Need your Model T serviced?

This 1928 postcard clearly details service costs for different maintenance items for your Model T.

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John Thawley

On July 14, 2009 my friend John Thawley died at 71 years old.
John Thawley, myself, and my wife Louise in July, 1980.
I was working at General Motors Design Staff in 1976. In Buick Studio. I was also working for Herb Fishel creating artwork to help him sell his Buick promotional vehicle ideas to management. And [...]

Ford Times

In February 1956 Ford Times did an article about the students in design studies. It mentions the Art Center College of Design and the Cleveland Institute of Art, with an introduction by George W. Walker, Vice President and Director of Design at Ford Motor Company.

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Alex Tremulis and the 1948 Tucker

I was privledged to be able to eavesdrop on an interesting email conversation regarding the ’48 Tucker. It went like this:
Karl Ludvigsen:
Tucker is high on my list of books I’d like to write—a proper story of the whole project. Maybe quite soon…
Bob Marcks:
Like some of you, I knew Alex Tremulis, the primary designer of the [...]

Woodward Dream Cruise

You didn’t make it to the Woodward Dream Cruise? Neither did I, but Mike Parris did and took his camera. I understand from some of the local residents that it is more of a nightmare than a dream. It is the largest single day automotive event in the world. A quarter of a million people [...]

Buick Camel GT, Buick PPG Staff Car, Olds Calais Kelly Challenge Car

Buick Camel GT Car
For you performance Buick enthusiasts, sketches and photos of the Buick Camel GT car (Morgan Performance Argo JM16 GTP) campaigned by the Morgan Performance Group in 1985–86. Racing photos courtesy of Racing Sports Cars. My involvement was limited to a sketch of a paint scheme. I don’t know why the rendering shows [...]

Motorama Corvettes and Showcars

Bob Caderet renderings, Corvette Nomad and Corvair artwork, early Corvette production shots, Astro I, Astro II, XP-819, Mako Shark I and II vintage photos, and a few unusual Motorama photos. Photos courtesy of Wayne Ellwood of Corvette Articles and Photos and General Motors Corporation.

Corvette Racing History Videos

Thanks to the Registry of Corvette Race Cars

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