Black Air
The Buick Grand National Documentary “I remember taking it to work and wanting to change lanes and all you had to do was just stab the throttle and the thing would “choo-choo” and it would skid over. You didn’t have … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Bill Porter
Reminiscences of Irvin W. Rybicki
Reminiscence from the 1985 Interview with Irvin W. Rybicki. Automotive Design Oral History, Accession 1673. Benson Ford Research Center. The Henry Ford Museum. This interview as well as many others can be found at the Automobile in American Life and … Continue reading
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Photos and Other Things of Interest
Dean’s Garage receives many interesting photos from readers—snapshots from another time and era. Not enough content on any one subject for a single post, but important enough to be posted. Many thanks to those who email me and to those … Continue reading
’73 GTO/Grand AM Development
Renderings by Geza Loczi and Charley Gatewood Grand AM Development from How Stuff Works The 1973 Pontiac Grand Am started out in the development stages as a GTO. But the muscle era was drawing to a close and, very much … Continue reading
More Saved Studio Sketches
Chalk and marker rendering by Tom Semple The day Tom Semple and I nearly did each other in. I became interested in motocross motorcycles in the ’70s, and rode in the woods with several GM designers and sculptors including Larry … Continue reading