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Joe Oros, Ford Designer

Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. Larry Wood of Mattel sent me a treasure trove of slides from the late ’40s in an ancient brown metal box with a built-in slide viewer.

January 30, 201614 CommentsFord Design, Joe OrosBy Gary Smith

Before The Mustang

Ford’s reaction to the success of the 1960 Corvair Monza.

July 10, 20228 CommentsJim FarrellBy Gary Smith

Stylerama—Ford’s Answer to GM’s Motorama (Almost)

Perhaps it was a good thing that the program was cancelled.

June 17, 20227 CommentsJim FarrellBy Gary Smith

Design of the 1961 Thunderbird Sports Roadster and Italien

Just get the right guy to like it.

March 14, 20227 CommentsFord, Jim FarrellBy Gary Smith

D-523, The First “Cougar”

The D-523 Cougar—From Styling Study to show car to movie star.

February 15, 202210 CommentsFord, Jim FarrellBy Gary Smith

Who Designed the 1949 Ford?

The controversy over who designed the 1949 Ford.

January 13, 202213 CommentsFord, Jim FarrellBy Gary Smith

George Walker and the 1964 Lincoln Continental Mark IX

Corporate politics and the aborted Mark IX.

December 31, 202119 CommentsFord, Jim FarrellBy Gary Smith

The 1957 Ford Mystere Story

The mystery of the Mystere revealed.

December 24, 20216 CommentsFord, Jim FarrellBy Gary Smith

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.”

November 12, 20217 CommentsFord Design, George Barbaz, Jim Farrell, Joe OrosBy Gary Smith

The Cellini of Chrome

The Story of George W. Walker review by Helen Hutchings

January 21, 20219 CommentsArtwork and BooksBy Gary Smith

Mustang Concepts

Ideas, styling experiments, accessories, and blunders that never made it to market (and some that did!).

April 12, 201912 CommentsFord DesignBy Gary Smith

George Krispinsky—Ford, AMC, and Chrysler Designer

An interview with George Krispinsky.

October 9, 20135 CommentsAmerican Motors, Car Design, Chrysler Design, George KrispinskyBy Gary Smith

Hatching the 1955 Thunderbird

“I was lucky to get into car designing; I was at the right time and place.”

July 27, 200912 CommentsDesigners, Ford Design, John SamsenBy Gary Smith
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