Car profile shirts - opinions needed!

Car profile shirts - opinions needed!

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Garlick

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40,601 posts

247 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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A few opinions sought gents (and ladies)....

Currently we offer a GT3 shirt as seen below, but from now on we are considering adding measurements to make them look a bit more technical.

This is the current car profile without measurements



This is the suggested new version with



So, the question is - with or without?

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

262 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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With. Maybe have the front view as well?

Stuart

11,636 posts

258 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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TheHeretic said:
With. Maybe have the front view as well?
Nice idea, but unfortunately we don't have the front view. These illustrations are taken from the side on illustrations used by sister mag Autocar in their road tests, so we can use them without any problems. Downside - we've only got side on. Upside - we've got literally hundreds of them to choose from, so we'll be going through and releasing some nice classic PH friendly ones.

carreauchompeur

18,009 posts

211 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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E36 M3 convertible one for me please smile

JAM35F

1,267 posts

259 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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I prefer them without, I like the simplicity of just the outline. And the measurements don't really add anything, does knowing the wheelbase make it more interesting? Over complicates a nice elegant technical drawing.

Might be nice to combine two or three both at the same scale, like a 70s 911 and the gt3, a mk1 golf gti and the new one. Showing how much/little shapes have evolved or how cars have got larger might be interesting.

Or combine cars from genres, hot hatches of the 80s, hyper cars, track day heroes etc? (All to the same scale)

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

262 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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If you have hundreds of them, will you be selecting a certain number, or will they be able to be done by order? Will there be a list or something?

Stuart

11,636 posts

258 months

Friday 23rd March 2012
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TheHeretic said:
If you have hundreds of them, will you be selecting a certain number, or will they be able to be done by order? Will there be a list or something?
No, we'll just select the stuff that we think is worth doing. Autocar road tests all sorts of stuff, so clearly there's very little call for a T shirt with a Toyota Avensis side profile on it....

mmm-five

11,432 posts

291 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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That's the wrong seat in that GT3 outline - I'm sure the Recaro Pole Positions don't have a separate headrest like that wink

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

262 months

Saturday 24th March 2012
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Stuart said:
No, we'll just select the stuff that we think is worth doing. Autocar road tests all sorts of stuff, so clearly there's very little call for a T shirt with a Toyota Avensis side profile on it....
But I want an Avensis t-shirt! (actually, unimog, Defender, Toyota FJ, Sammy, etc, would all be quite cool!)

Cotty

40,283 posts

291 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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Stuart said:
These illustrations are taken from the side on illustrations used by sister mag Autocar in their road tests, so we can use them without any problems. Downside - we've only got side on. Upside - we've got literally hundreds of them to choose from, so we'll be going through and releasing some nice classic PH friendly ones.
Lke this maybe



Cotty

40,283 posts

291 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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But not this

wemorgan

3,583 posts

185 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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With. Show the 3 perspectives as in a third angle CAD drawing.

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

197 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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Garlick said:
A few opinions sought gents (and ladies)....

Currently we offer a GT3 shirt as seen below, but from now on we are considering adding measurements to make them look a bit more technical.

This is the current car profile without measurements



This is the suggested new version with



So, the question is - with or without?
I think that'd be great. I'd love a t-shirt like that. Would be very cool to see some rather PH motors on offer too, my be a TVR (original Griffith) and Caterham sort of thing. You know, something more enthusiast rather than just mainstream. smile

Edited by 300bhp/ton on Tuesday 3rd April 14:22

Cotty

40,283 posts

291 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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300bhp/ton said:
I think that'd be great. I'd love a t-st like that. Would be very cool to see some rather PH motors on offer too, my be a TVR (original Griffith) and Caterham sort of thing. You know, something more enthusiast rather than just mainstream. smile
What they are saying is if Autocar has tested it, they will probably have the profile image, in which case they can use it. Go and find something you like on the Autocar web site and you can suggest it.

Stuart

11,636 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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The latest tranche of these shirts are live in the shop now.

NSX, Gullwing, Audi R8, Fiat 500, Mk1 Golf, XJ220, Elise.

http://pistonheads.shotdeadinthehead.com/Default.a...

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

262 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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The usual suspects then? No unimog, FJ40, defender, etc? frown

Stuart

11,636 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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TheHeretic said:
The usual suspects then? No unimog, FJ40, defender, etc? frown
We'll do more of these as time goes on, don't worry.

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

262 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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Stuart said:
We'll do more of these as time goes on, don't worry.
But I am worried. Worried up to here...<points to the top of his head>

The motorbicyclists might like some too. Have you got one with the schematics of Homer's car?

Cotty

40,283 posts

291 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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TheHeretic said:
Have you got one with the schematics of Homer's car?
Only if Autocar have tested it

TheHeretic

73,668 posts

262 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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Cotty said:
Only if Autocar have tested it
I'm sure they will have... It is autocar, after all. They get all the scoops.