Category Archives: Designers

GM Designer Paul Deesen, the Pontiac Strato Star, and Sebring 1957

by Gary Smith Posted on May 3, 2012

Paul was interested in cars for as long as he can remember. One day the shop manager at a local Pontiac dealership let him drive his beautiful MG TC home to show his mother in hopes of getting one for … Continue reading →

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1970-71 F-body Concept—Advanced Pontiac Studio

by Gary Smith Posted on January 19, 2012

By John Mellberg I’ve had these photos filed in a brown envelope since leaving GM Styling in 1972. The car in the photos was a Firebird that was underway when I was assigned to the Advanced Pontiac Studio, initially working … Continue reading →

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