Category Archives: Rescued from the Studio Trash

Bob Marcks, Designer at Studebaker, Ford, and Chrysler

by Bob Marcks I was a staff designer with Raymond Loewy in 1953-54, and then my own firm produced the color and trim changes for the 1966 Studebaker and the 1967 prototype. Our 1967 Studebaker prototype proposal is in front of the … Continue reading

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1961 Pontiac Sedan vs. Streamliner

by Bill Porter When I first went into Pontiac production studio in the winter of 1959 I had just come from over a year’s experience in Bob McLean’s Styling Research Studio, working alongside Norm James and Stefan Hapsburg, a couple … Continue reading

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Sketches of Optimism From Detroit’s Glory Days

Illustrations accompanying the New York Times article published August 26, 2007. It was about the show entitled Designing an Icon, Creativity, and the American Automobile that was held at the Louisville Visual Art Association in Kentucky. Bill Porter was interviewed … Continue reading

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