A reminder from the past
I was reminded about the crucial nature of hood design if Clyde takes the top off his 406 while I was dog walking this morning as a Cortina Mk2 Crayford Convertible drove past with the hood up. The design just screams compromise from every direction and is decidly unhappy in almost all area such as visibility, taughtness and so on. Frankly the original metal top is a far better design.
I remember that when the first Ford Ka was designed what eventually became the StreetKa was part of that design from the very start years before it finally emerged. At least that way its integrated. Sometimes these versions are designed and never see the light of day outside the company like the coupe versions of the Mk1 Focus - both of them!
I'd suggest that its a lot cheaper to draw and waste lots of paper or CAD images (has anyone done a proper 3D scan of a 406?) before you embark on the final version in the metal.
Notwithstanding that, what an adventure Clyde - good luck with it.
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