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I like it ! It has its own shape. Sitting behind that bonnet and wings will be a great frame to look at the road through: .

Thanks for all your comments.

It's strange but it looks so different in the flesh, a bit like the MX250 does.

well it's close but not quite

Any thoughts on Alfa Romeo spider duetto 1965. One with the curvy lights at the back not slab sided back.

nice - apart from the MGB bits, the American bits and the grille

And the colour...

American BRG..............

A bit of progress. Still a lot of rubbing down and shut lines to improve but the shape is all there now.













And here it is 30mm lower and a small chin spoiler added in Photoshop.

Looking great Chris

Thanks for pics....
I think i'm gonna have to see this one in the flesh.....
might have to put my Mk1 GTI resto on the back burner for a bit...!
I like the front 'spoilerettes', they help balance the look...

Chin spoiler is the right thing to do Chris. This is never going to be a reproduction , so modern concept style is the way to go.
The chin spoiler adds a bit of body to the higher front section.
lowering is exactly right as well.
Shaping up to be a rather nice little idea.

Very snazzy, spray it the colour of the door?

I think the demo car will be White with blacked out chrome.

Thanks for the positive comments guys, it's coming together and starting to look how I was hoping it would.

Wow, this looks lovely Chris.

I'm going to need to pay you a visit once I've finished my current project.

That's nice Chris. I like it very much. You have a winner there that should sell well providing the price is right. Spoiler suits it too. What's the chrome screen surround effect, or is it Photoshop?

Not bad, not bad at all.
Think we may need to have a chat when I'm back next month

Looking very good and progressing rapidly.

Is the rear going to have the modern style too (led CobraStyle tail lamps and that rear diffuser that was mentioned earlier in this post) ?

Lokos really good inthe pics - flows very well! Your best conversion yet!

Loving the chin - but you know my thoughts on that: needs to be deeper! deep chins ftw.

modern tail lamps - something like the current Jag XJ might suit (or is that a bit TOO modern?)

can you 'shop some stripes and the front metalwork on it?

Love the look of this!

keep up the great work chris!

Could it be looking something similar to this shortly ???

Chris - I know I have said this before, but how you go from this...



To this...



In such a short space of time still amazes me.

Good luck finishing this (and everything else you are developing at the moment :icon_wink.

Cheers, Paul.

I can do this too in such a short time...with photoshop ;-)
Great work, getting beter and better!

Hi Tribute Automaotive,
Looks great and really nice lines and amazing progress as well. I see the fuel cap mirrors the z3's original placement, but is quite deeply recessed within the body - so (just out of curiosity, how feasible would it be to run an extension fuel line from the tank inlet to the top of the boot boot area - it looks like there's space in there...

Thanks guys, it's always great to get such positive feedback, it makes the hard work worthwhile.

This Z3 is one of the last ones made, a 3 litre, and has a few "M" extras sprinkled on it. The "chrome" is actually a polished alloy cover that is bonded on. I think WCA has looked at buying some trim the same, but they are £300+.