Mr. Mitchell had the passion and flamboyant style, Shinoda had the personal no-nonsense Southern California performance connection, and Jordan had the elegance and taste—anything they touched was destined to be a success.
Bill Porter candidly describes his years with Pontiac.
“I consider myself one of the luckiest guys alive. All my life I’ve been able to do the thing I love most—design automobiles.”
Need help identifying designers.
When I was at GM, Paul was always great to be around. Encouraging and uplifting with a great sense of humor.
Russ had a stellar career with 40 years as a designer with General Motors Design from 1955-1995
“I think in the back of every car designer’s mind there is this desire to build a car entirely of their own design with no constraints.”
Elia ‘Russ’ Russinoff, has provided a portfolio of his work to feature on Dean’s Garage.
These photos were filed in a brown envelope since 1972.
“I am not at liberty to say how fast the rail car was moving when it vaporized the station.”
Designs by William Quan.
The Quicksilver became the radical, all-new 1960 full-size Ford, designed as a response to the really far-out 1959 Chevrolet.
The serpent horn was copied verbatim, right down to the molars.
From 1968 forecast illustrations for Motor Trend (July 1967).
World’s largest car.
Dick Nesbitt has a great style.
The personal-luxury category had it’s initial roots in this context based on Ford’s original Thunderbird from 1955.
As a matter of company policy, the extra cost of producing the Cyclops Safety Car won’t be passed along to the customer.
It’s the awareness of when something looks and feels right, satisfying the customers wants, needs and expectations.
Multi-layering process and technique.
Cars, firetrucks, tractors, and flying machines.
A remarkable collection of original studio art.
Norm worked on the lunar rover. How cool is that?
Memorial service held in the honor of Charles M. Jordan at the General Motors Heritage Center in Detroit.