Potpourri of chops...

[ausrutherford]

i dont know about this one, afterall the car it started as isnt good to begin with.

[artandcolour]

Mercury Lynx 5 door—not quite finished as much as i like to do, but i needed a break from another project i'm doing for work, so i got this Lynx presentable at least. even though i used the Fiesta photo, i see this as a longer Focus-length 5 door hatchback. it's a bit more upscale, being a Mercury, with added chrome trim and a darker 2 tone rocker panel/lower bumper area. i actually raised the beltline to give it a lower slung look, and tinted glass would be standard. probably the 1.6liter Ecoboost with a hybrid assist option.

original Fiesta photo:

[2b2]

I like this one a LOT too, art

would really like to see it with more Milan-influenced style tail lights tho

[artandcolour]

Milan taillights: yeah, that's one thing i was going to do before i decided to just wrap it up today. i'll probably try a coupe version from a different photo and then i'll add some Milan touches to it. we'll call this Clay #1....

[YellowZx5]

Milan taillights: yeah, that's one thing i was going to do before i decided to just wrap it up today. i'll probably try a coupe version from a different photo and then i'll add some Milan touches to it. we'll call this Clay #1....

OMG do not change it. I think the tail lights look just great the way they are now on the car. If there was a choice between the ones on the car and the Milans, I would choose the ones you put on the car.

[artandcolour]

And now for something completely different.... This is the Mercury San Marino hybrid coupe. Instead of coming out with a Milan coupe, there would be a completely new body for this luxury coupe—high-performance hybrid drivetrain and all wheel drive. For this car, I haven't used the now-traditional Mercury grille and surround. I've upsized the circular logo and reduced the vertical grille bars to just the bare minimum.

base photo was the 2008 Citroen C5. i think this is one really good looking mid-size sedan.

[ausrutherford]

Very nice, I hope the sub compacgt Mercury does look as good.

[artandcolour]

i just remembered i did a 'coupe' version of the Verve concept. The next Fiesta-based Lynx coupe I do
will be more svelte and coupe-like... i still would like Mercury to bring back a Breezeway or two though!

[YellowZx5]

Looks Amazing!! I think maybe Citroen should be looking at this and seeing potential in a coupe...

[artandcolour]

oh yes I did!! i'm sitting here watching the Emmys on TV, avoiding real work (I'd get paid for, lol) and thought i'd chop something a bit lighthearted.... GM's TOTAL SURPRISE.... the 2010 Aztek!

E N J O Y !

based on the newest car/truck/coupe/crossover/suv/thing that everyone loves to hate, the Acura ZDX. i thought that if there was another Aztek, the only thing that could be done worse to it would be remove the utility.....

(actually i've heard if you can get past the looks, the original Aztek is a pretty useful tool-i see 3 of them used as train cars in my town-the ultimate commuter car that doens't actually get driven except to the train station).