Nick Londy's 1984 Porsche 911 received a visual overhaul that evolved from a respray into a full redesign executed by Webb Bland and designer Sera Trimble. The project began after 40,000 hard-driven miles dulled the factory black, prompting new paint and a protective PPF before a vinyl wrap. The final treatment is a diagonal black-to-gold gradient, mirrored on powder-coated Fuchs wheels, creating a front-black, rear-gold optical effect in desert photography. A windshield banner contains a topographic outline of the Teton Range and hidden, meaningful elevations referencing Londy's personal history.
"A 1984 Porsche 911 owned by Los Angeles-based Nick Londy becomes an optical illusion through a redesign led by automotive photographer Webb Bland with the help of designer Sera Trimble. It began as a simple respray, but ultimately evolved into a full visual redesign. The car is now defined by its black-to-gold gradient, a finish that seems to blend into the desert landscape where it was photographed."
"A new coat of paint and a full protective film (PPF) set the foundation for what was to become a must larger project. As Bland recalls, ' That's when he realized he could make the car something special by way of a vinyl wrap.' Working through dozens of renderings, the pair landed on a diagonal gradient - black at the nose fading to gold at the rear - echoed across the Fuchs wheels with matching powder-coated tones."
"Etched within the windshield banner is a topographic outline of Wyoming's Teton Range, as a subtle nod to his hometown of Jackson Hole. ' Within the topo banner is the Grand Teton along with its elevation of 13,776 feet,' Londy explains. ' There are other fake elevations too: my dog's birthday, the old Cardinals stadium zip code where my dad grew up watching Stan Musial, and my late father's birthday. You wouldn't know they're not elevations, but they're meaningful to me.'"
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