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"Why would anybody wish to gift a classic Volkswagen Beetle with the looks of a Chevrolet Corvette, even as a rendering?" I hear you asking. And while this question obviously has multiple potential answers, we can only try to guess - perhaps the aim is to come up with a rear-engined Corvette.
For starters, the idea of a 'Vette with an engine in the back, rather than up front or in the middle, is not new - as a rule of the thumb, if you see a wild configuration in a rendering, the Big Three engineers probably tested this back in the day. For instance, a rear-engined Corvette test car was put together in 1964.
Speaking of renderings, this genre seems to gain extra traction with each new season. And, as this leads to more beaten paths, such as melanges involving Beetle and Porsche bits, you can expect wacky contraptions like the one portrayed here to show up.
Then again, you never know what goes through the mind of an artist who comes up with this sort of work. For one, here's what Yasid Oozeear, the digital wizard behind this... Beevette (call it Corveetle if you must) had to say about the creature: "So this is a rather long work in progress, and one that is likely to last a bit longer. I’ve had it since a while and I thought I’d share the rear with you for now, as I’m not happy with the front end and it’s being completely redone. Also yes, those are C7 taillights because they’re available on the market, so that makes it slightly easier, lol,"
On a more serious note, the omnipresence of the Bug means real-world builds can be even crazier than what we see here. For example, we recently talked about a HEMI-animated example of the Volkswagen Beetle that keeps the said V8 muscle up front.
For starters, the idea of a 'Vette with an engine in the back, rather than up front or in the middle, is not new - as a rule of the thumb, if you see a wild configuration in a rendering, the Big Three engineers probably tested this back in the day. For instance, a rear-engined Corvette test car was put together in 1964.
Speaking of renderings, this genre seems to gain extra traction with each new season. And, as this leads to more beaten paths, such as melanges involving Beetle and Porsche bits, you can expect wacky contraptions like the one portrayed here to show up.
Then again, you never know what goes through the mind of an artist who comes up with this sort of work. For one, here's what Yasid Oozeear, the digital wizard behind this... Beevette (call it Corveetle if you must) had to say about the creature: "So this is a rather long work in progress, and one that is likely to last a bit longer. I’ve had it since a while and I thought I’d share the rear with you for now, as I’m not happy with the front end and it’s being completely redone. Also yes, those are C7 taillights because they’re available on the market, so that makes it slightly easier, lol,"
On a more serious note, the omnipresence of the Bug means real-world builds can be even crazier than what we see here. For example, we recently talked about a HEMI-animated example of the Volkswagen Beetle that keeps the said V8 muscle up front.
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