Delage with unusual finish. Inspired?

Love the engine turned and translucent finish on the 1924 Delage below.

Contemporary picture

The Delage in recent times

Revised body shape and by popular request....in red

SDB MKI - Revised shape, in red and with windscreen added

Inspiration: Backlit bonnet mascots

Wonderful feature from a bygone age. Love the opaque Lalique look, although the example below does not possess this attribute.

Dragonfly - René Jules Lalique

Pontiac bonnet mascot

Chevrolet bonnet ornament

Plymouth bonnet mascot

SDB MKI exhaust area inspiration

Inspiration for the SDB exhaust area is this wonderful design on the Supermarine Spitfire MK VIIc. 

Apparently the exhausts were narrowed to increase the planes performance.

SDB MKI grill takes shape

Harking back to the great designs of Alfa Romeo, but once the Computer Aided Design (CAD) is complete, economical to manufacture, the grill is coming together.

SDB MKI grill

SDB MKI body

Taking its inspiration from racing cars spanning WW2, the SDB MKI will be a one off vehicle designed to showcase 3D Engineers talents.

Key design features are a 3D Engineers designed straight eight engine, aluminium bodywork, trailing arm front suspension, De Dion rear suspension and transaxle.

Other elements of the vehicle will show modern technology working in harmony with parts from the middle of last century from companies such as Aston Martin, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo and aircraft features from iconic designs such as the Supermarine Spitfire.

SDB MKI - Bodywork

Harking back to a more glamourous age, we will also be utilizing "forgotten" design elements such as a Lalique style glass badge with soft lighting illuminating the glass from below.

We hope you enjoy the blog, which will show the design progressing to reality.

Aston Martin accelerator pedal plan to be modified for use in the 3DE MKI

Design of the SDB begins

3D Engineers begins work on the SDB MKI. Pedal box prototype below.

3D design of pedal area