Clasiq Designer Series—David Mcintosh

December 1, 2019 7 CommentsDavid Mcintosh, Videos

Classiq Designer Series—Featuring David Mcintosh

Dave McIntosh is a retired GM Designer with a career that spans over 40 years. A graduate of Art Center in Pasadena, David is one of the few designers that can say they worked on a project concept to production with the Buick Reatta. Clasiq gets a first hand exclusive look at his personal art collection that encompasses art though his 40 year career at General Motors. Dave has worked on such cars as the 1970 Buick Riviera and Skylark, the 1978 Grand Prix, Firebird, Monte Carlo, and LeSabre, and Buick Reatta.

Future videos in the series will feature George Camp, Bill Robinson, Buck Mook, Elia Russinoff, Frank Pascoe, Vince Geraci, Bill Michalak, Wayne Kady, and Bill Porter.

Video Credits: Julie Hyde-Edwards and Robert Edwards for making the videos possible, Clasiq for producing the series. Sponsored by Farmers Insurance.

Published on Dean’s Garage by permission by Charlie Rubin, Clasiq COO and Founder.

Dean’s Garage, The Future is Back release: January, 2020.

GM Designer, David Mcintosh

Buick Reatta Design

Corvair

Pontiac Grand Prix

Design Development

“Four-Fendered Farkel”

7 Comments

December 1, 2019 at 11:49 am

Jay Maggio

Thanks for sharing this. Fascinating and very enjoyable to watch and learn.
December 1, 2019 at 2:56 pm

ROY V LONBERGER

Many thanks Gary and Dave for the videos. Great to see my old friend Dave talking design. Still as nice and soft spoken as I remember him back in the mid 1960s. Impressed with his model collection and studio. Would like to know what he is doing now.

Looking forward to other videos.
December 1, 2019 at 4:22 pm

98 REGENCY

Thank you for for sharing this information and posting the videos. It was informative and quite nice to see the history of several GM vehicles.
December 3, 2019 at 8:49 am

David McIntosh

Many thanks to Julie and Robert, Jeremy,and Gary for showing this interview. It was fun to do and I am truly grateful for the opportunity. A possible confusion though is Advanced one in 1966 with Nickels- Corvair project – is way different from Advanced 1 with Bill Porter in 1973- Grand Prix. Thanks also for the calls and comments. The takeaway is that I was able to have a career with my passion for cars. What more could you want!
December 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm

Keith Ashley

A nice video giving us outsiders a peek into the design process. Thanks, David.
April 30, 2020 at 12:19 pm

Eric Burkholz

Really amazing to see where Buick was to where they are now. Thanks for these videos!
July 14, 2024 at 4:17 pm

Mark

I see David published a book: so you want to be a car designer, can’t get it anywhere

Found it here: East Coast Reatta Parts

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Book is excellent reading. I like all the practical jokes that you played on each other. Haven’t put it down yet.

Paul Alflen
Gary, Just received your book and read part of it, and can’t wait to finish it! EXCELLENT BOOK WOW! Thanks!

Carl Kofron
It’s a book whose pages you’ll return to again and again…sometimes just to look, other times to read and learn and to laugh!

Helen Hutchings
It brought back so many memories. The book captures some of the antics that took place. I recommend Gary’s book for anyone that has an interest to get a glimpse of an era long gone.

John Manoogian II
Very impressed with the emphasis on the “people stories.” Most people think of GM in terms of the cars, whereas you focused on the designers that created the cars. Congratulations on your excellent and personable narrative.

Roy Lonberger
Great book! It will provide many hours of interesting reading. Thank you for writing and publishing it!

Charles Pieier
All the wonderful anecdotes and photos bring laughter and smiles of recollection of the years at GM Design. The other content is equally entertaining, too! One can keep returning to its pages, finding a new topic of interest each time.

George Camp
Gary’s book focuses on the people who drove designs and events at GM Design. It is always informative, sometimes funny and sometimes sad. Picture are breathtaking. Extremely well done.

James Rice
Thank you Gary for this wonderful publication vicariously delivering the human condition nectar recalled from the good old days at GM Design.

Bill Boudreau
Closest thing to an actual time machine I have experienced! The photos, quotes and artwork really transported me back to what was a fabulous time at GM Design.

Len Casillo
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed The Future is Back. Great stories and wonderful comments! Excellent selection of illustrations and photos!

Peter Brock
The book is providing lots of interesting reading along with so many great photos, illustrations and renderings.

Sheldon Payne
It’s like going to a family reunion and meeting all your old friends, the studios and the models all over again. I can almost smell the fresh clay reading your book.

Ron Will
Reading the stories and anecdotes of designers who shared their experiences in this book allowed me to vicariously imagine what it would have actually been like to have worked in a studio. Thumbs Up Gary!!

Steve Sicklick
Great book Gary. It’s like taking a trip down memory lane!

Dennis Burke
I’ve enjoyed the Dean’s Garage book. I know a lot of the designers and places you mention; it’s like a reunion or old-home week.Thank you very much for putting everything together in such a beautifully organized, fun, illuminating way.

Michael Lamm