[Wes H.]

For anyone interested in the inspiration for the front styling of the 1994+ 3000GT, I present....

This is from the 1994 Product Information package, which includes information on all Mitsubishi vehicles produced that year.

Many thanks to RainKing for letting me borrow this picture - You're the greatest Dude! And I finally found a reason to buy a scanner!

 

[whitetiger7654]

I don't see how that resembles the front of my car.

 

[Toxic13]

i can see the simmilarity in the cars headlights and the eyes of "benkei".

 

[aeonstorm]

Just a brief sidenote on Benkei from a Japanese fanatic..
He was a warrior known for his toughness. Supposedly able to withstand all sorts of abuse, there is even a proverb in Japanese "Benkei no nakidokoro." Literally "a crying spot for Benkei" it means a spot on the body for which even Benkei was supposedly weak.

 

[RainKing]

No problem bro!! im glad it finally got posted, im a lazy ass. and whitetiger i think it resembles the 94+ alot..open up the creative side of your head

 

[LeeNetworX]

Brow

Is it just me or does his brow resemble the black trim on a 3000GT rear deck lid?

Lee

 

[BusyGT]

i thought this was the inspiration for the '94 3000GT...

 

[TurboTurd]

"These two drawings are taken from a series in a sketch book titled 'Tokyo Auto Show' made over a number of months in 1998.

The Auto Show catalogue provided the initial language. I wanted to go beyond the self-consciousness that our culture exhibits towards technology, reinventing it as a new language and geometry through pencil and sketchbook.

This is a work in progress that eventually I would like to make into large scale prints.


Sam Solhaug"

These are his drawings, I guess its a skecth of many different car "characteristics" all woven together in one line, look carefully at the first one:

Its pretty cool i guess

 

[213TwinTurbo]

Man, that dude sure can scribble.

 

[gecko1]

The drawings that turboturd posted, I believe, are the very first steps in automotive design. The rules state that you can draw whatever you want but you CAN NOT erase. That is why it looks messy. I can see my 94 3kgt in there!

 

[Mista Grimm]

I don't see how that resembles the front of my car.

Yeah, I don't see how it resembles a Sunfire either.

 

[chris95v6]

OK I must be getting old or something, but I see NOTHING in those last two pictures it looks like a 2 year old opened up MS paintbrush on mommy's computer and went buck.

The first picture, maybe the eyes but even that is stretching things.

 

[aeonstorm]

There's definitely a bumper at the bottom of the second pic..

 

[Deathsled]

the first one CLEARLY shows the passenger side headlight of the 2nd gen and from there i can practically see the whole car. tilt your head to the left.

 

[DanF]

He he - just call those scribbles the 3si Rorshach (sp?) test!

 

[RacerX_GTO]

Uhhhh....yeah. uhh thanks for the clarity on that Japanese story Aeonstorm, otherewise I never would have figured that out.

 

[Steve3kgtVR4]

I see 2nd gen 3k in the 1st scribble and the previous style eclipse in the 2nd one. As for that first Benkei sketch.......huh?

 

[flyers1470]

I see the front bumper too, kinda looks like the front of a supra though..

Jason

 

[maTT]

a crying spot for Benkei" it means a spot on the body for which even Benkei was supposedly weak.

AKA Getrash


Thats where the '99 got its cheekbones from I bet.

 

[Aerosly7]

As for that first Benkei sketch.......huh?

It's true... if you can get your hands on a 94+ 3KGT sales brochure there is a blurb in there about how the car takes it's styling from the masks of ancient Japanese warriors.

I always thought that was pretty cool.