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Nailed it! ... I think.

For a long time now, I've had an image of a made-up car in my mind, yet whenever I try to get it on paper, whether just doodling or doing a proper attempt like this, it somehow has never turned out looking how I imagine, and sometimes doesn't even look right at all in general, as in proportions etc.
This time however I think, more or less, I've done it right - near enough anyway. The rear view still looks a bit weird, but you can imagine how it's supposed to be by looking at it from the top view.
The initial blueprints this was based on (only used for general proportions - then heavily changed to fit this car; the only things really remaining the same are the positions of the wheels - though looking at it now, having the rear wheels just a tad further back may have looked a little better) were those of a Mercedes 500K - rather suitable seeing how this is supposed to be the same style of car - big, expensive and imposing. yet more artistic than a Rolls Royce (Phantom III was also considered for base blueprints, but discarded as it wasn't low and sleek enough).
The sidelights and brake lights integrated into the wings/fenders were inspired by the rear lights of a BMW 600, of all things. Initially there weren't going to be any 'proper' headlamps at all but I decided against it in the end, and actually going for a quad lamp layout.
Covered front wheels wouldn't have worked on this one, unless the fenders were widened even more to allow for steering space - which would have only ended up looking not quite right (as in previous designs...), the car was already widened by about 10% in comparison to the 500K it was based on.
Working the window and rear or the car was hard - most doodles I had done had a fastback, but when drawing it properly here, it just didn't look right; yet a more vertical back completely ruined the fast and sleek look I aimed for - so I went for a more angled approach instead. it was the best-looking result of quite a few different attempts at designing the rear.
I didn't want it to look too 'batmobile-like' so tried not to overdo the pointy bits too much - yet wanted it to look very art deco, very 1930s style. There is very little inspiration from more recent designs, if any at all. Mostly it's just an idea I've had in my mind, slowly forming over the years, at times more curved, at others more sharply angled in design, though the final result has had some slight inspiration from period Mercedes, Rolls Royce and Bugattis, and maybe more obviously (for the top view anyway), from the 'Z-Type' car in the game GTA2.
Still not 100% sure on the rear view, but am content with the top, front and side - so that's good enough now.

Description
Nailed it! ... I think.

For a long time now, I've had an image of a made-up car in my mind, yet whenever I try to get it on paper, whether just doodling or doing a proper attempt like this, it somehow has never turned out looking how I imagine, and sometimes doesn't even look right at all in general, as in proportions etc.
This time however I think, more or less, I've done it right - near enough anyway. The rear view still looks a bit weird, but you can imagine how it's supposed to be by looking at it from the top view.
The initial blueprints this was based on (only used for general proportions - then heavily changed to fit this car; the only things really remaining the same are the positions of the wheels - though looking at it now, having the rear wheels just a tad further back may have looked a little better) were those of a Mercedes 500K - rather suitable seeing how this is supposed to be the same style of car - big, expensive and imposing. yet more artistic than a Rolls Royce (Phantom III was also considered for base blueprints, but discarded as it wasn't low and sleek enough).
The sidelights and brake lights integrated into the wings/fenders were inspired by the rear lights of a BMW 600, of all things. Initially there weren't going to be any 'proper' headlamps at all but I decided against it in the end, and actually going for a quad lamp layout.
Covered front wheels wouldn't have worked on this one, unless the fenders were widened even more to allow for steering space - which would have only ended up looking not quite right (as in previous designs...), the car was already widened by about 10% in comparison to the 500K it was based on.
Working the window and rear or the car was hard - most doodles I had done had a fastback, but when drawing it properly here, it just didn't look right; yet a more vertical back completely ruined the fast and sleek look I aimed for - so I went for a more angled approach instead. it was the best-looking result of quite a few different attempts at designing the rear.
I didn't want it to look too 'batmobile-like' so tried not to overdo the pointy bits too much - yet wanted it to look very art deco, very 1930s style. There is very little inspiration from more recent designs, if any at all. Mostly it's just an idea I've had in my mind, slowly forming over the years, at times more curved, at others more sharply angled in design, though the final result has had some slight inspiration from period Mercedes, Rolls Royce and Bugattis, and maybe more obviously (for the top view anyway), from the 'Z-Type' car in the game GTA2.
Still not 100% sure on the rear view, but am content with the top, front and side - so that's good enough now.