Photo: shanebaxley/instagram
Restomod builds have been trending for quite a while now and, thanks to the rendering revolution that took place in the second half of last decade, we can now enjoy this sort of project in the virtual world. And the first-generation Plymouth Road Runner sitting before us makes for a brilliant example of this.
The benefits of such a rendering can't be ignored, especially when it comes to profound transformations like this one, which targets the original Road Runner, a true gem of the muscle car world, gifting the Mopar machine with the type of mods that are more common among modern muscle car builders.
For starters, we're looking at the work of Shane Baxley - you might be familiar to his concept art, since this was featured in movies such as Shanghai Fortress, The Predator, BumbleBee, Alita Battle Angel, Captain Marvel, Wraith, as well as yet unreleased titles like Guardians of The Galaxy 3, Akira, The Suicide Squad and LOKi. However, as you can notice on his website, the artist's portfolio spreads beyond motion pictures.
When Plymouth introduced the Road Runner back in 1968, multiple muscle cars had moved past their initial recipe, which revolved around offering affordable performance, adding features that boosted their pricing. Well, this model landed as a back-to-basics proposal aiming to offer power to the people.
As far as the styling is concerned, the mods introduced by Baxley seem to stick to the said DNA, introducing no-frills functional pieces. Of course, we can't say the same about the carbon fiber used for certain elements, due to the obvious costs of the material.
In fact, as you'll see in the pair of Instagram posts below, the pixel master came up with two versions of the vehicle. However, the aspects that set the two apart are rather subtle, with examples including the profile of the wing or that of hood add-on elements.
Note that the latter are there to ensure the two turbos assisting the V8 of the Plymouth are protected (dear purists, as mentioned in the intro, there's no reason to fret, as this is a digital creature).
While we're talking about the wing, you should know this is not alone in its effort to deliver downforce. As such, it joins forces with a front splitter, front turbofan wheels, side skirt extensions and hardware that might do the work of a diffuser.
Back in the day, Plymouth paid $50,000 to Warner Bros.-Seven Arts for the Road Runner name (that would be some $380,000 in today's money). Nevertheless, one of the incarnations of this pixel build takes things further, featuring Reptar, a Rugrats TV series character, having a jolly good time with Bugs Bunny. And yes, that windshield sticker is a Ken Block reference.
For starters, we're looking at the work of Shane Baxley - you might be familiar to his concept art, since this was featured in movies such as Shanghai Fortress, The Predator, BumbleBee, Alita Battle Angel, Captain Marvel, Wraith, as well as yet unreleased titles like Guardians of The Galaxy 3, Akira, The Suicide Squad and LOKi. However, as you can notice on his website, the artist's portfolio spreads beyond motion pictures.
When Plymouth introduced the Road Runner back in 1968, multiple muscle cars had moved past their initial recipe, which revolved around offering affordable performance, adding features that boosted their pricing. Well, this model landed as a back-to-basics proposal aiming to offer power to the people.
As far as the styling is concerned, the mods introduced by Baxley seem to stick to the said DNA, introducing no-frills functional pieces. Of course, we can't say the same about the carbon fiber used for certain elements, due to the obvious costs of the material.
In fact, as you'll see in the pair of Instagram posts below, the pixel master came up with two versions of the vehicle. However, the aspects that set the two apart are rather subtle, with examples including the profile of the wing or that of hood add-on elements.
Note that the latter are there to ensure the two turbos assisting the V8 of the Plymouth are protected (dear purists, as mentioned in the intro, there's no reason to fret, as this is a digital creature).
While we're talking about the wing, you should know this is not alone in its effort to deliver downforce. As such, it joins forces with a front splitter, front turbofan wheels, side skirt extensions and hardware that might do the work of a diffuser.
Back in the day, Plymouth paid $50,000 to Warner Bros.-Seven Arts for the Road Runner name (that would be some $380,000 in today's money). Nevertheless, one of the incarnations of this pixel build takes things further, featuring Reptar, a Rugrats TV series character, having a jolly good time with Bugs Bunny. And yes, that windshield sticker is a Ken Block reference.
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