Chrysler Atlantic Concept Car, my way

[ismaelg]

Hello,

GASP!!!! 😲

John, are you suggesting to remove the mirror mountings for a cleaner window line????

Well, Great minds think alike!!!!

Stay tuned for my idea on the mirrors.  Testarossa anyone?

Thanks,
Ismael

[Big John]

Now doesn't that look better already?

[ismaelg]

Hello,

It certainly does!  
I originally thought of mounting the mirrors up high like a Testarossa...

But I don't think they look right. 

Having them been a small manual mirror, maybe.  But I want the convenience of a modern power/heated mirror.
I think a more conventional location looks better on this car, somewhere around this area, or maybe even slightly lower.

What do you think?

Thanks,
Ismael

[Big Messer]

I find these mirrors somewhat bulky. I searched and found some more querying "door mounted rear view mirrors". But being a concept car, who would prevent you to use cameras?. 

 

Edited September 9 by Big Messer
better english

[NOBLNG]

The roof is too narrow to mount those mirrors up high. They look out of place there in my opinion.

[Rod666]

Ismael, that is a lapping film is your hand?

[ismaelg]

5 hours ago, Rod666 said:

Ismael, that is a lapping film is your hand?

Hello,

That is just a scrap strip of clear styrene with a small piece of transparent tape because my fat fingers were not allowing to take a proper picture. 🤣

Thanks,
Ismael

[dino246gt]

I like the idea of cameras for mirrors. 

Here's how they look inside, although this is a central driver, simple little screens, easy to scratch build for the cameras.

And here's how they look outside, also simple to scratch build.

I love what you're doing to the Atlantic!

[Big John]

Lower is definitely better, perhaps some indy car mirrors from the 90s. Actually I like the 1976 Ferrari F1 mirrors.

 

Edited September 9 by Big John
additional info

[ismaelg]

Hello,

Tried multiple mirrors. Here are some of them.  Honestly, been a big car, a small mirror doesn't work.  At the end, the kit's mirror looks the best to me. Now I need to decide a final location.

Thanks,
Ismael

[ismaelg]

Hello,

First burst of color just to see where are we.

Do you see any imperfections here?

 

'Cause I do! 😉

 

Thanks,
Ismael

 

[ismaelg]

Hello,

Sorry for been away so long. Very busy at work and I was out of the country for a few weeks.  There has been significant progress to this project.  This will be one of the last updates before finishing it.

The two tone interior is done.  The dash detail was hopeless so I installed a vertical touchscreen to hide it.  Added turn signal lever, seatbelts, buckles and receivers. Original idea was black to hide it, but I think it looks good now. Hard to see but there is graphite definition trim (piping) all over the interior.

Corvette C6 custom instruments. Of course there had to be a Corvette connection! 

 

 

Rear glass tinted blue.  Tried the front as well but did not like it.

 

Kit's one piece tail light did not cooperate and was discarded.  After making A LOT of them, I finally settled for a 3 piece sandwich of red translucent thin plastic.

Test fitting

 

Ohh yeah! the body?  Well, can I stop polishing now? My elbow kind of hurts...   

 

Thanks,
Ismael

[Trainwreck]

I've gotta' get me one of these.

[ismaelg]

Hello,

This one is FINISHED and posted Under Glass

Thanks,
Ismael

[Bugatti Fan]

Looking good Ismael.