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Category Archives: Motorama

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, 2014Leave a commentCar Design, Chuck Jordan, Designers, Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, GM Design Staff, MotoramaBy Gary Smith

Days of Future Past

In the fall of 1954 GM’s designers were experimenting a future car for America’s drivers that would be smaller, more like a European car.

May 14, 201310 CommentsCar Design, Mel Francis, Motorama, PeopleBy 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

1951 LeSabre Brochure

Scans of the original brochure.

June 4, 2011Leave a commentBuick, Car Design, GM Brochures, MotoramaBy Gary Smith

Of Firebirds and Moonmen, Part Two

Firebird III Motorama Production Filming at the GM Mesa Proving Grounds.

November 4, 20103 CommentsArtwork and Books, Car Design, GM Design Staff, Motorama, Norman J. JamesBy Gary Smith

Of Firebirds and Moonmen, Part One

Those were the days.

October 26, 20105 CommentsArtwork and Books, Books, Car Design, GM Design Staff, Motorama, Norman J. JamesBy Gary Smith

Motorama Corvettes and Showcars

Bob Caderet renderings, Corvette Nomad and Corvair artwork, early Corvette production shots, Astro I, Astro II, XP-819, Mako Shark I and II vintage photos, and a few unusual Motorama photos.

August 11, 20092 CommentsCar Design, Corvette, MotoramaBy Gary Smith
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