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Category Archives: Cartoons

The Matterhorn Proposal

In which Stan Mott proposes to scale the Matterhorn on a 1960 Scat-Kitty.

September 24, 2020Leave a commentStan MottBy Gary Smith

Cyclops Cut Out

Build Your Very Own Cyclops! Some Assembly Required.

March 26, 20205 CommentsStan MottBy Gary Smith

Final Assembly

A behind the scenes look at the creation of the Holden Hurricane. Cartoons by Don DaHarsh.

February 25, 20183 CommentsCartoonsBy Gary Smith

The Ford Mustang Was Conceived By…Shhhh…

Here’s a story you’ve never heard before. A Dean’s Garage Exclusive.

October 2, 201734 CommentsGM Design Staff, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

History of Tanks

Leave it to historian Stan Mott to uncover the little known history of tanks.

May 19, 20179 CommentsCartoons, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Russian “Chrysler Aeroflot” Carplane

Stalin’s secret weapons designer, Igor Sokerov, to the resuce.

March 31, 20173 CommentsMott's Spots, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Threewheelin’

“There is nothing wrong with a three wheel car that adding a fourth wheel wouldn’t fix.” Really?

December 16, 20166 CommentsCartoons, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Cyclops Royale

Personally approved by Ettore himself.

April 1, 20162 CommentsMott's SpotsBy Gary Smith

Steam Speed

Stan Motts’ Les 24 Heures De Choo Choo come to life.

March 7, 20142 CommentsStan Mott, VideosBy Gary Smith

Testing a Small Chevrolet

“It has that big car look, but only one of us was easily able to occupy it.”

October 2, 20139 CommentsArtwork and Books, Cartoons, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Automotive Age Hotel

A monument to the automotive age in the middle of Las Vegas.

January 25, 20125 CommentsArtwork and Books, Cartoons, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Cyclops Railcars

“I am not at liberty to say how fast the rail car was moving when it vaporized the station.”

December 13, 20112 CommentsCartoons, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Prowler Retro Kit

Build your own hot rod in a matter of hours!

November 2, 20111 CommentCartoons, Mott's Spots, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

The Maharajah’s Silver Daimler

The serpent horn was copied verbatim, right down to the molars.

September 25, 20114 CommentsCartoons, Mott's Spots, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Spruce Moose

World’s largest car.

September 8, 20115 CommentsCartoons, Designers, Mott's Spots, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Major Howdy Bixby’s Album of Forgotten Warbirds

If you like Stan Mott, you’ll like Bruce McCall.

August 22, 20114 CommentsBruce McCall, CartoonsBy Gary Smith

1932 Kranzler Sturm Roadster

From Zany Afternoons.

August 7, 20113 CommentsBruce McCall, CartoonsBy Gary Smith

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.

July 4, 20111 CommentCartoons, Public Service Announcements, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

The Government Safety Fun Car

This would be funnier if it weren’t so prophetic.

June 7, 201110 CommentsCartoons, Mott's Spots, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Stan Mott’s Go Kart World Circumnavigation

Wait. What?

May 23, 201120 CommentsCartoons, Stan Mott, StoriesBy Gary Smith

How Cars Are Really Designed in Detroit

My recollection of the process is remarkably similar.

April 4, 201115 CommentsCar Design, Cartoons, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Mott’s Spot Cartoons

Telepathic cars.

December 28, 20102 CommentsArtwork and Books, GM Design Staff, Mott's Spots, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

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.

October 14, 20106 CommentsCar Design, Cartoons, Designers, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Cyclops’ Night Out

Featuring Cyclops, the Bongo family, and quite a number of other oddities.

July 15, 20101 CommentArtwork and Books, Cartoons, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith
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