u/PurpleToedUnicorn

Still very much a work in progress, but the goal with this modern GTO “The Judge” concept is to make it feel like a genuine evolution of the ’69 rather than just putting retro badges on a modern car. I’ve been trying to carry over some of the less obvious visual DNA too: front fender curve, the A- and B-pillar shape, the rake of the windshield, the long hood/short-deck proportions, and especially the horizontal character of the taillights...while pushing everything into a much more futuristic direction.

Underneath it is a 6.2L supercharged V8 + electric front axle, 870 hp combined, 790 lb-ft, AWD, 8-speed DCT, estimated ~3,900 lbs, and a claimed 0–60 in 2.8 seconds. Basically, I’m trying to imagine what Pontiac might have built if the ’69 Judge had a competent engineering team and corporate resources behind it.

Still tweaking proportions, details, and aero, but I’m getting closer to the look I have in my head.

The buildings fell. The trees came up through the road. Every other vehicle on the block rusted into the dirt. And the Camry just sat there, faded and leaf-covered, sign still in the window, still insisting it runs great. Because of course it does. The roaches and the Toyotas inherited the earth, and only one of them is for sale. Grand Rapids, Michigan, some years after it all went sideways. Priced to move. No low ball offers, I know what I've got.

I loved the Subaru BRAT as a kid. With all the warring going on lately, I got to wondering what an alternate history would look like if the BRAT, and not the Toyota HiLux, had become the technical of choice on the world stage. And so, presented with humour and a straight face, I give you the "Subaru BRAT Technical": Special Operations Vehicle 13-A, catalogued and roped off in the Museum of Unconventional Warfare, provenance Polaroid included. The placard notes that the bullet impacts are simulated, to preserve artifact integrity. Nobody built this. The museum simply took it too seriously, and so did I.

This is a made-up vehicle. The Tiangong T1 Explorer, an all-terrain electric overlander, worked up from a rough idea into a complete brand package. There is a bilingual spec brochure with the four-view layout and interior shots, a three-panel showroom set, and a mock TopGear cover to tie it together. The numbers are meant to hold up rather than just look impressive. It runs a 90kWh battery with a range extender, 320kW, tank turn, air suspension, the usual overland kit bolted to every flat surface. The design owes an obvious debt to the current wave of angular EV trucks, Cybertruck and Rivian and the new Defender among them, which is rather the point. It is what a Chinese startup concept in this segment tends to look like right now. I spent as much time getting the Mandarin and the spec sheet to reconcile as I did on the metal, because a fake that falls apart on a second look is not worth posting. Have at it.

I currently own the Crosstrek Wilderness and the GR Corolla.

Note: Using stock photos from online to represent the actual cars and colors that I have owned over the 10 years.