Random images
Random images I’ve picked up along the way.
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Category Archives: Ford Design
George Barbaz
by Dick Nesbitt I worked with George Barbaz in the Lincoln-Mercury Advanced Design Studio during 1973. George was the “Senior” member of our studio, having started as a designer with Ford in 1945 after serving in the army infantry during … Continue reading
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Personal Luxury Cars of the 1970s, Part 2
Continental Mark V Design Sketches by Dick Nesbitt There has been quite a bit of interest in the last post by Dick Nesbitt, if the number of comments is any indication. Here is some follow-up information and sketches/photos courtesy of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ford Advanced Strategy Conference, Gayle Halderman, Lee Iacocca
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Personal Luxury Cars of the 1970s
by Dick Nesbitt As rising insurance cost and increased emissions control concerns gradually phased out the exciting high-performance cars of the late 1960′s, high-image “personal-luxury” style became the new emphasis for the 1970s. From the “entry-level” Chevrolet Monte Carlo and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ford Advanced Strategy Conference, Gayle Halderman, Lee Iacocca, Wixom
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An Interview with Bob Gurr—Making Dreams Come True
Click on the photo to the left to open an Acrobat (.pdf) file of an interview with Bob Gurr scanned from Collectable Automobile, October, 1998. It’s great reading and offers a candid appraisal of what it was like working as … Continue reading