We recently talked about how Hot Wheels could expand its "Internet connection" and build a collection based on the renderings that populate social media. And we are now back on the topic, with this pixel portrait of what was once a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro looking like 1:64 model material.
Timothy Adry Emmanuel, the digital artist behind the virtual build, started off with a 1969 Camaro. However, you can't see the aggressive styling cues introduced for the said model year, which dramatically changed the appearance of the muscle car.
Only the original taillights will tell you this is the said Chevy model, with the idea of the digital build being to introduce a radical look, not unlike that of the Twin Mill. We're talking about what is probably the most popular Hot Wheels car, which was introduced back in 1969 and made for the company's first in-house design (as opposed to more or less modded cars from the real world).
Ira Gilford, the man behind the Twin Mill, actually started the design with the uber-wide rear wheels and tires, which were obviously exposed, while the dual supercharged V8s were added since the rest of the body was made wide enough to match the said rear end.
Timothy nicknamed this machine Cosmic Vampyr, with the first part of the nickname being linked to the bubble top of the vehicle, itself a tribute to the pioneering 1960s/1970s work of American designer Darryl Starbird, who is known as "King of the Bubbletop".
In fact, here's the rendering artist explaining the birth process of the contraption: "I made this car using a 1969 Camaro as the base, then removed the body panels and started making the new body from there. The Camaro bits left here are the taillights, the seats, the dash and the chassis."
And while the Twin Mill also became an actual vehicle, which you can check out in the SEMA 2014 YouTube clip below (lens tip to ScottieDTV), Timothy can only dream of such a transition: "I only can imagine my Cosmic Vampyr parked next to Twin Mill!"
P.S.: Now that Batman drives a muscle car (we'll see it on the big screen in 2022, when The Batman is released), he might also want a piece of this virtual proposal.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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