Dean’s Garage » David North http://deansgarage.com Yesterday’s Look at Tomorrow Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:36:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 David North with Jay Leno’s 1966 Toronado http://deansgarage.com/2009/david-north-with-jay-leno%e2%80%99s-1966-toronado/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-north-with-jay-leno%25e2%2580%2599s-1966-toronado http://deansgarage.com/2009/david-north-with-jay-leno%e2%80%99s-1966-toronado/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:04 +0000 Gary Smith http://deansgarage.com/?p=746 Continue reading →]]> Dave North was Studio Chief in the mid 1980s when I was in Oldsmobile II Studio, and Ed Welburn his assistant. Dave was involved with the design of the 1966 Tornado. One example of this car that has gotten a lot of attention is the one that Jay Leno restored. Actually the car is a resto-mod. Looks stock on the outside—but there stock abruptly ends.

According to Dave, “Jay got a hold of me and invited my son and me to the NBC studios and a day at his “Big Dog” garage in Burbank. He has a very spectacular collection of cars. He had a wall of photos of me working on the Toro that he got from Ed Welburn. He is a real enthusiast and nice guy.”


David North with Jay Leno


David North with Jay Leno


David North in Oldsmobile Studio in the early ’60s.


This isn’t your father’s Oldsmobile.

Here is another video with David North and Lay Leno— this one is about the origins of Cadillac Tail Fins. It’s really good.

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