Remembering Louis Chevrolet
The Chevrolet brand became an icon and a tremendous success, yet he, Louis Chevrolet, received little profit from it
American Orphan Project
American Orphan Project
George Barbaz
The Quicksilver became the radical, all-new 1960 full-size Ford, designed as a response to the really far-out 1959 Chevrolet.
The Maharajah’s Silver Daimler
The serpent horn was copied verbatim, right down to the molars.
Sneak Preview of the New 1968 GM Cars
From 1968 forecast illustrations for Motor Trend (July 1967).
Spruce Moose
World’s largest car.
Black Air
“I remember taking it to work and wanting to change lanes and all you had to do was just stab the throttle and the thing would “choo-choo” and it would skid over. You didn’t have to move the steering wheel, it would just shift lanes. It was wonderful.”—Steve Pasteiner
Major Howdy Bixby’s Album of Forgotten Warbirds
If you like Stan Mott, you’ll like Bruce McCall.
Personal Luxury Cars of the 1970s, Part 2
Dick Nesbitt has a great style.
Personal Luxury Cars of the 1970s, Part 1
The personal-luxury category had it’s initial roots in this context based on Ford’s original Thunderbird from 1955.
1932 Kranzler Sturm Roadster
From Zany Afternoons.
Steinegger & Eshenbaugh
Steinegger and Eshenbaugh is generally credited with bringing professional racing to the Phoenix area, and they carried the Arizona banner at tracks throughout the nation.
Cyclops Safety Car Press Release
As a matter of company policy, the extra cost of producing the Cyclops Safety Car won’t be passed along to the customer.
1965 Times Grand Prix at Riverside International Raceway
I was there. RIR was close to home.
“Still have that green Charger?”
Still have it.
The Government Safety Fun Car
This would be funnier if it weren’t so prophetic.
1951 LeSabre Brochure
Scans of the original brochure.
Stan Mott’s Go Kart World Circumnavigation
Wait. What?
Orville, Wilbur, and the Cafe Cowboy
There was a time where design was like that for all of us. Freedom of expression. Focused, uncomplicated creativity.
John M. Melberg’s Career—Part Two
It’s the awareness of when something looks and feels right, satisfying the customers wants, needs and expectations.
Peter Maier, Designer, Master Realist, Part Two
Multi-layering process and technique.
John M. Melberg’s Career—Part One
Cars, firetrucks, tractors, and flying machines.
Harley Earl’s 1951/1954 Le Sabre
Le Sabre—GM’s answer to pre-war Mercedes?
How Cars Are Really Designed in Detroit
My recollection of the process is remarkably similar.