Joe Oros, Ford Designer
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. Larry Wood of Mattel sent me a treasure trove of slides from the late ’40s in an ancient brown metal box with a built-in slide viewer.
Design of the 1952 Ford
Another fascinating insider look at Ford’s design development—the 1952 Ford. By Jim and Cheryl Farrell. NEW PHOTOS ADDED TO POST!
A Design at a Crossroads—1967 Thunderbird
“Schick! My dad’s razor!” That was the first impression I had when I first saw the grille on the all-new ’67 Thunderbird at H.P. Smith Ford in the fall of ’66. By Todd Duhnke.
Design of the 1961 Lincoln, Part 1
Lincoln came very close to being cancelled.
Design of the 1963 “Full-Sized” Ford
”For the man who wants everything—The ’63-1/2 Super Torque Ford Sports Hardtop.“
Part II: Design of the Ford Falcon
It was quickly obvious that McNamara was the smartest guy in the room.
Ford’s Contribution to Chrysler’s Turbine Car
The Chrysler Turbine Car’s design was heavily influenced by ex-Ford designers.
Ford’s X-100 (aka Continental 195X)
The X-100 is easily Ford’s most important concept car—and it was distinctly a Ford product.
The 1958 Ford—An Indirect Casualty Of The Edsel
V=SxO once again proven to be true.
Before The Mustang
Ford’s reaction to the success of the 1960 Corvair Monza.
Stylerama—Ford’s Answer to GM’s Motorama (Almost)
Perhaps it was a good thing that the program was cancelled.
Design of the 1961 Thunderbird Sports Roadster and Italien
Just get the right guy to like it.
D-523, The First “Cougar”
The D-523 Cougar—From Styling Study to show car to movie star.
Who Designed the 1949 Ford?
The controversy over who designed the 1949 Ford.
George Walker and the 1964 Lincoln Continental Mark IX
Corporate politics and the aborted Mark IX.
The 1957 Ford Mystere Story
The mystery of the Mystere revealed.
The ‘59 Chevrolet and the Ford Quicksilver
“On seeing the ‘59 Chevrolet clay model, Ford designers soon convinced themselves that GM had somehow caught on to what Ford was doing and was purposely trying to mislead them.”
Ford Designer Gil Spear’s Idea Sketchbook
Fascinating images from Ford designer Gil Spear’s idea and innovation sketchbook.
The Cellini of Chrome
The Story of George W. Walker review by Helen Hutchings
Mustang Concepts
Ideas, styling experiments, accessories, and blunders that never made it to market (and some that did!).
George Krispinsky—Ford, AMC, and Chrysler Designer
An interview with George Krispinsky.
Hatching the 1955 Thunderbird
“I was lucky to get into car designing; I was at the right time and place.”