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Published: 2010-08-09 23:29:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 5607; Favourites: 233; Downloads: 188
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Ok what's changed? Well first the resolution is hyooge!... and the headlights are tweaked, but that's about it.Related content
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I love this car and ofcourse all the energy (and t:me) you've put in it!
Even the reflections on the tiles look as realistic as thinkable (..)
The organic shape of the car matches perfect with the straight lines of an architectural environment.
That makes the balance, I think.
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Oh my god blasphemy. This is so real. I can't wrap my head around this being a model.
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Oh my heck...I saw this as a photo..But as I was reading everyone's comments they thought the same thing!!
Amazingly unbelievable! I love it! Fantastic work! And I loooove that car.
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Didn't realize it was a picture, fantastic job!
Is this based off a real car, or your own idea? Love vintage looking cars
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It is indeed based upon a real automobile, one called the 'Tucker Torpedo'. Only about 100 were made before Mr. Tucker was pushed out of the car business. Some say the ideas incorporated into his vehicle were so far ahead of their time, that Ford, GM, and Chrysler would have spent huge amounts of money and time to attempt to catch up to him. The features he put in:
1.Fuel injection
2. Engine over the rear drive wheels. Made for tremendous traction on the road.
3. The engines were taken from a model of helicopter, and therefore could provide lots of power over a long period of time while being very reliable.
4. Doors inspired by aircraft doors that wrapped into the roofline. Made for great aerodynamics as well as looks.(look at cars today...almost all have these)
5. 4-wheel disc brakes.
6. Safety windshield that would pop out in the event of an accident to keep folks from smashing through it.
7. Padded dashboard. (again, all vehicles today have these)
8. Seat belts. American cars wouldn't have these as standard until the 1960's.
9. The center headlight would turn from one side to the other as you turned the wheel, thus allowing you to see into the blind spot in a curve ahead of you at night.
Sadly, Mr. Tucker was a far better engineer and designer than he was a businessman, which is why our cars today don't look like these!
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EDIT: woops, only 51 of his cars were made, and not 100.
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Ah, thank you for such a detailed response!
No wonder I haven't seen one before, being so rare. Beautiful machines though, maybe someday I'll be able to see one in person! Shame that cars today almost never have that same beauty and class as the older cars.
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Ida Automotive created the New Tucker '48 line in 2001. So it's possible to buy a modernized replica.
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One of the greatest automotive designs ever. Wish I hadn't lost my miniature!
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this and the video you made are absolutely amazing. This is the kinda stuff i want to do with my life lol. i plan on going to school for all this kinda stuff when i can. i love it all.
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Awesome job! That looks like a very high quality photo. Cool car also!
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... WAIT, THIS ISN'T A PICTURE?
Oh my goodness, this is amazing!
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floor, ceilings and windows inspired by marek denko, right? lol
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It's brutish and masculine, yet very pretty at the same time.
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Awesome job! One of my favourite vehicles of all time, next to the Shelby Cobra 427 and Ford GT.
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I've tried and tried but I just can't see that it's not a photo. A-MA-ZING
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I actually had to look very hard to be able to decipher it from a photograph.
Wonderful job.
Congrats on the DD.
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The 1948 Tucker Torpedo to be precise.
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yes, but was it made by Preston Tucker?
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Yep, This 3d model is my attempt to recreate it.
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Actually it's mental ray, but thanks for the compliment.
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Outstanding)))So cool!Dream to model like this!
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keep putting in the time... getting better will work itself out.
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The fact that there's even a slight grain texture in the lighting over the windshield makes this picture that much more DD-worthy. And professional-gallery-worthy. 
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