Second Generation F-Car Windshield
Bill Porter describes the windshield form for the second generation Firebird and Camaro.
Dr. Dick Thompson Remembers
Dr. Dick Thompson, arguably the greatest pure Corvette racer of them all.
Pontiac Firebird 50 Years
I about had a heart attack when the ’70 Trans Am hit the streets. Book Review.
Dave Holls’ Career
From Sketches, Special Edition, April 24, 1991.
The Story Behind Dick Ruzzin’s Chevy-powered Mangusta
Dick Ruzzin’s Chevy powered Mangusta.
Motor Trend Classic Chuck Jordan Interview
“A car has to make you feel something. If a buyer looks at a car and says, ‘I don’t like it,’ all the other stuff doesn’t matter.”
1965 Pontiac Banshee: The Story of the XP-833
“We were working up exterior styling with Ned Nichols’ design studio, and the Monza GT was our primary inspiration.”
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado Development
Dick Ruzzin’s Personal account of the development of the ’66 Tornado.
An Interview with Roy Lonberger, Part 2
Ahh, Mitchell.
An interview with Roy Lonberger, Part 1
Mr. Mitchell had the passion and flamboyant style, Shinoda had the personal no-nonsense Southern California performance connection, and Jordan had the elegance and taste—anything they touched was destined to be a success.
Interview with Bill Porter; Pontiac Design in the ’60s
Bill Porter candidly describes his years with Pontiac.
Exclusive 2006 Interview with Charles M. (Chuck) Jordan
“I consider myself one of the luckiest guys alive. All my life I’ve been able to do the thing I love most—design automobiles.”
85 Year History of GM Design
What we have here is a 2:50 minute video snapshot of the history of GM Design.
Peter Maier, Designer, Master Realist—Part One
Nobody I had ever encountered before could have possibly adequately prepared me for meeting Pete Maier.
Harley Earl’s Scrapbooks
Rare illustrations.
A Century of Automotive Style
It’s no big secret that a lot of early motorcars took their body design from carriages. But it’s less obvious that carriage design evolved from shipbuilding.
GM Designer Wayne Kady
Wayne»s first production studio assignment was in Cadillac working on the ’65s.
Of Firebirds and Moonmen, Part One
Those were the days.
Les 24 Heures De Choo Choo
*throptic, noun: a design or a devise created to look as if it serves a functional purpose, but in fact has no purpose other than to make the object on which it is attached to look esthetically better.
Who Designed the ’71 Boattail Riviera?
Mitchell’s swashbuckling excess.
Art Center College of Design
America’s premier design school remains the world’s most renowned, alma mater to more star auto designers than any other single institution.
’73 GTO/Grand AM Development
Great artwork.
Larry Shinoda, Part 1
Shinoda was outspoken, candid, humorous, and firmly believes in what he is doing.
GM and Styling Photos
A random collection of GM related photos with captions, including Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell, Jack Humbert, Chuck and Mark Jordan, Zora Arkus Duntov, and a few of Design Staff’s styling cars from the ’70s