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Category Archives: Designers

Bella Mangusta

The complete story of Dick Ruzzin’s Chevy powered Mangusta. Book Review.

April 28, 20175 CommentsBooks, Dick RuzzinBy Gary Smith

John Krsteski Interview

Design Manager at Hyundai North America and a very inspiring digital artist.

March 17, 2017Leave a commentDesigners, John KrsteskiBy Gary Smith

Camilo Pardo

Camilo Pardo and His Ford GT Go Full Circle.

March 6, 20177 CommentsCamilo Pardo, Ford DesignBy Gary Smith

Styling the Motor Car—1949

Cool video from 1949. Glimpses inside several Art & Colour Studios. Bill Mitchell and Irv Rybicki are in the film.

February 16, 20175 CommentsBill Mitchell, Car Design, Irv Rybicki, VideosBy Gary Smith

Vauxhall XVR Concept

A very cool design that was inspiration for a lot of designers.

January 20, 20178 CommentsCar Design, Wayne CherryBy Gary Smith

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.

July 28, 20165 CommentsDesigners, Larry BrinkerBy Gary Smith

1986 Buick LaSabre

Inside Buick magazine interviews Bill Porter on the design of the 1986 Buick LeSabre.

April 29, 20162 CommentsBill Porter, Buick, Gary SmithBy Gary Smith

Change by Design—Ford Designers

Ford Design in 1973 as they grapple with government mandated safety guidelines. Homer LaGassey is featured in two scenes

March 25, 20164 CommentsFord Design, Homer LaGasseyBy Gary Smith

Joe Oros, Ford Designer

Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. Larry Wood of Mattel sent me a treasure trove of slides from the late ’40s in an ancient brown metal box with a built-in slide viewer.

January 30, 201614 CommentsFord Design, Joe OrosBy Gary Smith

Allan Flowers, NDI Designer

Allan Flowers design work from NDI and later.

November 21, 20152 CommentsAllan Flowers, DesignersBy Gary Smith

David McIntosh, GM Designer

David McIntosh’s career at General Motors Design spanned nearly forty years, from 1964 to 2003.

November 14, 201514 CommentsDavid Mcintosh, DesignersBy Gary Smith

Clark Lincoln, GM Designer

Clark Lincoln’s jaw-dropping designs and illustrations from GM.

October 22, 201513 CommentsClark Lincoln, DesignersBy Gary Smith

Remembering Chuck Jordan

By Dick Ruzzin

October 8, 201516 CommentsChuck Jordan, Designers, Dick Ruzzin, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Maestro: Bill Mitchell and the Iconic Cars of GM Styling

The untold story behind GM’s most iconic cars.

September 14, 20159 CommentsArtwork and Books, Roy LonbergerBy Gary Smith

Allan Flowers, GM Designer

By Allan Flowers. “Design is a long, messy process involving many people, most of whom are never ever given the least bit of publicity.”

September 9, 201516 CommentsAllan Flowers, DesignersBy Gary Smith

1968 Dow

Designed by Virgil M. Exner.

June 25, 201511 CommentsDesigners, Virgil M. ExnerBy Gary Smith

The Story of One Missing Model

This missing model turned up on eBay.

June 15, 20156 CommentsFisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, Paul TatseosBy Gary Smith

GM Designer Gray Counts

I sat next to Gray in Buick Studio. He’s a good friend.

April 22, 20157 CommentsDesigners, Gray CountsBy Gary Smith

Neil DeAtley’s ’27 Track-T

Neil’s recreation of his first teenage wheels.

April 12, 20155 CommentsGary Smith, Neil DeAtley, PeopleBy Gary Smith

Greasewood Flat Designer Get-together

Local and snowbird designers get-together.

March 2, 20153 CommentsDesigners, Public Service AnnouncementsBy Gary Smith

GM Studio Sketches and Richard Nesbitt’s Mustang Tribute

Studio artwork from the collection of Ron Will and Richard Nesbitt.

February 16, 20153 CommentsAllan Flowers, Geza Loczi, Rescued from the Studio Trash, Richard Nesbitt, Ron WillBy Gary Smith

Dave Holls’ Career

From Sketches, Special Edition, April 24, 1991.

February 7, 20158 CommentsCar Design, Dave Holls, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Harry Bradley’s Vettes

Harry Bradley’s styling tips for ’56–’60, ’53–’67, and ’68–’73 Vettes.

January 21, 20152 CommentsHarry BradleyBy Gary Smith

Bill Porter’s Inside Buick Studio

Bill Porter tells his story of his years as Chief Designer of Buick I Studio from 1980 to 1996.

January 13, 20157 CommentsBill Porter, Buick, Car Design, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith
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