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Jan242016

A Study in Steel—The Building of a Locomotive

This is way off topic but too cool not to share. From 1935.

7 Comments
Dec102015

Ford Total Performance Book Review

Ford performance history by Martyn Schorr.

5 Comments
Nov212015

Allan Flowers, NDI Designer

Allan Flowers design work from NDI and later.

2 Comments
Nov142015

David McIntosh, GM Designer

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

14 Comments
Oct222015

Clark Lincoln, GM Designer

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

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Oct82015

Remembering Chuck Jordan

By Dick Ruzzin

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Oct42015

1963 Corvette Pilot Build Photos

118 photos show how the 1963 Corvette was assembled on the pilot line at the St. Louis plant.

17 Comments
Sep142015

Maestro: Bill Mitchell and the Iconic Cars of GM Styling

The untold story behind GM’s most iconic cars.

9 Comments
Sep92015

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.”

16 Comments
Aug162015

2015 League of Retired Designers Project

New Cord, Dusenberg, and Auburn designs by the League of Retired Automotive Designers.

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Aug22015

Nice Pass!

This short clip captures some of the Corvette C7R drama at the 2015 LeMans.

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Jul192015

The Boston Model Recreation

Photos and text by by Milton J. Antonick.

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Jul122015

2014 League of Retired Designers Project

The League of Retired Automotive Designer’s 2014 project: create new designs for Ford models no longer made.

4 Comments
Jul42015

Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Reunion, 2015

Photos from the 2015 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild reunion in Salt Lake City.

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Jun252015

1968 Dow

Designed by Virgil M. Exner.

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Jun152015

The Story of One Missing Model

This missing model turned up on eBay.

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Jun52015

Mystery of the Missing Guild Models

If the models still exist, they are probably stored in their original shipping boxes.

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May182015

Midnight Rambler | Magnus Walker in L.A.

When I was at Art Center in LA, I would often go driving in the middle of the night. No traffic. Terrific roads. WAY cool.

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Apr222015

GM Designer Gray Counts

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

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Apr122015

Neil DeAtley’s ’27 Track-T

Neil’s recreation of his first teenage wheels.

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Apr52015

Stories from Baja—The Great Tech Inspector

Experiences from Baja, written by John Thawley.

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Mar242015

Stories from Baja—Rally or Race?

Experiences from Baja, written by John Thawley.

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Mar152015

American Dreaming Update

A documentary project about the golden age of American car design.

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Mar82015

American Dreaming

A documentary project about the golden age of American car design.

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  • Gary, Just received your book and read part of it, and can’t wait to finish it! EXCELLENT BOOK WOW! Thanks!

    Carl Kofron
  • It’s a book whose pages you’ll return to again and again…sometimes just to look, other times to read and learn and to laugh!

    Helen Hutchings
  • It brought back so many memories. The book captures some of the antics that took place. I recommend Gary’s book for anyone that has an interest to get a glimpse of an era long gone.

    John Manoogian II
  • Very impressed with the emphasis on the “people stories.” Most people think of GM in terms of the cars, whereas you focused on the designers that created the cars. Congratulations on your excellent and personable narrative.

    Roy Lonberger
  • Great book! It will provide many hours of interesting reading. Thank you for writing and publishing it!

    Charles Pieier
  • All the wonderful anecdotes and photos bring laughter and smiles of recollection of the years at GM Design. The other content is equally entertaining, too! One can keep returning to its pages, finding a new topic of interest each time.

    George Camp
  • Gary’s book focuses on the people who drove designs and events at GM Design. It is always informative, sometimes funny and sometimes sad. Picture are breathtaking. Extremely well done.

    James Rice
  • Thank you Gary for this wonderful publication vicariously delivering the human condition nectar recalled from the good old days at GM Design.

    Bill Boudreau
  • Closest thing to an actual time machine I have experienced! The photos, quotes and artwork really transported me back to what was a fabulous time at GM Design.

    Len Casillo
  • I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed The Future is Back. Great stories and wonderful comments! Excellent selection of illustrations and photos!

    Peter Brock
  • The book is providing lots of interesting reading along with so many great photos, illustrations and renderings.

    Sheldon Payne
  • It’s like going to a family reunion and meeting all your old friends, the studios and the models all over again. I can almost smell the fresh clay reading your book.

    Ron Will
  • Reading the stories and anecdotes of designers who shared their experiences in this book allowed me to vicariously imagine what it would have actually been like to have worked in a studio. Thumbs Up Gary!!

    Steve Sicklick
  • Great book Gary. It’s like taking a trip down memory lane!

    Dennis Burke
  • I’ve enjoyed the Dean’s Garage book. I know a lot of the designers and places you mention; it’s like a reunion or old-home week.Thank you very much for putting everything together in such a beautifully organized, fun, illuminating way.

    Michael Lamm
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