Alex Tremulis, Fortune Teller
The Story of Alex Tremulis and Ford’s Gyron.
The Surveyor—Mitchell’s Ultimate Bike Racer Van
Bill Mitchell’s custom bike hauler.
The American Station Wagon
By Harry Bradley
Bill Mitchell’s Super Bikes
Bill Mitchell’s Harley Davidson Stingray and Ducati 750SF featured in Car Styling, 1975
Strother MacMinn, A Man of Wit and Genius
A very interesting interview with Strother MacMinn published in Car Styling No. 56, Autumn, 1986.
Ron Will’s Phantom Restored!
Ron Will’s Turbo Phantom Restoration Saga.
Car Craft’s Dream Roadster
Artwork by Bob Hubbach, published in Car Craft Magazine, 1961.
Car Designs of the 1937 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild
The story of the 1937 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, by Ron Will.
Threesome
Harry Bradley’s Sports Rod concept from Street Rodder magazine, September, 2000
Strother MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe at Eyes on Design
Strother MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe Makes First Public Debut in 60 Years.
Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman
Art Fitzpatrick’s and Van Kaufman’s illustrations inspired us all.
Influential Designs by Virgil Exner
Chrysler concept cars by Virgil Exner and Virgil Exner Jr.
Stan Mott’s Autobiography
Stan Mott is gone. He wrote this autobiography in 2019 especially for the Dean’s Garage book.
Wayne Kady’s Watercolors
Wayne Kady shares some of his superb watercolors.
GM Sculptor Ray Hildebrandt
Dick Ruzzin remembers a remarkably talented studio sculptor, engineer, and artist.
Tom Peloquin
My good friend Tom Peloquin is gone.
The ‘59 Chevrolet and the Ford Quicksilver
“On seeing the ‘59 Chevrolet clay model, Ford designers soon convinced themselves that GM had somehow caught on to what Ford was doing and was purposely trying to mislead them.”
Ford Mustang Mach 2
The Ford Mach 2 and the short careers of Knudsen and Shinoda at Ford.
Ford Designer McKinley W. (Mac) Thompson, Jr.
Highlights of the career of Mac Thompson—Ford Designer from 1956–1985.
Herbert Hoover’s Dog House
Gil Spear (designer at Ford and the subject of the last post), while working for Norman Bel Geddes, was commissioned to create a dog house for Herbert Hoover. Here’s the story.
Ford Designer Gil Spear’s Idea Sketchbook
Fascinating images from Ford designer Gil Spear’s idea and innovation sketchbook.
Roger Hughet Tribute at GM Design
GM designer Roger Hughet’s wok on display at GM Design.
Bob Marcks Ford Renderings
A collection of renderings by Bob Marcks
The First Stingray
An interesting account from 1977 of Mitchell’s Stingray racing effort with quotes by Mitchell and Kenny Eschenbach.