Outtakes
This posts features a sampling of the hundreds of exterior shots that were not published in Chevy Tri-Five Custom Interiors and Ford Roadster Custom Interiors.
1917 Ford Plant Postcards
A fascinating set of color postcards from 1917 showing Model T production.
Cars and Cameras
Uncle Harry used to give me his hand-me-down 8mm and Super 8 movie cameras.
Corvette News, 1958–1966
Only Corvette owners could get Corvette News and I didn’t own a Corvette, or know anybody that had one.
Joe Oros, Ford Designer
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. Larry Wood of Mattel sent me a treasure trove of slides from the late ’40s in an ancient brown metal box with a built-in slide viewer.
A Study in Steel—The Building of a Locomotive
This is way off topic but too cool not to share. From 1935.
Ford Total Performance Book Review
Ford performance history by Martyn Schorr.
Allan Flowers, NDI Designer
Allan Flowers design work from NDI and later.
David McIntosh, GM Designer
David McIntosh’s career at General Motors Design spanned nearly forty years, from 1964 to 2003.
Clark Lincoln, GM Designer
Clark Lincoln’s jaw-dropping designs and illustrations from GM.
Remembering Chuck Jordan
By Dick Ruzzin
1963 Corvette Pilot Build Photos
118 photos show how the 1963 Corvette was assembled on the pilot line at the St. Louis plant.
Maestro: Bill Mitchell and the Iconic Cars of GM Styling
The untold story behind GM’s most iconic cars.
Allan Flowers, GM Designer
By Allan Flowers. “Design is a long, messy process involving many people, most of whom are never ever given the least bit of publicity.”
2015 League of Retired Designers Project
New Cord, Dusenberg, and Auburn designs by the League of Retired Automotive Designers.
Nice Pass!
This short clip captures some of the Corvette C7R drama at the 2015 LeMans.
The Boston Model Recreation
Photos and text by by Milton J. Antonick.
2014 League of Retired Designers Project
The League of Retired Automotive Designer’s 2014 project: create new designs for Ford models no longer made.
Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Reunion, 2015
Photos from the 2015 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild reunion in Salt Lake City.
The Story of One Missing Model
This missing model turned up on eBay.
Mystery of the Missing Guild Models
If the models still exist, they are probably stored in their original shipping boxes.
Midnight Rambler | Magnus Walker in L.A.
When I was at Art Center in LA, I would often go driving in the middle of the night. No traffic. Terrific roads. WAY cool.
GM Designer Gray Counts
I sat next to Gray in Buick Studio. He’s a good friend.