How A Body Design Is Developed at General Motors
A satirical mid-’50s look at the GM design process by Stan Mott.
The Matterhorn Proposal
In which Stan Mott proposes to scale the Matterhorn on a 1960 Scat-Kitty.
Cyclops Cut Out
Build Your Very Own Cyclops! Some Assembly Required.
Final Assembly
A behind the scenes look at the creation of the Holden Hurricane. Cartoons by Don DaHarsh.
The Ford Mustang Was Conceived By…Shhhh…
Here’s a story you’ve never heard before. A Dean’s Garage Exclusive.
History of Tanks
Leave it to historian Stan Mott to uncover the little known history of tanks.
Russian “Chrysler Aeroflot” Carplane
Stalin’s secret weapons designer, Igor Sokerov, to the resuce.
Threewheelin’
“There is nothing wrong with a three wheel car that adding a fourth wheel wouldn’t fix.” Really?
Cyclops Royale
Personally approved by Ettore himself.
Steam Speed
Stan Motts’ Les 24 Heures De Choo Choo come to life.
Testing a Small Chevrolet
“It has that big car look, but only one of us was easily able to occupy it.”
Automotive Age Hotel
A monument to the automotive age in the middle of Las Vegas.
Cyclops Railcars
“I am not at liberty to say how fast the rail car was moving when it vaporized the station.”
Prowler Retro Kit
Build your own hot rod in a matter of hours!
The Maharajah’s Silver Daimler
The serpent horn was copied verbatim, right down to the molars.
Spruce Moose
World’s largest car.
Major Howdy Bixby’s Album of Forgotten Warbirds
If you like Stan Mott, you’ll like Bruce McCall.
1932 Kranzler Sturm Roadster
From Zany Afternoons.
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.
The Government Safety Fun Car
This would be funnier if it weren’t so prophetic.
Stan Mott’s Go Kart World Circumnavigation
Wait. What?
How Cars Are Really Designed in Detroit
My recollection of the process is remarkably similar.
Mott’s Spot Cartoons
Telepathic cars.
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.