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Originally Posted by Fformula88
Very true. What is probably the key in the Sol’s transformation here to a coupe, and having it come off very well, is that the original show car was also shown in coupe form and was also very well accepted. It’s not an odd or unexpected transformation, and nobody saw the original coupe concept with disgust. In fact, quite the opposite.
Basically, it was the intent of the design from the start to look good as a coupe. It wasn’t an afterthought… and in this case it works.
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The original concept drawing by Franz von Holzhausen was a coupe...
Bob Lutz for years dreamed of a roadster...so had Franz convert his concept coupe to one..
And now you have it full circle from artist's coupe conception to Lutz's roadster dream to production back to artist's original coupe conception to production....I wonder if Franz is getting any residuals on this now that he is working for Mazda???
It's was his original design....I would hope so.
Notice Franz's concept B pillar looks very similar to '09 production coupe.
Photos from The Pontiac Solstice Book by Gary Witzenburg.
