BABA YAGA! 1974 Bel Air Concept...

[CDNchevydude]

Originally Posted by Super_Dave

What lettering do you have in mind?
I was shooting for this style from the '56.

I was thinking the same style but with the word "Chevrolet"

Have you set your mind on the colors yet because I saw a 56 that was somekind of charcoal/dark grey and white and it really stood out!

[Super_Dave]

Originally Posted by CDNchevydude

I was thinking the same style but with the word "Chevrolet"

Have you set your mind on the colors yet because I saw a 56 that was somekind of charcoal/dark grey and white and it really stood out!

Something like this font?

I am not set on colors yet... will eventually have to dial something in; especially if some of the work projects in the pipeline come to fruition... could be ready this time next year.

[1774btcrew]

I like the trim further back on the bed like your second version

[andrewmp6]

I say the orange one and run steel rims with the bel air hub caps if you can pull that off.

[CDNchevydude]

I really like the grey and white with the black trim ! This color combo could really go through time without looking out of style.

[mtnsackett]

Originally Posted by Super_Dave

I drew it in Corel Draw.

You definitely could make extra money selling blanks of trucks to people wanting to design their squares
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[truckfan]

lurk

[Malo83]

Like the red and white, how about a silver and blue like Jimmy Johnsons Lowes 48 car, great color combo

[Super_Dave]

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[tucsonjwt]

I would go with no drop and stock wheels and hub caps to complete the look:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-CHEVROL...-/291441467617

Maybe even wide white wall tires.

[Super_Dave]

Originally Posted by tucsonjwt

I would go with no drop and stock wheels and hub caps to complete the look:

Maybe even wide white wall tires.

So.... what's next, the hood ornament?
Might try putting the company logo on the door... maybe not.

I really hate to say this, but the more I look at it, the more it grows on me... I will be sunk once my daughter sees the WW's. She thinks they belong on everything.

This is becoming a design-by-committee project! Might be fun to see where it goes. Never thought of turning the design over to a bunch of yahoo's with grease under their fingernails...

[OutlawDrifter]

That had a nice look to it. I still like the upkick on the chrome to start later on the bed, and the white cab top.

[tucsonjwt]

Excellent.

I am about ready to sign off on the design - just need to see how the rear tail lights will be handled - grafted 56 Chevy lights in place of stock wrap around square tail lights? 56 hood ornament would be nice.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/56-CHEVY-CHR...odel%3ABel+Air

https://us-mg6.mail.yahoo.com/neo/la...l=1#5098595641

Of course, you don't want to go overboard.

[tucsonjwt]

Don't forget the resto-mod rear view mirrors.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-LED-Ar...f036be&vxp=mtr

[Super_Dave]

Originally Posted by OutlawDrifter

That had a nice look to it. I still like the upkick on the chrome to start later on the bed, and the white cab top.

I am torn on the molding... I think it could use a little more push to the back. I want to make sure that it keeps the profile in 'balance' and doesn't look too abbreviated in the back and too heavy to the front. That's why two-tone's have a dark/light combination; to keep the proportions balanced visually. Where do you think it should be stopped?

As for the white top... I'm still not sure about that. I kinda want to keep the emphasis on the swoosh fill color and not take the eyes away too soon or have them bounce around the truck too fast.

[Super_Dave]

Originally Posted by tucsonjwt

Excellent.

I am about ready to sign off on the design - just need to see how the rear tail lights will be handled - grafted 56 Chevy lights in place of stock wrap around square tail lights? 56 hood ornament would be nice.

Don't forget the resto-mod rear view mirrors.

Of course, you don't want to go overboard.

Overboard is the key word. I want to keep it more 1974 SB than '56 BelAir, but have subtle hints here and there. I can see the rear view mirrors but not sure on the hood ornament.

As for the gas access, I would love to keep the '74 SB tail lights and have the drivers side swing open for access to the cap. That's the blending of both worlds I would like to accomplish.

I am also trying to design things that require a minimum of costly custom work, so I have to think long and hard about the dash. If I did that swap, I would definitely have to cut back on other outsourced custom work. I think I can pull off the tail light/gas cap mod myself, and a good amount of things are pretty much a bolt on affair... Custom paint and upholstery will soak up most of the budget.

I have more than 20 paint combinations archived. At some point, I will upload them and get some feedback. The classic Red/White is hard to beat, but some of color iterations are pretty competitive in their own right.

[Houston Ben]

I really like the gray!

[Super_Dave]

... just messing with some colors...

[Houston Ben]

The two middle ones grab my attention too!

[OutlawDrifter]

post #15 has the correct "look" as far as the chrome and the top for me. i would add the chrome strip around the sides and back of the cab. that will give you even more of a correct look, as the 56's have a chrome piece between the roof and the rear quarters.

i like the white top because the 56's all had the roof painted to match the "billboards".

1, 2, & 5 are all nice color combos. it would be cool to use the factory colors from the pickup also!

[tucsonjwt]

X2 on the white top, but I am also in favor of a more 56 look.

The body side in your drawings does not show a square body wrap around tail light - looks more like a 67-72 tail light. Actually, a 67-72 might be a better vehicle for this mod, since it has more 50's rounded corners. Either way, I think the 56 tail light housings would fit recessed into the square tail light openings with a little elongation, and maybe some cut and weld work. The tail lights are integral to the 56 look - but you said you want to keep the square look, so ...

I would keep the stock side gas tank access. The gas access via rear tail light would be non-functional. I would not want to relocate the gas tank and filler neck just for that, and you can still keep the factory spare location.

[BamaDave]

I like these colors...

[Super_Dave]

I decided to try the Golden Ratio in laying out the molding on the middle image. I used the '56 image below. GM was close to the Golden Ratio but it depends on what all is measured... bumpers, etc. So, using the 1.618 formula, I placed the molding kick-up at the calculated location on the middle image.

I am wrestling with going white on the cab because it looks chopped up to me. I think it's because the traditional '56 had the white top coming up from the white on the side of the car making for a "continuation" of the flow... but truck cab does not extend back to a point that would accomplish the same thing.

Also, the white on the '56 starts just behind the drivers door a few inches, which is where I started the initial layout on the truck at the top. That location doesn't follow the Golden Ratio or the ratio on the '56. I wonder if is partly due to the truck being a long bed. I was planning on sectioning the C20 to make it a short box, which would pretty much eliminate the body color between the cab and the bed... effectively moving the white section forward almost to the cab. I tried to replicate the drawing for a SWB in the bottom image, but I didn't have time to do it justice... but I think I got close enough to get the idea across.

I am open to comments or suggestions...

I also have to keep in mind that I am trying to show BelAir influences and not faithfully recreate a '56 BelAir. I think the phrase "less is more" sums it up.

[UKNOWME]

Short box and needs to be lowered. Lots of cool color options. WW and steelies probably fit the build but some billet wheels would look killer.

[Super_Dave]

Originally Posted by UKNOWME

Short box and needs to be lowered. Lots of cool color options. WW and steelies probably fit the build but some billet wheels would look killer.

I think I will start posting using the SWB, since that's the direction I want to head in. I also have some color combinations worked up. Trying to find the best way to post them for reactions or input without taking up a lot of thread space. Maybe sometime this weekend. Will need some reactions to weed out the bad ones and narrow down the field.