Hermance Design 2012 Goodguys Giveaway concept car

[Hdesign]

I just wanted to let everyone know that voting appears to be open for the contest. You'll never guess who I voted for. :D Anyway, I'd appreciate your vote as well and if you could get others to participate, that would be great! There's a lot of great designs in the group and many of the heavy hitters submitted a concept. I was honored to be asked to be a part of it.

When I get a chance, I'll elaborate on what I decided to do with my design as some stuff isn't obvious in the images you'll see. Thanks!

http://www.goodguysgazette.com/contest

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/dabanj6/HD_70Challenger_GG_designcontest_smaller.jpg

[GoolsbyCustoms]

Vote has been cast ....Lots of great ideas RPM is gonna have fun with this one

[NOVA]

nice work.

[chaz75]

done. Chaz

[tmadden]

I just wanted to let everyone know that voting appears to be open for the contest. You'll never guess who I voted for. :D Anyway, I'd appreciate your vote as well and if you could get others to participate, that would be great! There's a lot of great designs in the group and many of the heavy hitters submitted a concept. I was honored to be asked to be a part of it.

When I get a chance, I'll elaborate on what I decided to do with my design as some stuff isn't obvious in the images you'll see. Thanks!

http://www.goodguysgazette.com/contest

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/dabanj6/HD_70Challenger_GG_designcontest_smaller.jpg

clearly some of your best work. I love it.

[tones2SS]

Great job Ben. Looks awesome. Great choice of colors too.:thumbsup:
I put my vote in. Can we vote more than once, do you know?
GOOD LUCK!:cheers:

[CC Studio]

I didn't think it was possible, but I'm pretty sure you exceeded yourself even on this one. I absolutely love your work.

[Hdesign]

Thanks for the comments guys! Here's a list of what I was thinking as far as the styling mods. This car is representative of what my style of build is for a muscle car. It's sort of a smooth street rod, G-machine. I really like a well-integrated, modern, clean and bold design that enhances the best parts of the car and eliminates the stuff the original stylists had to make concessions on or weren't possible back then. I don't like hanging a bunch of distracting junk on a car, especially when it's non-functional or disrupts the flow of the lines.

Here’s a breakdown of what I modified:

-I’d like it to have a 6.4 L Hemi with a turbo but that may not make it into the car
-Custom mix B5 Blue almost like a Bentley Neptune Blue with satin charcoal accents and stripes
-Custom wheels I designed (18x9 F, 19x12 R with satin charcoal centers and brushed rims)
-RT hood with sliced and flattened center sections
-Shaved trim and handles (remote door poppers to open them)
-Custom side mirrors I designed
-Shaved drip rails
-Flush-mounted windshield and rear glass
-Eliminated exterior B-pillar molding so there is only a parting line between side glass (front glass may need to be moved back slightly)
-Enlarged wheel openings to accommodate larger wheels
-Front wheel opening is moved forward 1.5” to reduce front overhang and enhance handling
-Flush-mounted bumpers
-Custom grill shell and insert with 08+ Challenger headlights
-Custom lower valence and integrated chin spoiler
-Integrated rear lip spoiler with slight drag influence
-Custom rear tail panel with LED tail lights
-Custom billet exhaust tips pass through the rear valence panel
-Low stance with slight rake
-Wedge-shaped rocker extension to make the lower rocker parallel to the ground
-Rocker parting line is extended through the front fender and back of door is resculpted for a modern look
-Custom billet Hemi gas filler with push-pop out cap
-Door/panel gaps are all tightened

The interior will have a clean high tech concept car look with strong Mopar heritage. There will be a billet pistol-grip shifter and asymmetrical console.

[BernalAutoStyle]

All the renderings look so much better in hi res like the artists intended. When mine was resized it knocked the white highlights out of wack.

[Jay Hilliard]

Very cool Ben! Sent my vote in. I need to call you about doing a rendering for my wife's 69 camaro. I will try to call you late this week or next.

[Otis]

Amazing work Ben. Simply amazing.

[Northeast Rod Run]

You got my vote:cheers:

[Cris@JCG]

Great work as always Ben!

[Racecraft]

I looked at all the others... just incase.

Yours is the stand out, good work :thumbsup:

[strtlegal]

Didnt they just do a yellow E body this past year?

[Hdesign]

Check out the past years of giveaway cars here: http://www.goodguysgazette.com/giveaway

The 2011 car is a red 55 Bel Air Conv I helped design and Ironworks built.
http://www.good-guys.com/news/newsStory.aspx?newsid=1525
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=26938

[Spaulding]

Outstanding Ben!!!