Morris Minor Morality Tale
Remember the 55 MPH speed limit? By Stan Mott
Do you have Designer/Studio Artwork that needs a new home?
Store it? Display it? Donate it? Sell it?
Royal Oak League of Retired Automotive Designers Show
Gallery of the League of Retired Automobile Designer’s 2024 exhibit at the Royal Oak Historical Society Museum.
Stan Mott’s Paris
Stan Mott’s Paris—An extraordinary artist’s view of the City of Light. Road & Track, February, 1966
AMX Model; Chrysler Turbine Movie Car; John Krsteski
AMX Model by Jeff Teague; Chrysler Turbine Movie Car; and paintings by John Krsteski, Design Manager for Hyundai.
Guindon’s Detroit
An ’80s collection of Guindon’s cartoons from the Detroit Free Press.
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.
Corvair Spyder GT?
What is a Corvair Spyder GT?
The Lincoln XL-500 (Phantom)
Possibly the only show car that ever destroyed a restaurant.
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.
Car Designs of the 1937 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild
The story of the 1937 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, by Ron Will.
Cap’n Stan’s Pencil Saver
New & Improved! Fantabulous! Cheap-O! Easy-To-Use!
The Styling Section Music Committee
Another of Stan’s and Robert’s attempts to steer GM’s juggernaut. By Stan Mott.
McNamara’s Interchangeability Study
McNamara had clay models created to test parts interchangeability between car models (like GM).
The ‘59 Chevrolet and the Ford Quicksilver
“On seeing the ‘59 Chevrolet clay model, Ford designers soon convinced themselves that GM had somehow caught on to what Ford was doing and was purposely trying to mislead them.”
Lincoln in a Box
Some 900 new 1936 Lincoln-Zephyrs also went overseas—shipped in crates.
Ford Mustang Mach 2
The Ford Mach 2 and the short careers of Knudsen and Shinoda at Ford.
Ford Designer McKinley W. (Mac) Thompson, Jr.
Highlights of the career of Mac Thompson—Ford Designer from 1956–1985.
Ford Designer Gil Spear’s Idea Sketchbook
Fascinating images from Ford designer Gil Spear’s idea and innovation sketchbook.
Royal Oak League Show 2021
Photos from the League of Retired Designers 2021 show at the Royal Oak Historical Society, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Ford Studio Renderings
Anybody know George Theophelis, Barry, or Lampe, Ford Designers?
How A Body Design Is Developed at General Motors
A satirical mid-’50s look at the GM design process by Stan Mott.
League of Retired Designers 2020
The League’s Exhibit at the Royal Oak Historical Museum
The Matterhorn Proposal
In which Stan Mott proposes to scale the Matterhorn on a 1960 Scat-Kitty.