Deuce
The original hot rod condensed to pictorial essays of 32 iconic examples.
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.
Styling the Motor Car—1949
Cool video from 1949. Glimpses inside several Art & Colour Studios. Bill Mitchell and Irv Rybicki are in the film.
The BMW Century
BMW’s history during the wars and immediate post-war periods is of particular interest. Book review.
American Muscle Supercars
Just because the factory wouldn’t or couldn’t build it didn’t mean you couldn’t get one.
Holden Hurricane, Part II
More details about the designers behind the scenes. Ed Welburn had a hand in resurrecting the Hurricane.
Holden Hurricane
An inspiring design from down under.
Vauxhall XVR Concept
A very cool design that was inspiration for a lot of designers.
Ferrari 70 Years
The legend of Ferrari. Book review.
Selling the American Muscle Car
Marketing Detroit Iron in the ’60s and ’70s
Threewheelin’
“There is nothing wrong with a three wheel car that adding a fourth wheel wouldn’t fix.” Really?
There are no rules.
CAN-AM 50th Anniversary. Run-what-you-brung unlimited racing. Book Review.
The Los Angeles Connection
What happens when the customer is always right?
Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Reunion, October 2016
Ron Will and John Jacobus report from the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild October reunion held at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Route 66 Barn Find Road Trip
Lost Collector Cars Along the Mother Road. Book Review.
Cuba’s Car Culture
Fangio Kidnapped! and other stories from embargoed Cuba. Book Review.
Porsche—The Classic Era
Book Review—The definitive history of Porsche’s Classic Era
The Way It Is—Appreciating Jim Hall and his Chaparrals
“There’s a lot of junk out there today. If you want it straight, read Kirby.”—Paul Newman
XP777 Monza GT Chassis 3 at RIR
Very interesting video of GM’s secret Monza GT testing at Riverside International Raceway.
Dave’s Self-Driving Car
A possibly prophetic near-future dialog between a customer and Buick Customer Service. By Gary Smith.
What a Car Designer Drives
Great car. Cool video.
Camaro 2016
Book review. This is how they do cars at GM Design these days.
2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road America
Ford, BMW, Porsche, Corvette, and Ferrari mix it up. The last six minutes.
Larry Brinker, Sculptor
Larry is a tremendous sculpturing and design talent. He has been a good friend over the years, and it gives me a lot of pleasure to present this brief overview of is professional career.