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Author Archives: Gary Smith

Ford Designer Gil Spear’s Idea Sketchbook

Fascinating images from Ford designer Gil Spear’s idea and innovation sketchbook.

October 12, 20219 CommentsFord Design, Gil SpearBy Gary Smith

Lincoln Design Heritage: Zephyr to LS (1936-2000)

Lincoln Design Heritage: Zephyr to LS (1936-2000) is an exhaustively and throughly researched book that chronologically records the development of the Lincoln mark. Great book review. Many photos.

October 1, 20217 CommentsArtwork and BooksBy Gary Smith

Automotive Designers Showcase—Pontiac, Sept 16, 2021

A photo essay of the Exhibit at the Pontiac Creative Art Center featuring design sketches and renderings from production and advance Pontiac Studios.

September 24, 20217 CommentsPhotography, Ryan GertnerBy Gary Smith

Detroit Style—Car Design in The Motor City—11/2020

Detroit Style—Car Design in The Motor City. Photo assay by Ryan Gertner.

September 18, 20219 CommentsPhotographyBy Gary Smith

Royal Oak League Show 2021

Photos from the League of Retired Designers 2021 show at the Royal Oak Historical Society, Royal Oak, Michigan.

September 12, 20218 CommentsLeague of Retired DesignersBy Gary Smith

Cyclops Dream Cruise

Stan Mott’s Cyclops at the 2021 Woodward Dream Cruise—with video!

August 30, 20214 CommentsCyclopsBy Gary Smith

Roger Hughet Tribute at GM Design

GM designer Roger Hughet’s wok on display at GM Design.

June 5, 20214 CommentsRoger HughetBy Gary Smith

Bob Marcks Ford Renderings

A collection of renderings by Bob Marcks

May 13, 20218 CommentsBob MarcksBy Gary Smith

A James Dean Wannabe

Jim Van Orden remembers his first car, a well-used ’49 Merc.

April 28, 20211 CommentJim Van Orden, StoriesBy Gary Smith

Ford Studio Renderings

Anybody know George Theophelis, Barry, or Lampe, Ford Designers?

April 17, 202112 CommentsFord DesignBy Gary Smith

How A Body Design Is Developed at General Motors

A satirical mid-’50s look at the GM design process by Stan Mott.

April 10, 20216 CommentsCartoons, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

John Fitch Video Tribute

A brief look at the amazing life of John Fitch.

March 20, 20215 CommentsJohn Fitch, VideosBy Gary Smith

Corvette: A Racing Reminiscence

Dick Thompson’s commentary on driving the ’59 Stingray and the GS Corvette in competition.

March 8, 20212 CommentsRacingBy Gary Smith

Stingray Driving Impressions

Dick Henderson gives Rich Taylor an unforgettable ride around the Tech Center’s test track in the ‘59 Stingray.

February 19, 20216 CommentsCorvetteBy Gary Smith

The First Stingray

An interesting account from 1977 of Mitchell’s Stingray racing effort with quotes by Mitchell and Kenny Eschenbach.

February 12, 20214 CommentsBill Mitchell, CorvetteBy Gary Smith

The Cellini of Chrome

The Story of George W. Walker review by Helen Hutchings

January 21, 202110 CommentsArtwork and BooksBy Gary Smith

Retrofuturism: The Future We Dreamt Of

This compilation of videos is what society once believed the future would be like. It’s uplifting and entertaining—just what we need as 2021 gets started.

January 1, 20211 CommentVideosBy Gary Smith

Society of Automotive Historians

The SAH honors Dean’s Garage with a book review and inclusion in their Resource List. View the entire 9/10 2020 issue.

December 29, 20207 CommentsSociety of Automotive HistoriansBy Gary Smith

Herb Adams: FBCG Entries and His Vivant

Herb’s six FBCG entries included one made from a block of Plexiglas, and another from cast in aluminum!

December 13, 20203 CommentsHerb AdamsBy Gary Smith

Photos from Car Styling

A handful of interesting photos from old issues of Car Styling.

December 7, 20204 CommentsCar StylingBy Gary Smith

Maestro: Bill Mitchell, Second Edition

Dean’s Garage reviews Maestro: Bill Mitchell, Second Edition by Roy Lonberger.

December 2, 20203 CommentsArtwork and Books, Roy LonbergerBy Gary Smith

Mitchell’s 1977 Pontiac Phantom

I remember the seeing the Pontiac Phantom many times at Design Staff. Let’s just say it had mixed internal reviews.

October 29, 202013 CommentsBill MitchellBy Gary Smith

Dean’s Garage Review in Buick Bugle

This month the Buick Club of America’s publication, The Buick Bugle, published a two-page review of Dean’s Garage, The Future is Back.

October 26, 20202 CommentsDean's Garage BookBy Gary Smith

League of Retired Designers 2020

The League’s Exhibit at the Royal Oak Historical Museum

October 18, 202010 CommentsLeague of Retired DesignersBy Gary Smith
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