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Author Archives: Gary Smith

Part I: Predecessors to the Ford Falcon

The Ford Falcon was preceded by 30-years of attempts to develop a car smaller than what Ford was already producing.

April 21, 20234 CommentsJim FarrellBy Gary Smith

Ford’s Levacar Mach 1

Ford’s answer to Michigan’s potholes.

April 14, 202310 CommentsJim FarrellBy Gary Smith

Lincoln Sentinal

The Sentinel was savaged by the American automotive press, but the Europeans loved it; its design received multiple awards.

March 17, 20238 CommentsJim FarrellBy Gary Smith

Rare Cyclopes

What about the rare Cyclopes models about which even the elder and well-informed enthusiasts may not have heard?

March 10, 20235 CommentsStan MottBy Gary Smith

Ford’s First Automatic Transmission

What could possibly go wrong?

March 3, 20235 CommentsJim FarrellBy Gary Smith

Guindon’s Detroit

An ’80s collection of Guindon’s cartoons from the Detroit Free Press.

February 24, 20235 CommentsGuindonBy Gary Smith

Growing Up in a Car Guy Family

Stories by Bruce Troxell

February 17, 20235 CommentsStoriesBy Gary Smith

A Tribute to Genius—Soviet Aircraft Designer Igor Sokerov

All the world is familiar with Igor Sokerov’s more famous aircraft—the ones that flew. By Stan Mott.

February 10, 20237 CommentsCartoons, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Corvair Spyder GT?

What is a Corvair Spyder GT?

February 3, 202312 CommentsCorvair, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Brooks Stevens‘s radical plan to save Studebaker

Brooks Stevens believed he could turn Studebaker around.

January 27, 202310 CommentsStudebakerBy Gary Smith

Harry Bradley’s Corvettes from Corvette News, 09/82

Three of Harry Bradley’s future Corvette illustrations.

January 20, 20234 CommentsHarry BradleyBy Gary Smith

Hideo Kodama Rendering Seminar

Published in Car Styling, Issue 6, April 1974.

January 13, 20237 CommentsHideo KodamaBy Gary Smith

Ford’s Contribution to Chrysler’s Turbine Car

The Chrysler Turbine Car’s design was heavily influenced by ex-Ford designers.

January 6, 20235 CommentsAlex Tremulis, Jim FarrellBy Gary Smith

The Lincoln XL-500 (Phantom)

Possibly the only show car that ever destroyed a restaurant.

December 29, 20224 CommentsFord Design, Jim FarrellBy Gary Smith

King Kong Cub

Exclusive, Mindboggling, Scaled-up Giant J-3 by Robert Cumberford and Stan Mott

December 23, 20229 CommentsRobert Cumberford, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Ford’s X-100 (aka Continental 195X)

The X-100 is easily Ford’s most important concept car—and it was distinctly a Ford product.

December 16, 20224 CommentsFord Design, Jim Farrell, Joe OrosBy Gary Smith

John Gable—GM Designer and Fine Artist

Featured Designer and Artist, John (Jack) Gable

December 9, 20227 CommentsJack GableBy Gary Smith

The Ford Mexico

Alex Tremulis told Mr. Ford he needed a zero-lift car to fix the T-bird lift problem.

December 2, 20223 CommentsAlex Tremulis, Jim FarrellBy Gary Smith

NDI-Nissan Design International

The story of NDI published in Car Styling, September 1989.

November 25, 20221 CommentAllan Flowers, Car Styling, Jerry Hirschberg, Larry Brinker, Nissan Design International, Tom SempleBy Gary Smith

Alex Tremulis, Fortune Teller

The Story of Alex Tremulis and Ford’s Gyron.

November 18, 20226 CommentsAlex Tremulis, Jim FarrellBy Gary Smith

The Surveyor—Mitchell’s Ultimate Bike Racer Van

Bill Mitchell’s custom bike hauler.

November 11, 20226 CommentsBill MitchellBy Gary Smith

The American Station Wagon

By Harry Bradley

November 4, 20227 CommentsHarry BradleyBy Gary Smith

The Blue Job—Buzz Grisinger’s Test

Designer Buzz Grisinger—From Atomic Bombs to Mercury Styling.

October 28, 20224 CommentsJim FarrellBy Gary Smith

Bill Mitchell’s Super Bikes

Bill Mitchell’s Harley Davidson Stingray and Ducati 750SF featured in Car Styling, 1975

October 21, 20223 CommentsBill MitchellBy Gary Smith
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