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’80s GM Image Cars

by Gary Smith Posted on November 3, 2009

Glass is in, or bubble tops made a comeback. According to Automotive News, January 4, 1988, GM’s ‘Image’ Cars (Buick Sceptre/Lucerne, Pontiac Banshee, Chevrolet Venture, SRV-1, GMC Centaur, and Cadillac Voyage) were to be featured at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel … Continue reading →

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GM Styling Staff Brochure from the ’60s.

by Gary Smith Posted on April 16, 2009

General Motors created many specialized brochures. Featured in this post is a 8.5″ square, 8-page grayscale brochure of GM Design Staff from the early 1960s. The photos are captioned, but if others know of the names of other people in … Continue reading →

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Development of the 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva SCX

by Gary Smith Posted on March 22, 2009

From Buick One to Olds One I was transferred from Buick One to Oldsmobile One Exterior Studio in late 1985. Olds One was a crazy studio even by Design Staff standards. One story comes to mind. Peggy Lee recorded a … Continue reading →

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