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What If Archive
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What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark
Posted on January 17, 2023 | 56 CommentsOn our last visit to an alternate universe where Packard and Studebaker survived into the 1970’s, we looked at AI-generated Packard Patricians. They looked appropriate for the era, but most […] -
What If: 1975 Packard Patrician
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 30 CommentsYour wake up to find yourself in an alternate universe in the year 1975. Everything looks normal, but it’s not. For one thing, Studebaker and Packard still exist. It also […] -
What If: Monte Camaro
Posted on January 7, 2023 | 24 CommentsI was working on a new series of “What If” posts featuring an imaginary line of AI-generated 1975 Studebakers and Packards, when I accidentally got myself a concept sketch of […] -
What If: A (Mid)Journey Through the (AI) Forest
Posted on December 13, 2022 | 16 CommentsAbout twenty years ago I captured this image of a unique Dodge Ares while driving through a small town in New Hampshire. Since then, I’ve used it on Christmas cards, […] -
What If, By Andy: 1950 Studebaker Commander Regal DeLuxe Starlight Hatch – Coming Or Going?
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 14 CommentsThe common nickname for these Studebakers was “coming-going”. And has taken that to a new level, especially since he seems to have left the original steering wheel intact at the […] -
What If: More AI Generated Cars That Never Were (But Should Have Been)
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 42 CommentsI’m back with another round of AI-generated cars that never were (but should have been). As before, the images are exactly as generated by the DifusionBee (a port of Stable […] -
What IF, by Andy: Pyre-Bird
Posted on September 27, 2022 | 5 CommentsHere’s another one by Andy, and I do like it, as it’s a synthesis of the styling language of the late ’50s with that of the late ’60s and ’70s. […] -
What If: AI Generated Cars That Never Were
Posted on September 22, 2022 | 62 CommentsImages generated via artificial intelligence “Text to Image” programs are making a lot of noise in machine learning circles, and are starting to hit the mainstream. The latest buzz-generating program […] -
What If, By Andy: 1958 GMC Pickup
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 21 Commentsclick on image for max. size Here’s what Andy had to say about this: -
What If? Imperial Cordoba, by Andy
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 20 CommentsAndy said: “If I win the lottery, I’d have this built for me”. I can see why. What were its main parts donors? -
Andy’s Take On Elwood Engel – Styling “Sperm Donor Of A Decade”
Posted on July 14, 2022 | 20 CommentsAndy made a series of cartoon panels on his personal theory of Elwood Engel’s Revenge: After being passed over for the Ford Design Vice Presidency, Elwood Engel took revenge by […] -
What If? 1965 Imperial Thunderbolt
Posted on July 2, 2022 | 19 CommentsHere’s a shot by Andy at taking elements from the 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt and applying them to Elwood Engel’s Imperial. In case you forgot, here’s what the original Thunderbolt looked […] -
What If? Andy’s “Failed Chrysler Photoshops” – I Give Them A Passing Grade
Posted on June 21, 2022 | 13 CommentsAndy’s photostream of his photoshops includes a few “failed/abandoned” ones, including these Chryslers. I wouldn’t have given them an “F” if I was grading them, but then my standards must […] -
What If? 1958 Dodge 12-Passenger Station Wagon – Straight Out Of My Dreams
Posted on June 7, 2022 | 27 CommentsI have very vivid dreams about cars that are invariably wild and crazy and make no sense. In other words, a lot like this variation on a 1958 Dodge wagon. -
CC What If: Non-American Coupe Conversions
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 5/4/2016) In America mainstream sedans for most part had two door variants of almost all their models. If you were looking for something a cheaper or perhaps a […]
![What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark On our last visit to an alternate universe where Packard and Studebaker survived into the 1970’s, we looked at AI-generated Packard Patricians. They looked appropriate for the era, but most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Lark_studio_10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: 1975 Packard Patrician Your wake up to find yourself in an alternate universe in the year 1975. Everything looks normal, but it’s not. For one thing, Studebaker and Packard still exist. It also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Patrician_studio_09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: Monte Camaro I was working on a new series of “What If” posts featuring an imaginary line of AI-generated 1975 Studebakers and Packards, when I accidentally got myself a concept sketch of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MonteCamaro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: A (Mid)Journey Through the (AI) Forest About twenty years ago I captured this image of a unique Dodge Ares while driving through a small town in New Hampshire. Since then, I’ve used it on Christmas cards, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1966PontiacGTO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If, By Andy: 1950 Studebaker Commander Regal DeLuxe Starlight Hatch – Coming Or Going? The common nickname for these Studebakers was “coming-going”. And has taken that to a new level, especially since he seems to have left the original steering wheel intact at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/48771868453_8bed5c9356_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: More AI Generated Cars That Never Were (But Should Have Been) I’m back with another round of AI-generated cars that never were (but should have been). As before, the images are exactly as generated by the DifusionBee (a port of Stable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1957-Chevrolet-Thunderbird-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What IF, by Andy: Pyre-Bird Here’s another one by Andy, and I do like it, as it’s a synthesis of the styling language of the late ’50s with that of the late ’60s and ’70s. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9196335957_14a1113e7c_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: AI Generated Cars That Never Were Images generated via artificial intelligence “Text to Image” programs are making a lot of noise in machine learning circles, and are starting to hit the mainstream. The latest buzz-generating program […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1940-Chevrolet-Corvette.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


![Andy’s Take On Elwood Engel – Styling “Sperm Donor Of A Decade” Andy made a series of cartoon panels on his personal theory of Elwood Engel’s Revenge: After being passed over for the Ford Design Vice Presidency, Elwood Engel took revenge by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/15622161430_6bd2022231_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If? 1965 Imperial Thunderbolt Here’s a shot by Andy at taking elements from the 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt and applying them to Elwood Engel’s Imperial. In case you forgot, here’s what the original Thunderbolt looked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/37251003394_6acb03edea_b-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If? Andy’s “Failed Chrysler Photoshops” – I Give Them A Passing Grade Andy’s photostream of his photoshops includes a few “failed/abandoned” ones, including these Chryslers. I wouldn’t have given them an “F” if I was grading them, but then my standards must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/51011838366_518f4e6779_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC What If: Non-American Coupe Conversions (first posted 5/4/2016) In America mainstream sedans for most part had two door variants of almost all their models. If you were looking for something a cheaper or perhaps a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/22214.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


