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.”
The King, the Cadillac, and the Cover-up
This has nothing to do with Elvis.
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.”
The Martini Mustang
“Everything else is just traffic.”
George Krispinsky—Ford, AMC, and Chrysler Designer
An interview with George Krispinsky.
Testing a Small Chevrolet
“It has that big car look, but only one of us was easily able to occupy it.”
Studio Art Collector Federic Sharf
Sharf now has thousands of car drawings, mostly from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Building the Corvette SS; Stingray Racer at Elkhart; Building the ’53 Corvette; Design Center Tour
Vintage GM video of Building the Experimental Corvette SS.
Ford Racing Photo Archives
Carroll Shelby was one of the most prolific personalities in the automotive industry.
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.”
An Evening with Jim Hall
“I was shocked seeing the Chaparral launch itself over the top of Lothar Motschenbacher’s red McLaren.”
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.
Stories from Baja—Got Kotex? and Hallucinations
Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.
The Design Makers—Inside Ford Design
A late ’60s look inside Ford Design.
The Singer 911
The way you’d want to do one if you could.
Ed Welburn Interviews
Amelia Island interviews.
Stories from Baja—A Bike in the Bank
Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.
The Making of Le Mans
A 14-minute behind-the-scenes mini-doc on the making of the film Le Mans.
Stories from Baja—Broken Tie Rod End, No Problem
Experiences at Baja by John Thawley.
Liberty Vintage Motorcycles
Adam Cramer brings back vintage motorcycles and the good ol’ American “can do” spirit back to their former glory.
Days of Future Past
In the fall of 1954 GM’s designers were experimenting a future car for America’s drivers that would be smaller, more like a European car.
A Bill Mitchell Anecdote
The result was the side stand retracted and the bike tipped over.
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado Development
Dick Ruzzin’s Personal account of the development of the ’66 Tornado.
GM Designer Bill Michalak
“I guess I just can’t get cars and art out of my system.”