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Author Archives: Gary Smith

Prowler Retro Kit

Build your own hot rod in a matter of hours!

November 2, 20111 CommentCartoons, Mott's Spots, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

1987 Oldsmobile Aerotech

The Oldsmobile Aerotechs were a series of experimental high-speed vehicles created between 1987 and 1992.

October 25, 20118 CommentsCar Design, GM Design Staff, Oldsmobile Achieva SCX, RacingBy Gary Smith

Remembering Louis Chevrolet

The Chevrolet brand became an icon and a tremendous success, yet he, Louis Chevrolet, received little profit from it

October 14, 20114 CommentsPeople, Racing, Really Old Stuff, StoriesBy Gary Smith

American Orphan Project

American Orphan Project

October 6, 201114 CommentsLeague of Retired DesignersBy Gary Smith

George Barbaz

The Quicksilver became the radical, all-new 1960 full-size Ford, designed as a response to the really far-out 1959 Chevrolet.

September 28, 201116 CommentsCar Design, Designers, Ford Design, George BarbazBy Gary Smith

The Maharajah’s Silver Daimler

The serpent horn was copied verbatim, right down to the molars.

September 25, 20114 CommentsCartoons, Mott's Spots, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Sneak Preview of the New 1968 GM Cars

From 1968 forecast illustrations for Motor Trend (July 1967).

September 18, 20117 CommentsDesigners, Harry BradleyBy Gary Smith

Spruce Moose

World’s largest car.

September 8, 20115 CommentsCartoons, Designers, Mott's Spots, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Black Air

“I remember taking it to work and wanting to change lanes and all you had to do was just stab the throttle and the thing would “choo-choo” and it would skid over. You didn’t have to move the steering wheel, it would just shift lanes. It was wonderful.”—Steve Pasteiner

August 31, 20114 CommentsBuick, Buick Grand National, Buick Turbo V6, VideosBy Gary Smith

Major Howdy Bixby’s Album of Forgotten Warbirds

If you like Stan Mott, you’ll like Bruce McCall.

August 22, 20115 CommentsBruce McCall, CartoonsBy Gary Smith

Personal Luxury Cars of the 1970s, Part 2

Dick Nesbitt has a great style.

August 18, 20113 CommentsCar Design, Designers, Ford Design, Richard NesbittBy Gary Smith

Personal Luxury Cars of the 1970s, Part 1

The personal-luxury category had it’s initial roots in this context based on Ford’s original Thunderbird from 1955.

August 14, 201117 CommentsCar Design, Designers, Ford Design, Richard NesbittBy Gary Smith

1932 Kranzler Sturm Roadster

From Zany Afternoons.

August 7, 20113 CommentsBruce McCall, CartoonsBy Gary Smith

Steinegger & Eshenbaugh

Steinegger and Eshenbaugh is generally credited with bringing professional racing to the Phoenix area, and they carried the Arizona banner at tracks throughout the nation.

July 18, 20114 CommentsRacing, VideosBy Gary Smith

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.

July 4, 20111 CommentCartoons, Public Service Announcements, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

1965 Times Grand Prix at Riverside International Raceway

I was there. RIR was close to home.

June 22, 20112 CommentsRacing, VideosBy Gary Smith

“Still have that green Charger?”

Still have it.

June 15, 20113 CommentsStories, VideosBy Gary Smith

The Government Safety Fun Car

This would be funnier if it weren’t so prophetic.

June 7, 201111 CommentsCartoons, Mott's Spots, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

1951 LeSabre Brochure

Scans of the original brochure.

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

Stan Mott’s Go Kart World Circumnavigation

Wait. What?

May 23, 201121 CommentsCartoons, Stan Mott, StoriesBy Gary Smith

Orville, Wilbur, and the Cafe Cowboy

There was a time where design was like that for all of us. Freedom of expression. Focused, uncomplicated creativity.

May 17, 20113 CommentsCar Design, Motorcycles, Stories, VideosBy Gary Smith

John M. Melberg’s Career—Part Two

It’s the awareness of when something looks and feels right, satisfying the customers wants, needs and expectations.

May 10, 20116 CommentsAutomotive Design Guild, Car Design, Designers, John Mellberg, League of Retired DesignersBy Gary Smith

Peter Maier, Designer, Master Realist, Part Two

Multi-layering process and technique.

May 3, 20116 CommentsArtwork and Books, Car Design, Designers, Peter MaierBy Gary Smith

John M. Melberg’s Career—Part One

Cars, firetrucks, tractors, and flying machines.

April 26, 20118 CommentsAutomotive Design Guild, Car Design, Designers, Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, GM Design Staff, John Mellberg, Vintage Studio ArtworkBy Gary Smith
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