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May82014

Steve Small

George Prentice on Steve Small.

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Apr302014

The Studio Art Collection of George Prentice

Artwork of Ken Okuyama, Allen Young, Glen Durmisevich, Walt Gershick, Chuck Stebbons, Norm Selnes, Glen Winterscheit, Dennis Burke, Joe Ponce, Bob Loyckx, Dennis Huguley, and Jerry Hirschberg.

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Apr172014

The 1979 Opel Bitter Story

Dick Ruzzin’s first hand account of the development of the Open Bitter.

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Mar72014

Steam Speed

Stan Motts’ Les 24 Heures De Choo Choo come to life.

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Mar12014

Stirling Moss

Patrick Stewart hosts this documentary with motor sports legend Sir Stirling Moss.

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Feb212014

Stingray Name Controversy

Sting Ray? Stingray? StingRay? Which is it?

7 Comments
Feb162014

Joe Boyer—A Man with a Dream

“Put that ship out front or burn it up!”

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Feb12014

Motor Trend Classic Chuck Jordan Interview

“A car has to make you feel something. If a buyer looks at a car and says, ‘I don’t like it,’ all the other stuff doesn’t matter.”

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Jan212014

The King, the Cadillac, and the Cover-up

This has nothing to do with Elvis.

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Jan82014

1965 Pontiac Banshee: The Story of the XP-833

“We were working up exterior styling with Ned Nichols’ design studio, and the Monza GT was our primary inspiration.”

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Dec152013

The Martini Mustang

“Everything else is just traffic.”

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Oct92013

George Krispinsky—Ford, AMC, and Chrysler Designer

An interview with George Krispinsky.

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Oct22013

Testing a Small Chevrolet

“It has that big car look, but only one of us was easily able to occupy it.”

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Sep122013

Studio Art Collector Federic Sharf

Sharf now has thousands of car drawings, mostly from the 1930s through the 1960s.

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Sep62013

Building the Corvette SS; Stingray Racer at Elkhart; Building the ’53 Corvette; Design Center Tour

Vintage GM video of Building the Experimental Corvette SS.

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Aug112013

Ford Racing Photo Archives

Carroll Shelby was one of the most prolific personalities in the automotive industry.

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Aug22013

At age 72, Dave never really got the message.

“We have done so much, with so little, for so long, that we can now do anything with nothing.”

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Jul262013

An Evening with Jim Hall

“I was shocked seeing the Chaparral launch itself over the top of Lothar Motschenbacher’s red McLaren.”

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Jul172013

Corvette Sting Ray: Genesis of an American Icon

Brock’s involvement with the design of the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray has been well overshadowed by his successes at Shelby American, but they are no less fascinating.

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Jul62013

Stories from Baja—Got Kotex? and Hallucinations

Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.

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Jun272013

The Design Makers—Inside Ford Design

A late ’60s look inside Ford Design.

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Jun202013

The Singer 911

The way you’d want to do one if you could.

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Jun132013

Ed Welburn Interviews

Amelia Island interviews.

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Jun52013

Stories from Baja—A Bike in the Bank

Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.

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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!

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  • 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.

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