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25M Courager Fixed Bed Four by Four (Base Model)

Concept direction came from observing the rough looking shipping containers on the backs of trucks while I was on a road trip. Mixing the corrugated metal aesthetic with automotive fuller surfaces and speculating what a somewhat ridiculous sized consumer 5 ton truck could look like. I sketched some ideas a couple of years ago, including some marker roughs for a dual axle version. Recently, I came across the old sketches and put them up for a vote along with a garbage truck on my Instagram account. People overwhelmingly selected the truck. Using the color combination of a 1960s car brochure gave me color direction that I would not have normally chosen myself.

Final design illustration.

Final design illustration.

Rough color comp.

Rough color comp.

Dual axle variations in light grey marker, not finished in ballpoint.

Dual axle variations in light grey marker, not finished in ballpoint.

Slight iterations. To the final, the ride height and wheel to body relationship was modified, but the lower sketch was followed fairly accurately.

Slight iterations. To the final, the ride height and wheel to body relationship was modified, but the lower sketch was followed fairly accurately.