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Category Archives: Dick Ruzzin

Design of the 1992 Cadillac Seville and Eldorado, Part 5

The last installment of the rocky journey to create the 1992 Seville and Eldorado. By Dick Ruzzin and Dennis Little.

April 25, 20257 CommentsDennis Little, Dick RuzzinBy Gary Smith

Design of the 1992 Cadillac Seville and Eldorado, Part 4

The Pininfarina threat. Cadillac in trouble. The Basement Eldorado Skunk Works.

April 18, 202513 CommentsDick Ruzzin, Gary SmithBy Gary Smith

Design of the 1992 Cadillac Seville and Eldorado, Part 3

“Chuck Jordan said the DLO looks like “a greyhound on a stretch.” We knew right then we had found the theme.” —Scott Wassell

April 11, 20256 CommentsDennis Little, Dick Ruzzin, Scott WassellBy Gary Smith

Design of the 1992 Cadillac Seville and Eldorado, Part 2

Cadillac out of business? Unthinkable. The early development of the 1992 Cadillac Seville as told by Dick Ruzzin and Dennis Little.

April 4, 20253 CommentsDennis Little, Dick RuzzinBy Gary Smith

Design of the 1992 Cadillac Seville and Eldorado, Part 1

This is the true story of the challenge to design the 1992 Cadillac Seville and Eldorado and how it changed the future for one of America’s greatest car companies. The greatest disaster in Cadillac history was avoided by a whisker.

March 28, 20258 CommentsDennis Little, Dick Ruzzin, John ManoogianBy Gary Smith

Proud To Be An American

Dick Ruzzin, on a GM trip to Germany in 2001, recounts a heart-felt encounter with an Italian bus driver.

September 11, 202020 CommentsDick RuzzinBy Gary Smith

Design Insight Behind the Opel Bitter CD

Dick Ruzzin tells the story of the creation of the Opel Bitter.

July 2, 20205 CommentsDick RuzzinBy Gary Smith

Small Block Adventures

Dropping a built 283 SBC into a 1800 lb. MG-TD works for me. By Dick Ruzzin.

November 28, 20186 CommentsDick RuzzinBy Gary Smith

Tom Goes for a Ride—A Mangusta Story

A heart warming story by Dick Ruzzin.

July 27, 20189 CommentsDick Ruzzin, StoriesBy Gary Smith

TASC4GT

History of GM’s Total Automotive System Concept Program (TASC) and creation of the TASC4GT

October 16, 201713 CommentsDick Ruzzin, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Bella Mangusta

The complete story of Dick Ruzzin’s Chevy powered Mangusta. Book Review.

April 28, 20175 CommentsBooks, Dick RuzzinBy Gary Smith

Remembering Chuck Jordan

By Dick Ruzzin

October 8, 201516 CommentsChuck Jordan, Designers, Dick Ruzzin, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

The Story Behind Dick Ruzzin’s Chevy-powered Mangusta

Dick Ruzzin’s Chevy powered Mangusta.

May 23, 201411 CommentsDick Ruzzin, StoriesBy Gary Smith

The 1979 Opel Bitter Story

Dick Ruzzin’s first hand account of the development of the Open Bitter.

April 17, 201416 CommentsCar Design, Dick RuzzinBy Gary Smith

1966 Oldsmobile Toronado Development

Dick Ruzzin’s Personal account of the development of the ’66 Tornado.

March 30, 201325 CommentsCar Design, Dick Ruzzin, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith
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