Comments on: About http://deansgarage.com Yesterday’s Look at Tomorrow Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:06:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Wilczynski http://deansgarage.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-7041 Paul Wilczynski Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:52:48 +0000 http://deansgarage.com/about/#comment-7041 Gary-- This is my first perusal of your site, and it's a bulls-eye as far as my personal interests are concerned. I'm going to have lots of fun wading through this assemblage of automobilia, and my car design students (many of whom are sadly lacking in historical perspective pre-1980 or so) will be eventually assigned written reports on historical topics, with your site being a primary reference and jumping-off point. My enthusiasm is once again refueled! --Paul Wilczynski Academy of Art University Gary–

This is my first perusal of your site, and it’s a bulls-eye as far as my personal interests are concerned. I’m going to have lots of fun wading through this assemblage of automobilia, and my car design students (many of whom are sadly lacking in historical perspective pre-1980 or so) will be eventually assigned written reports on historical topics, with your site being a primary reference and jumping-off point.

My enthusiasm is once again refueled!

–Paul Wilczynski
Academy of Art University

]]> By: Gary Smith http://deansgarage.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-6663 Gary Smith Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:27:43 +0000 http://deansgarage.com/about/#comment-6663 Jim, My dad always indulged my sometimes misplaced car enthusiasm, took me to the Riverside International Raceway, helped me get through Art Center, was co-driver on the trip to Michigan when I was hired by GM. On my first day at Design Staff, Chuck Jordan took us both on a tour. His middle name was Dean, same as mine. But he wasn't in the photo of the Monza GT. He retired in the '70s from Alcan Aluminum in Riverside, California and died in 1980. Thanks for your thoughts. Gary Jim,
My dad always indulged my sometimes misplaced car enthusiasm, took me to the Riverside International Raceway, helped me get through Art Center, was co-driver on the trip to Michigan when I was hired by GM. On my first day at Design Staff, Chuck Jordan took us both on a tour. His middle name was Dean, same as mine. But he wasn’t in the photo of the Monza GT. He retired in the ’70s from Alcan Aluminum in Riverside, California and died in 1980.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Gary

]]> By: Jim Brady http://deansgarage.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-6661 Jim Brady Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:13:08 +0000 http://deansgarage.com/about/#comment-6661 Hi Gary, I really enjoy your site and often share it with my car enthusiast friends. I was just reading your note about the site being dedicated to your father. I have often look at the photo on banner noting that I recognized Dean at the wheel of the Corvair GT (?). Should I assume this is the same Dean? I worked at GM Photographic in the 60s before coming to Design and sometimes would chat with him about the time he spent photographing in Styling before Mitchell created his own photo group. Your dad was a grand guy. Jim Brady Hi Gary, I really enjoy your site and often share it with my car enthusiast friends. I was just reading your note about the site being dedicated to your father. I have often look at the photo on banner noting that I recognized Dean at the wheel of the Corvair GT (?). Should I assume this is the same Dean? I worked at GM Photographic in the 60s before coming to Design and sometimes would chat with him about the time he spent photographing in Styling before Mitchell created his own photo group. Your dad was a grand guy. Jim Brady

]]> By: Gary Smith http://deansgarage.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-6026 Gary Smith Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:14:28 +0000 http://deansgarage.com/about/#comment-6026 Don, The old WordPress theme was heavily modified but no longer compatible with the new version of Wordpress. So the whole thing needed to be updated. This new theme is very flexible and allows for 3 columns, although I prefer a design that is more of a design statement in itself. But to develop a new theme is prohibitively time consuming. As far as the logo goes, I "borrowed" it from GM; it is the old GM Firebird logo that first appeared on the tail fin of the Firebird One. It is used on the helipad at the GM Tech Center. Copy and paste this 42.512121,-83.044796 into http:www.maps.google.com. Gary Don,
The old WordPress theme was heavily modified but no longer compatible with the new version of WordPress. So the whole thing needed to be updated. This new theme is very flexible and allows for 3 columns, although I prefer a design that is more of a design statement in itself. But to develop a new theme is prohibitively time consuming. As far as the logo goes, I “borrowed” it from GM; it is the old GM Firebird logo that first appeared on the tail fin of the Firebird One. It is used on the helipad at the GM Tech Center. Copy and paste this 42.512121,-83.044796 into http:www.maps.google.com.
Gary

]]> By: Don Leblanc http://deansgarage.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-6023 Don Leblanc Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:50:17 +0000 http://deansgarage.com/about/#comment-6023 Hi Gary; This is a new look to your site ? Also I was curious as to the history of your logo mark, The red white and blue circle with the jet in it? I think I saw that on a GM display somewhere.Thanks, Don. Hi Gary; This is a new look to your site ?

Also I was curious as to the history of your logo mark, The red white and blue circle with the jet in it? I think I saw that on a GM display somewhere.Thanks, Don.

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