Read the
original.
Condition, history and character.
Understand the car before changing it.
STUDIO CONCEPT
GENERATED VISUAL A closer look
GENERATED VISUAL A closer look
01 RESTORATION / RESTOMOD
There is a
method to it.
Restoration, restomod and engineering.
A developing automotive practice.
02 THE METHOD IN PRINCIPLE
The METHOD: assess, engineer, document
Read the
Measure.
Then plan.
Verify the space and the interfaces.
Plan how the systems work together.
Keep
the record.
Photographs. Measurements. Decisions.
Document what changes and why.
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03 FROM FORM TO DETAIL
A detail.
A decision.
Three questions behind
a considered change.
- 01Character
Does it respect the original car?
- 02Integration
How does it fit the whole assembly?
- 03Evidence
What must be measured and verified?
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04 THE METHODOUR DEVELOPING APPROACH
Respect for
the original.
Restoration, restomod
and applied engineering.
METHOD is developing its practice around careful assessment, verified measurements and documented decisions.
Read the original before proposing a change.
Turn the visual idea into a question to verify.
Connect each decision to photographs and measurements.
- 01
Establish the car’s condition, history and original design.
- 02
Plan packaging and control integration around verified measurements.
- 03
Keep a traceable record of changes, checks and decisions.
FROM INTENTION TO PRACTICEMeet the Swift
05 DEVELOPMENTTHE FOUNDER'S PROJECT
From intention
to practice.
Our 1991 Suzuki Swift.Our development and demonstration vehicle. CAD-led packaging and OEM control integration are planned; the specification remains open.
01 / ORIGINAL CHARACTER
Before a change,
look closer.
1989 Swift GTi period references, used to study form. These are not photographs of our 1991 project car.
Select an observation to reveal its trace. Select again to clear it.
The whole car.
Look at the relationship between the bonnet, cabin and wheels.
A cabin that stands tall.
A short bonnet, steep windscreen and upright cabin. The character comes from how these volumes meet.
Where the body meets the road.
Read the tyres, arches and the body between them as one visual balance.
A line to follow.
Follow the side glass around to the hatch; it connects the cabin and rear.
A continuous dark band.
The lower glass edge continues around the cabin and hatch, holding the shape together.
Visual observations of the reference car. Traces are illustrative, not measured geometry.
1989 Suzuki Swift GTi · Photographs by OSX / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. Front source ↗ Rear source ↗
METHOD / DEVELOPMENT RECORD IN DEVELOPMENT
THE DEVELOPMENT VEHICLE
Suzuki
Swift.
MODEL YEAR1991
- OWNERSHIP
- Founder-owned
- FUNDING
- Personally funded
- ROLE
- Development & demonstration
A founder development project, separate from commercial commissions.
02 / DESIGN QUESTIONS
What should
a change respect?
Three studies will guide the build. Each begins with measurements of the actual car.
01PackagingPLANNED STUDY
What can fit within the car, and what would it ask us to change?
Map a CAD layout from verified measurements. Clearances, drivetrain choice and geometry remain open.
02ControlsPLANNED STUDY
How could OEM controls belong within the chosen layout?
Study OEM control placement against the chosen hardware and packaging. The integration approach remains undecided.
03DocumentationPLANNED RECORD
What evidence will explain each decision?
Record the build with real photographs, verified measurements and dated decisions: what changed, and why.
03 / INTENDED DIRECTION
Still a Swift.
More considered.
Keep the Swift’s original character while resolving the practical constraints of the layout.
DIRECTION IN DEVELOPMENT / SPECIFICATION OPEN1991 SUZUKI SWIFT / FOUNDER DEVELOPMENTContinue the conversation
06 A CONVERSATIONTHE NEXT CHAPTER
It starts with
a conversation.
Tell us about the car, its condition, and the change you’re considering.
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