Increasing the bulge!

[SomervillePrius]

Ok,

The more I see the Prius the more I like it. It reminds me of the early SAABs as well as the old Citroeen's (with air suspensions). I would like to modify the car to look even more like them (need to find links).

Another theme I like are the two "bulges" on the roof (do they really make a difference or are they just design. I would like them to stand out more both inside and out. Inside I would like the inside roof display the same bulge and outside I would like for people to notice them. I was thinking that maybe a fat white racing line from the hood over the roof (going inbetween the bulges) could look cool?

Comments? Other ideas?

I would like to see mods of the Prius that doesn't make it look like a souped-up Civic. I think the mods I've seen so far does that (unfortunatley). I would like to play up the limousine or coach aspect of the car instead.

[SomervillePrius]

Here is a pic of the Saabs I was thinking about

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_92 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_95

Let's see what citroeen's I can find

[EricGo]

Saabs from the 1950's had 20 - 25 kW engines. How is that for some perspective ?

[SomervillePrius]

http://www.citroenclassic.org.au/Gallery/C...Page3/index.htm

Many cars here are great looking..

http://www.citroenclassic.org.au/Gallery/C...0-%2063_jpg.htm

http://www.citroenclassic.org.au/Gallery/C...0-%2046_jpg.htm

[SomervillePrius]

Yeah, it's amazing the amount of HP we "need" nowadays!

[flareak]

bulges are for aerodynamics

[SomervillePrius]

Yeah I figured as much... I was just hoping they would use it even more in the design language... It's a cool look i.m.o

[hawkjm73]

Originally posted by SomervillePrius@Feb 23 2006, 01:16 PM
I was thinking that maybe a fat white racing line from the hood over the roof (going inbetween the bulges) could look cool?

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I think this would help acentuate the bulges, but instead of a stripe with the same width the whole way, make it skinnier in the middle, as if it were cut around the bulges. Visually, it should make the bulges look more prominant. I don't think I would use white, unless you have a black Prius. Use a color that compliments the Prius's exterior.

Or, you could do a color fade on the roof, so it changes color as it goes further up on the bulges. I'm not very fond of stripes, so I like this idea better.

[SomervillePrius]

Originally posted by hawkjm73@Feb 23 2006, 01:45 PM
I think this would help acentuate the bulges, but instead of a stripe with the same width the whole way, make it skinnier in the middle, as if it were cut around the bulges.  Visually, it should make the bulges look more prominant.  I don't think I would use white, unless you have a black Prius.  Use a color that compliments the Prius's exterior.

Or, you could do a color fade on the roof, so it changes color as it goes further up on the bulges.  I'm not very fond of stripes, so I like this idea better.

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I'm not a fan of stripes either. Though a neighbour have black stripes (A fat and a thin) running over the middle of hood to the back on his Volvo 240 Station wagon combined with racing numbers on the doors it looks suprisingly cool for an old volvo.

Color fading could be cool... Maybe chagning the color of rhe rood and fade the color... Not bad ideas...

[idaten]

Originally posted by SomervillePrius@Feb 23 2006, 09:16 AM
Ok,
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Another theme I like are the two "bulges" on the roof (do they really make a difference or are they just design. I would like them to stand out more both inside and out. Inside I would like the inside roof display the same bulge and outside I would like for people to notice them....

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Maybe you need one of these? It's a 56 Abarth Zagato. They sold originally for about 1K - long before my time, but it was a favorite of mine showing up at autocrosses. 1250 lbs, 47HP 750cc, or thereabouts. It wsa generally called the "Double Bubble".

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