Every Boy’s Dream: The Life and Career of an Automotive Designer
A wonderful sketching style.
Every Boy’s Dream: The Life and Career of an Automotive Designer
Of the many and varied professional opportunities available in the automotive industry, the role of the designer (or stylist) has probably captured the imagination of more young men and auto enthusiasts around the world than any other.
Bob Marcks, Designer at Studebaker, Ford, and Chrysler
I was a designer for Ford in 1953, and 1956-1961.
1961 Pontiac Sedan vs. Streamliner
Jack Humbert, the greatly respected Pontiac studio chief in those years, was very tolerant of my naiveté.
Homer LaGassey
According to Bill Porter, Homer, who was assistant in Pontiac at the time, says he quit because of round-the-clock overtime. Claimed his kids cried when he did come home. “Who’s that strange man, mommy?”
Lost Techniques—352 Pluvius Pencil on Newsprint
Newsprint pads, the same stuff your newspaper is printed on, were far cheaper than other sketch pads and were very popular at Pratt Institute where I did my graduate work in Industrial Design in 1957–58.
David North with Jay Leno’s 1966 Toronado
“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.”
Gray Counts, Designer, Automotive Fine Artist, Friend
Gray is a good friend and great designer.
Old Ford Tractors
I had a bad feeling about this. That burlap wasn’t put in at the factory and didn’t get there on its own.
Development of the 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva SCX
The origins of the only body side I can lay claim to designing in 15 years at GM.