Cutaway drawings

[sjordan2]

I haven't seen this subject raised here that I can remember, but one of the most useful of my tools in finding build reference is to search out cutaway drawings of the car in question. The one below, for example was found in my search in Google Images for Jaguar SS 100 cutaway. It's amazing how many there are out there, with a lot of stuff on race cars. I have a few books containing many of these cutaways as well, such as Inside 100 Great Cars edited by David Hodges.

And for casual browsing, here's a forum of 181 pages of random posts regarding cutaways:

http://forums.autosport.com/lofiversion/index.php/t84751-0.html

[Jim Gibbons]

Thanks, Skip, for this great resource. I know Russ von Sauers who does the line illustrations for Hemmings, and saw some of his cutaway drawings that won't be found in their publications. Back in the late 70's, early '80s, his illustration technique was a major influence on how I did mine. However, I'm not talented enough to do cutaways; well, more accurately, I've never attempted them. Great stuff.

[MikeMc]

I love the Jag ...Cutaways show the complexity of the auto....or the lack of!

[Jim Gibbons]

I love the Jag ...Cutaways show the complexity of the auto....or the lack of!

Nothing like a Panhard to show minimalist engineering!