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Category Archives: GM Design Staff

Who’s Waldo?

GM Design Staff shots from the ’60s and ’70s. Lots of unknown faces.

May 7, 201812 CommentsGM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

How the Vega Kammback Came to Be

An amazing story by John Houlihan.

April 5, 201826 CommentsCar Design, GM Design Staff, John HoulihanBy Gary Smith

Damsels of Design

Zounds. Have things ever changed.

January 16, 20183 CommentsCar Design, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

TASC4GT

History of GM’s Total Automotive System Concept Program (TASC) and creation of the TASC4GT

October 16, 201713 CommentsDick Ruzzin, GM Design StaffBy 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

1949 GM Styling Show for Fisher Body Winners

Historic photos from a GM Art & Colour presentation constructed for winners of the 1949 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild.

February 23, 20172 CommentsCar Design, Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

GM’s Far-Out ’59s

A few pages from Special Interest Autos #125, September/October 1991 and other stuff.

June 5, 20164 CommentsGM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

How GM‘s Radical 1959 Chevrolet Came to Be

No, Bruce McCall didn’t design these.

June 3, 201624 CommentsGM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Remembering Chuck Jordan

By Dick Ruzzin

October 8, 201516 CommentsChuck Jordan, Designers, Dick Ruzzin, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Dave Holls’ Career

From Sketches, Special Edition, April 24, 1991.

February 7, 20158 CommentsCar Design, Dave Holls, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Bill Porter’s Inside Buick Studio

Bill Porter tells his story of his years as Chief Designer of Buick I Studio from 1980 to 1996.

January 13, 20157 CommentsBill Porter, Buick, Car Design, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Steve Small

George Prentice on Steve Small.

May 8, 201419 CommentsCar Design, GM Design Staff, Steve SmallBy Gary Smith

The Studio Art Collection of George Prentice

Artwork of Ken Okuyama, Allen Young, Glen Durmisevich, Walt Gershick, Chuck Stebbons, Norm Selnes, Glen Winterscheit, Dennis Burke, Joe Ponce, Bob Loyckx, Dennis Huguley, and Jerry Hirschberg.

April 30, 20143 CommentsCar Design, GM Design Staff, Vintage Studio ArtworkBy Gary Smith

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.”

February 1, 20141 CommentCar Design, Chuck Jordan, Designers, Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, GM Design Staff, MotoramaBy Gary Smith

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.”

January 8, 20148 CommentsCar Design, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Corvette Sting Ray: Genesis of an American Icon

Brock’s involvement with the design of the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray has been well overshadowed by his successes at Shelby American, but they are no less fascinating.

July 17, 20132 CommentsBooks, Corvette, GM Design Staff, Peter BrockBy Gary Smith

1966 Oldsmobile Toronado Development

Dick Ruzzin’s Personal account of the development of the ’66 Tornado.

March 30, 201323 CommentsCar Design, Dick Ruzzin, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

GM Designer Bill Michalak

“I guess I just can’t get cars and art out of my system.”

March 21, 201316 CommentsBill Michalak, GM Design Staff, League of Retired DesignersBy Gary Smith

Geza Loczi’s Seven Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Models

“Stick-to-itiveness.”

January 10, 20137 CommentsCar Design, Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, Geza Loczi, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

An Interview with Roy Lonberger, Part 2

Ahh, Mitchell.

November 5, 201213 CommentsCar Design, Designers, GM Design Staff, Roy LonbergerBy Gary Smith

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.

October 30, 201214 CommentsCar Design, Designers, GM Design Staff, Roy LonbergerBy Gary Smith

Interview with Bill Porter; Pontiac Design in the ’60s

Bill Porter candidly describes his years with Pontiac.

July 31, 20128 CommentsBill Porter, Car Design, GM Design Staff, StoriesBy Gary Smith

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.”

July 24, 20126 CommentsChuck Jordan, Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, GM Design Staff, MotoramaBy Gary Smith

85 Year History of GM Design

What we have here is a 2:50 minute video snapshot of the history of GM Design.

June 30, 20122 CommentsGM Design Staff, VideosBy Gary Smith
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