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INTERVIEW WITH TOM PETERS
"How do you deal with the Corvette’s long heritage and determine what parts of the past to bring forward?
From a design standpoint, how to approach it is when you look at the vehicles, you look for those timeless elements in past vehicles. The trick is to boil them down into their essence.
Like the fender shapes on a Corvette,
the section to that power bulge hood,
the basic proportions of the wheels.
And you've got this kind of a fuselage shape, with an aircraft, fighter-like canopy sitting on top of that, that's a fundamental element."
From a design standpoint, how you get something new is what we've been talking about. You draw the current, or the latest technology, and then challenge your folks. Give them the inspiration, and the freedom to do new expressions. Fresh expressions.
I'm not really a proponent of full retro.
But you've got to convert or translate in a modern way.
The Sting Ray Racer established those elements, drawn by Perter Brock at the direction of Bill Mitchell; the 63 coupe was the first production expression being the work of Shinoda and Lapine,
Big shoes for the C8 to fill. . "convert or translate in a modern way." A true challenge
As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the tasting.
I look forward to a feast of awe and amazement.
"How do you deal with the Corvette’s long heritage and determine what parts of the past to bring forward?
From a design standpoint, how to approach it is when you look at the vehicles, you look for those timeless elements in past vehicles. The trick is to boil them down into their essence.
Like the fender shapes on a Corvette,
the section to that power bulge hood,
the basic proportions of the wheels.
And you've got this kind of a fuselage shape, with an aircraft, fighter-like canopy sitting on top of that, that's a fundamental element."
From a design standpoint, how you get something new is what we've been talking about. You draw the current, or the latest technology, and then challenge your folks. Give them the inspiration, and the freedom to do new expressions. Fresh expressions.
I'm not really a proponent of full retro.
But you've got to convert or translate in a modern way.
The Sting Ray Racer established those elements, drawn by Perter Brock at the direction of Bill Mitchell; the 63 coupe was the first production expression being the work of Shinoda and Lapine,
Big shoes for the C8 to fill. . "convert or translate in a modern way." A true challenge
As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the tasting.
I look forward to a feast of awe and amazement.
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