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Oct92013

George Krispinsky—Ford, AMC, and Chrysler Designer

An interview with George Krispinsky.

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October 9, 20134 CommentsAmerican Motors, Car Design, Chrysler Design, George KrispinskyBy Gary Smith
Oct22013

Testing a Small Chevrolet

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

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October 2, 20139 CommentsArtwork and Books, Cartoons, Stan MottBy Gary Smith
Sep122013

Studio Art Collector Federic Sharf

Sharf now has thousands of car drawings, mostly from the 1930s through the 1960s.

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September 12, 20132 CommentsArtwork and Books, Car Design, Vintage Studio ArtworkBy Gary Smith
Sep62013

Building the Corvette SS; Stingray Racer at Elkhart; Building the ’53 Corvette; Design Center Tour

Vintage GM video of Building the Experimental Corvette SS.

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September 6, 20133 CommentsBill Mitchell, Racing, VideosBy Gary Smith
Aug112013

Ford Racing Photo Archives

Carroll Shelby was one of the most prolific personalities in the automotive industry.

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August 11, 2013Leave a commentPhotography, RacingBy Gary Smith
Aug22013

At age 72, Dave never really got the message.

“We have done so much, with so little, for so long, that we can now do anything with nothing.”

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August 2, 201310 CommentsDave Marcis, Racing, VideosBy Gary Smith
Jul262013

An Evening with Jim Hall

“I was shocked seeing the Chaparral launch itself over the top of Lothar Motschenbacher’s red McLaren.”

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July 26, 20134 CommentsJim Hall, Racing, VideosBy Gary Smith
Jul172013

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.

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July 17, 20132 CommentsBooks, Corvette, GM Design Staff, Peter BrockBy Gary Smith
Jul62013

Stories from Baja—Got Kotex? and Hallucinations

Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.

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July 6, 20134 CommentsJohn Thawley Sr., Racing, StoriesBy Gary Smith
Jun272013

The Design Makers—Inside Ford Design

A late ’60s look inside Ford Design.

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June 27, 20138 CommentsCar Design, Racing, VideosBy Gary Smith
Jun202013

The Singer 911

The way you’d want to do one if you could.

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June 20, 2013Leave a commentCar Design, Porsche, VideosBy Gary Smith
Jun132013

Ed Welburn Interviews

Amelia Island interviews.

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June 13, 20132 CommentsEd Welburn, VideosBy Gary Smith
Jun52013

Stories from Baja—A Bike in the Bank

Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.

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June 5, 20131 CommentJohn Thawley Sr., Racing, StoriesBy Gary Smith
May302013

The Making of Le Mans

A 14-minute behind-the-scenes mini-doc on the making of the film Le Mans.

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May 30, 20131 CommentPorsche 917, Racing, VideosBy Gary Smith
May242013

Stories from Baja—Broken Tie Rod End, No Problem

Experiences at Baja by John Thawley.

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May 24, 2013Leave a commentJohn Thawley Sr., Racing, StoriesBy Gary Smith
May172013

Liberty Vintage Motorcycles

Adam Cramer brings back vintage motorcycles and the good ol’ American “can do” spirit back to their former glory.

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May 17, 20132 CommentsMotorcycles, VideosBy Gary Smith
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