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29/03/2024 12:55 pm
got to messing with it again, using a better editing skillset. I offer selected edits in a kind-of progression, just to see what they look like.
As found:
Removed bumper hardware:
Sectioned the body, slightly recontoured the front fenders:
Extended roofline, smaller wheel/tire size:
Unsectioned body, recontoured fenders:
Sectioned the body, removed bumpers:
Extended roofline, slight top chop, smaller tires/wheels:
Worked over the complete body. Smoothed, recontoured, pancaked hood & trunk:
Wheel/Tire change:
The last edit with more modern tire/wheel combination:
Maybe too many edits have been offered but I actually did many more, with small changes. These represent progression (or regression to purists) of the editing process.
As always, courteous comments are welcome.
Enjoy!
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29/03/2024 2:14 pm
It is great now days to use a computer and photo software to modify an automobile in a variety of ways visually and be able to look at the results !
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29/03/2024 4:00 pm
The third to the last one is, for me, far and away the nicest look to my eyes.
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Topic starter
29/03/2024 9:14 pm
@mikedetorrice: Yes, Mike, it takes the place of the real thing with far less time and $$ investment. Plus, none of us are as agile as we once were. Finally, the cost of doing almost any bodywork is not affordable to most of us. I also appreciate the work you exhibit and hope to see more of it.
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29/03/2024 9:18 pm
@perrone1: Tony, your selection and the one after, with the full moon wheel covers both are favorites of mine. This edit came from taking one on the later modified fender edits and just making the lines flow more easily and blending the paint and roof line as well. Thanks for your comment.
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30/03/2024 5:36 am
@perrone1: Tony, your selection and the one after, with the full moon wheel covers both are favorites of mine. This edit came from taking one on the later modified fender edits and just making the lines flow more easily and blending the paint and roof line as well. Thanks for your comment.
Perfect!! 
30/03/2024 8:09 am
This is the one that appeals to me the most:
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