Dean’s Garage – Page 16 – Yesterday’s Look at Tomorrow

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.

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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

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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.

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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Mar22015

Greasewood Flat Designer Get-together

Local and snowbird designers get-together.

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Feb242015

Stories from Baja—El Matador

Experiences from Baja, written by John Thawley.

GM Studio Sketches and Richard Nesbitt’s Mustang Tribute

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

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Feb72015

Dave Holls’ Career

From Sketches, Special Edition, April 24, 1991.

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Jan312015

Twenty Seven Hours to La Paz

Rare 20-minute video about the first Baja 1000.

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Jan212015

Harry Bradley’s Vettes

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

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Jan132015

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.

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Jan42015

Requiem for a Heavyweight Junkyard Dog

Ned is one chili-dog-induced infarction away from eternity.

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Dec62014

The Beast of Turin trailer

Wait for it. Unbelievable.

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Nov242014

Phillip Payne—Ford, AMC, Chrysler Designer

Nice rendering style.

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Nov172014

Harry Bradley’s Mitchell GP

Text and photos complements of the car’s owner and builder, Dave Crook.

9 Comments

Oct252014

Remarkable 1956 Nassau Video

Michell, Duntov, and even MstrEarl make appearances.

2 Comments

Book is excellent reading. I like all the practical jokes that you played on each other. Haven’t put it down yet.

Paul Alflen
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