Stan Mott—Modern Mechanics
Stan Mott kept us going with his outrageous cartoons and great artwork.
Automobile Design by Henry Gurr
R. Henry Gurr’s book played an important role in my interest in car design.
MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe
Interesting how the esthetics of aerodynamics have changed.
Photos and Other Things of Interest
Lots of very interesting photos.
Harry Bentley Bradley, Part 2
He inspires us to start sketching again just for the joy of it.
Charles M. “Chuck” Jordan
Jordan likened this to “letting a tiger out of the cage—saying go!”
Harry Bentley Bradley, Part One
His illustration style is original and unmatched.
Larry Shinoda Interview Video
He had quite a career.
Sports Cars of the Future by Strother MacMinn
This rare, out-of-print book was loaned to me by Richard Nesbitt.
Larry Shinoda, Part 2
Larry Shinoda brought to Ford a sense of no-nonsense car-guy cool.
Larry Shinoda, Part 1
Shinoda was outspoken, candid, humorous, and firmly believes in what he is doing.
Ted Youngkin
I remember he ordered a new blue Chevy pickup, and when it was delivered he realized that the instrument cluster had a blank where a gage could have been. He called it his humility gage, because it reminded him he didn’t have everything.
Designing an Icon: Creativity and the American Automobile
This exhibition highlights the creativity of the American automobile designers of the 1960s and 70s
Alex Tremulis and the 1948 Tucker
Among his talents, Alex was noted for his ability to play tunes on his airbrush.
Hatching the 1955 Thunderbird
“I was lucky to get into car designing; I was at the right time and place.”
1973 XP-897 GT/2-Rotor Corvette Artwork
“Bill Mitchell absolutely hated the 2-Rotor and was very verbal about it calling it all kinds of nasty four letter words.”
Allan Flowers
Allan Flowers is a very talented and super creative designer.
Bob Marcks, Designer at Studebaker, Ford, and Chrysler, Part 2
Looking back, I think what a great place to start an automotive career, and how sad to think of what FOMOCO was then, and what it is now.
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.