I’ve stretched the new car about 9 inches and widened it by about 6 inches. The chassis is custom but it will use tried-and-true suspension parts off known cars where possible. Front suspension is likely to be a derivative of Mustang II because there is such an excellent aftermarket already established for it. Rear suspension will depend a little on the engine used. There is enough new space available that theoretically you could use almost any FWD engine and trans — but essentially in a mid-engine configuration. I’ve always been a fan of Subaru running gear and can almost guarantee that variant but the first car will have a transverse V8 from a Grand Prix GXP unless something else catches my eye between now and then. So far 99% of the focus has been on fabricating the new body. All else will follow. The new engine bay is so friggin big that I’m trusting the mechanicals can be made to work in that sandbox. Roofline, rear styling, headlights, and hood are solved and fabricated but not perfected. I’m now moving to styling below the belt-line. Front and rear valences have been significantly mocked-up already and the side skirts have been played with on photos. I “just” need to make the actual bucks for those.
The whole project started with a fresh original body (well, two-and-a-half new bodies), and the new car pays very heavy tribute to the original. It is radical by some measures, but it is not a radical departure from styling which many of us already love.
But the take-home message is that a physical prototype very much exists.
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