Janis Joplin's Porsche 356 - The History of the Universe.
So, at some point somebody suggested this as something I should do - I can’t remember who I need to blame for that.
Anyhow, this car represents Janis Joplin’s 1964 Porsche 356SC. Her brief to the roadie that painted it for her (a fella by the name of Dave Richards) was to represent the History of the Universe, in all the colours of the rainbow…. Given that I have not partaken in copious amounts of marijuana, I’m not sure if that’s how I’d interpret it… but it is visually very interesting - and a total pain in the ass to recreate.
I’m not particularly a fan of Joplin, but she drank enough Southern Comfort that the company bought her a fur coat to say thanks for all the publicity she gave them, by drinkin’ on stage… preach sister.
This livery is moderately accurate, the cars are slightly different in shape, so things got further out of whack the more I tried to line it up. Many, many custom decals were made. I'm pretty happy with it. I opted not to paint the bumpers, didn't look quite right without remaking a load of stuff, and they're not the same as the real car anyway.
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Comments, free fur coats, and Southern Comfort welcome.
There was a great version in GT Sport, I think it was multiple scans/autotrace, but this is even more impressive; sharper, greater detail. The amount of work just floors me, no wonder you're taking a break! That Mayer artcar is gorgeous too
