A Car/Fighter Plane Dilemma

So in the coming weeks I hope to be getting a motor car, with which I intend on motoring places. It occurred to me after a genial discussion of fixing HUD's to dashboards to reflect onto the drivers window that I may want to have a themed vehicle (though of a slightly more extravagant variety) So then I decided I wished to use the details of a fighter plane from the 'great' World War II, but the question arose of which one? So after much internal debate I will offer up to you, my three+ readers to decide. Naturally I will show you the details of both planes to assist in your decision.




First off we have the British made 'Supermarine Spitfire', my original choice to use for the car.

The color scheme would be maintained over the body of the car, including air group lettering behind the passenger and driver side doors. The hubcaps would also bear the concentric circles representing the Royal air Group as seen on the wing and fuselage.

However there would be an anachronistic element added to the car for effect. I would include the mouth displayed here on a P-40 Warhawk, over the wheel well.

Quiet stylish wouldn't you say?

Now then, that would be the sum total of the work done to the car if I decide to go with the Spitfire. We must now look at my other option, the Japanese A6M 'Zero' fighter plane.

This particular design is from mid war, land based Zero's, as opposed to the solid green or silver ones from carrier groups. So in this case the body of the car would have a similar pattern, with a grayish strip running along the bottom. The large Rising Sun would replace the concentric circles on the Spitfire car. Beyond the detailing for the design I would also go a step further and add a bit of detailing like this.

The whitish areas at the front of the craft, and leading wing edge are areas of wear and tear. On the car these would be created using a silver "undercoat" of paint that would be slowly covered by the actual aerial camouflage.

Now then, the biggest problem we face is not so much, which looks better, but what will people think under specific circumstances. With the British made Spitfire, there is really no considerations made as to what the car represents, but with the Zero we have war crimes and senseless brutality and aggression. The only reason the zero is a possibility is that we here in America have short memories when it comes to the Japanese War. We ignore the brutality in a way, but still cling to our loathing of Nazi's. Anyway, that's beside the point, the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen was a great plane, and had an interesting design element.

It is thus that i have placed a poll up on the right hand panel, it will close in a week, and the winning plane will be my eventual design scheme for the car. So please vote, if you have any other ideas list them, mind you I will ignore fighter jets, because I hate them.