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Jul
21
The Mercedes-Benz M-Class is a very nice vehicle, no doubt about it. Defining the character lines, taking away two doors and a substantial part of the roof yields a surprising result, putting the Sport in SUV. It could be called the MLC-Class, if Mercedes-Benz would actually want to build it.
Jul
18
A buddy of mine is a huge Alpina fan and member of the German Alpina forum. Therefore I decided to show him the Alpinasetta, a vehicle he has never seen before. The BMW Isetta has been given the full Alpina treatment, including the famous wheels and stripes. still cute, no? But just imagine a 1200 cm³ motorcycle engine in the back!
Jul
17
Having finished this photoshop chop back in 2009, I was rather surprised to see that Xenatec had the same idea and actually built a coupé in 2010. Also based on the Maybach 57S, it looks very similar to my design, although we never had any contact. The decision is up to you which one you like better. However, mine is not for sale. 😉
Jul
16
The Bentley Continental GT Speed. Modifying a car like this one always includes the risk of making it look goofy. Therefore only subtle changes have been made – but the overall appearance changes quite dramatically. Hunkered lower down on the road and making it less bulky by changing a few lines on the body.
Jul
15
The full name of this concept car is Italdesign Karmann Asso di Picche. This car virtually screams 70’s and inspired me to update it a little. The usual lowering and larger diameter wheels, some tweaks to the body and rectangular headlights instead of the round ones. Somehow the nose reminds me of the Mk2 Scirocco now.
Jul
14
For quite a while I wanted to try real flames on a vehicle. What could be a better base than a car from the 1950’s? I customized the Ford Custom RanchWagon including a topchop and massive lowering. Shaved most of the chrome trim and added sidepipes. I am quite satisfied for this being my first try. Hope you like it.
Jul
12
Modifying an A-Class Mercedes-Benz, am I insane? Well… kind of, yes. Few people would actually attempt do this in reality – but by just moving a couple of pixels around, the only thing wasted was time while having fun, not hard cash. I designed a bodykit for the W169, added larger wheels and think it does look better now.
Jul
10
Well, seems like I do have a sweet spot for ugly ducklings. This Nissan PAO is one of them. Found a picture of the car a couple of years ago and knew that it’s design definitely needed some help. Chopped the top, added fender flares and retro wheels and made it look a little angry. Did it help? You decide.
Jul
08
The iconic Porsche 911 came in various configurations. The picture of the 3.2 with the narrow body inspired me to create a phantom racecar. No livery yet… but I’ll figure something out sooner or later, hehe. In case you’re wondering where the wheels came from: they are from the Singer 911.
Jun
04
The Audi A1 Clubsport Concept was unveiled at the 2011 Wörthersee Car Show in Austria. The 1985 Audi quattro with the historic HB livery was my inspiration for this chop. Cigarette sponsoring has been illegal for quite a few years now, so I left the HB stickers off.
May
24
The fifth generation Toyota Hiace is quite a boxy looking vehicle. Foiling cars in real life is quite common these days, so I did just that. Looks interesting, doesn’t it? It was then dropped over a set of deep dish steel wheels and a couple of chromed exhaust tips have been added. Oh, by the way: in South Africa this vehicle is called Toyota Quantum.
May
21
What if? Citroën could have built this more muscular version of the SM coupé. With a Maserati engine already aboard, even rear wheel drive could have been an option -but they never even considered it. Therefore you just look at this picture and add everything else with your imagination.
May
20
Green really isn’t my favorite color. A high ride height on a roadcar isn’t as well. Altering some of the pixels in the original picture brought me to the nice SAAB 9³ you see here. Wheels have been borrowed from a Mercedes-Benz CLK AMG Black Series.
May
18
Most of you might have never heard of the 1940 Coachcraft Roadster. Well… I actually found out about it not even two years ago. Despite the short wheelbase, this little roadster doesn’t really need many modifications to look even nicer than in standard trim. Compare it to the original here.
May
08
Just for fun I opted to chop a historic black and white picture of a GMC T-40 truck. Old school hot rodding!
Apr
27
This is what my friend Gerd’s Volkswagen TL could look like. Some quick modifications in photoshop show the potential the car has. Fans of stock TLs don’t need to worry, though – the car is not going to be modified in real life.
Apr
17
The new Volkswagen Bakkie was introduced to the South African market on April 1st 2008. It is based on the Passat Variant and succeeds the Golf based Volkswagen Caddy Mk1.
Info: South Africans call pick-up trucks Bakkies. They are called UTE in Australia.
Apr
17
The Mercedes-Benz W116 S-Class 450SEL 6.9 is a classic car with genuine 70’s styling, lots of chrome and an engine with 6.9 liters of displacement! A top chop, lowering, even more chrome on the grille and chromed deep dish steel wheels have been added.
Apr
16
A very simple shape can look quite mean when modified in a certain way. This Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint has been lowered substantially, fender flares have been added and the bumpers elmininated. The side exhaust adds to the racecar look.
Apr
11
Oh yes. Another one of those pocket rockets from the eighties. This Honda CIVIC Si has been dropped, larger wheels have been added and the windows tinted. The exhaust system has that stock OEM look, but is larger in diameter.
Apr
05
Very sleek, long and elegant. This is the look I was aiming for with my Lincoln Continental Mk2. No modern touches on this one – just pure old school customizing and a different shade of paint.
Mar
27
Yeah… nobody would dare to perform these modifications on a real Mercedes-Benz W186. But just moving some pixels in a picture doesn’t hurt 😉
This car has been treated to a top-chop with a completely reshaped B-pillar. It has also be sectioned and lowered substantially. I wanted to create a less upright and more sleek and aerodynamic look. Once finished, I thought “what the heck” and created a second version just for fun, this time using components from the more modern Mercedes-Benz SLR.
Mar
23
Normally the Mazda Protegé is a rather bland family sedan. But why not spice it up a little and transform the little car into a pocket rocket? I added a full body kit, a set of larger wheels and some graphics. Oh… and the sky turned blue. 🙂