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Preproduction: ​1987 Coastal Defender

Guy Cassaday discusses his initial concept for the Coastal Defender,
​which was price reduced to the product we received.

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Vehicle concepts often go through many iterations. Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them.​

This early concept sketch utilized folding triangle shapes and is labeled "Modular Mobile Command Center."

This detailed illustration notes (left to right): anti-aircraft gun, command center chair, retractable hitch, fold out ramp, radar, and more.

This detailed illustration notes (left to right): front radar plate, open ladder slots, rear plate, rear ramp, base, and clips press fit into place!

This exploded view shows the parts needed to construct the vehicle and how they'd assemble.

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 The presentation art shown below was drawn by Guy Cassaday on Vincent Vellum. Vellum gives artists the flexibility to draw and paint on both sides of the page, which allows for muted background colors to show through behind the more saturated art on the front of the page. This technique is popular with automotive designers. This presentation art shows a more sizable Coastal Defender, before being cost reduced down to the smaller vehicle we received. Click the images to enlarge them.

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Below are two Polaroids showing the Coastal Defender prototype, hand made by Guy Cassaday.