Coca-Cola Charger

[Stanleyart]

I guess that could have backfired on him as well, like Coca Cola suing him for using their junk on his car without permission.  I'm sure that was discussed on the other thread.  Nice car though.

I'd drive it, no problem, but I'm a Fresca man myself.

v/r
Mike

This is a very logical question, and one I'm happy to answer. With Coke, you have to create the product to show it. The "realness" can't be translated by flat artwork or pictures, which I spent quite a bit of time on prior to any building. Coke is such a corporate monster that to get their attention you'd better come out swinging, or driving a Coke bottle painted car.

Thanks for bringing this up.

-Steve

[BrianShaughnessy]

From the Nats...

Coke sucks      I prefer Pepsi 

From what I heard,  the guy built this out of his own money and was hoping to get Coke to hire him for PR work or to buy the car      He was hitting up the Harris pubs marketing rep to get Rick or Cliff to do a shoot on it.   No dice.

It did come out really nice.   I just don't like Coke     

Hey Brian,

Sorry you don't enjoy Coke, but am glad you enjoy the car. If they had of called the Charger "the Car with the Pepsi Bottle Lines" then I g'arntee you'd be looking at a Pepsi Car.

Shafi Keisler brought Cliff Gromer and Rich over to see the car, and that's when I told Cliff all about it. We never got beyond the hood. After it belched for Cliff, he laughed, and said this is our third car (to shoot.) It was photographed @ the airport behind the track there in Columbus, and will be featured in the April issue (or the second issue) of 2009.

And I've got part of the site up for anyone who wants to read more about it. www.cokecar.com


thanks for listening,

Steve Stanley
www.stanleyart.com
www.cokecar.com

Steve,

   OK very cool       I asked Rick when he came back from looking at it he didn't say they were going to.   WTF do I know     I was just one of the schmucks taking subscription orders and handing out T shirts       

[dkn1997]

That thing is just plain cool.   if I didn't love coke before, I would now. Coke rules all!   all of you other soda drinking posers are missing out on the rich syrupy goodness!!!   

[THE COLONEL]

I guess that could have backfired on him as well, like Coca Cola suing him for using their junk on his car without permission.  I'm sure that was discussed on the other thread.  Nice car though.

I'd drive it, no problem, but I'm a Fresca man myself.

v/r
Mike

This is a very logical question, and one I'm happy to answer. With Coke, you have to create the product to show it. The "realness" can't be translated by flat artwork or pictures, which I spent quite a bit of time on prior to any building. Coke is such a corporate monster that to get their attention you'd better come out swinging, or driving a Coke bottle painted car.

Thanks for bringing this up.

-Steve

Steve, I know how good you are with your art...did you help design it?

[Stanleyart]

From the Nats...

Coke sucks      I prefer Pepsi 

From what I heard,  the guy built this out of his own money and was hoping to get Coke to hire him for PR work or to buy the car      He was hitting up the Harris pubs marketing rep to get Rick or Cliff to do a shoot on it.   No dice.

It did come out really nice.   I just don't like Coke     

Hey Brian,

Sorry you don't enjoy Coke, but am glad you enjoy the car. If they had of called the Charger "the Car with the Pepsi Bottle Lines" then I g'arntee you'd be looking at a Pepsi Car.

Shafi Keisler brought Cliff Gromer and Rich over to see the car, and that's when I told Cliff all about it. We never got beyond the hood. After it belched for Cliff, he laughed, and said this is our third car (to shoot.) It was photographed @ the airport behind the track there in Columbus, and will be featured in the April issue (or the second issue) of 2009.

And I've got part of the site up for anyone who wants to read more about it. www.cokecar.com


thanks for listening,

Steve Stanley
www.stanleyart.com
www.cokecar.com

Steve,

   OK very cool       I asked Rick when he came back from looking at it he didn't say they were going to.   WTF do I know     I was just one of the schmucks taking subscription orders and handing out T shirts       

Nooo, man! You are not a schmuck. You just responded to what you were told.

-s-

[Stanleyart]

I guess that could have backfired on him as well, like Coca Cola suing him for using their junk on his car without permission.  I'm sure that was discussed on the other thread.  Nice car though.

I'd drive it, no problem, but I'm a Fresca man myself.

v/r
Mike

This is a very logical question, and one I'm happy to answer. With Coke, you have to create the product to show it. The "realness" can't be translated by flat artwork or pictures, which I spent quite a bit of time on prior to any building. Coke is such a corporate monster that to get their attention you'd better come out swinging, or driving a Coke bottle painted car.

Thanks for bringing this up.

-Steve

Steve, I know how good you are with your art...did you help design it?

Col,

Yep, you know me, a bubble off plump an all.

I designed the Coke Car 2 years before we even thought about building it. I love rendering cars and illustrated boards with the side, front and roof shots of the car. This made it easier to recreate in a larger scale. Even though a bit cumbersome.  I sat and stood, and laid in every conceivable position imaginable to reach the metal with my airbrush.

If I didn't have back problems before this, I do now.

-Steve