You've done transmac cars, what about transfem?
I've indeed done transmasc cars, so sure, what's the point in pretending I'm better than that.
As explained in the post above, I feel like for a car to be trans it has to have undergone an aesthetic transformation of some sort - so this post will be about cars that changed face (before to the left, after to the right).
While some voted it most transmasc car of the post and it literally started off with a female name, I actually think the Onevia looks a bit more transfem to me (that's one sentence for the "how did my life end up here" folder).
But there's one more front end alteration with its own name these cars have under their belt.
Enter Mitsuoka, a small Japanese car manufacturer that mostly specializes in taking cars that just aren't weird enough and solving that problem. Indeed, they worked on that Silvia too, turning it into the Mitsuoka Le-Seyde - but I'd rather show you the newer version, based on the last Silvia generation, because I feel like the contrast it offers is genuinely unmatched.
Yep.
And I know what you're thinking - where in the absolute pants did they get this idea?
Oh, you're gonna love this one: from Zimmer, an American company founded in the 80s to do exactly that to the Mustang!
Zimmer went bankrupt in '88.
And then was bought up by Art Zimmer (no prior relation) and did the exact same thing to the newer Mustang!
and to the Town car!
Zimmer ceased production again in 2020.
"Why?", I cannot fathom anyone wondering.
Well, simple: they made the silly mistake of not being in Japan, where Mitsuoka is still thriving doing stuff like this.
Also, speaking of Mitsuoka, you really need to see what they ended up with when they put their hands on the Honda NSX platform (creating a concept that however would reach production as a fully unique car).
And if you thought this couldn't get any better, the two cars above are called, respectively, Galue and Orochi. Wow.
To finish, I would like to submit one I'm not sure can compete but I like too much not to mention: the Pit Crew nose kit for the first generation Mazda Miata!
And of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't include the inspiration for the Dias Classic (which annoyingly seems to have a sweep going on for itself in the poll), the Subaru Vivio Bistro.
And as a treat for y'all, I found one modified in bosozoku style.
I don't believe this poll deserves a larger sample size, but you can reblog this post if like me you think it would at least be really funny.
Links in blue are posts of mine explaining the words in question - if you liked this post, you might like those!
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Alrighty. Now that Cam has posted about the completion of principal photography of his film, I'll share some bts I found with you guys. He posted just now from Texas, so there's a chance I have some of this wrong, but I don't think so considering the timelines. Anyway, it was fun to follow along and I'm very curious to see if I got any or all of this right.
So, first, after he announced the two main stars (Kelli Burgland and Sash Jorden), I completely accidently stumbled on a bts shot posted by his DP, AJ Murphy. The shot of him (Cam) in front that Panavision sign is from the Panavision camera rental agency in Hollywood.
I followed the crewmembers and it appeared to be that they were headed for the desert. And, indeed, this was corroborated when stunt coordinator Eddie Perez posted from Lancaster, California. However, what I learned is that it wasn't some random stretch of land. It was a filming location called Rocky Buttes.
At the same time, I noticed several of Cam's friends who follow the Foxbody instagram page had also been making their own pilgrimages into the desert. With what appeared to be the intention of filming something.
And, in fact, the rainbow that Eddie Perez captured was featured in the posts of several others. Note, also, that the shack in his photo is visible in Pam's sunglasses photo as well. 👇🏻
After the desert, they went back to Los Angeles and, I'm pretty sure, hit a prop rental place before going to their next filming destination. You can see that the logo for this place is visible in Pam's second rainbow picture, below. 👇🏻
After this, the crew went to what I think is the coolest location of all which is a place called Cinepacks Studios. They have a whole environment of staged locations, including a really interesting area called "Tiny Tokyo," made to look like gritty city streets at night. Check out their website for a little video tour of the place. It's awesome.
They even have this insane vending machine that sells snacks and filmmaking items for crew members.
I was hoping to see more or at least get additional confirmation of the information I'd been learning, but then the steadicam guy posted using a "movie finale" track, so I got the sense that maybe it was through.
And, now that Cam has made his post, I have the confirmation that they've completed their journey. There's a side-view mirror in the first pic 👇🏻which indicates a car and possibly a body shop, which tracks with the name of the movie, Foxbody, which is a type of Ford Mustang. More of that scenery is visible in the the pic above 👆🏻 with the hashtag: inspiration.
I have no other clues as to what this film might be about, but we do know it will have stunts (because he hired a stunt coordinator), a desert component, and likely some kind of nighttime/gritty street vibe or seedy motel thing happening, because those are the kinds of sets available at Cinepacks. He also hired Madison Olandt, a choreographer that he just began following as well as an intimacy coordinator named Marci Liroff. So... that's what I got for ya, folks! 🎞️
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