GM Designer Paul Deesen, the Pontiac Strato Star, and Sebring 1957
When I was at GM, Paul was always great to be around. Encouraging and uplifting with a great sense of humor.
GM Designer Elia Russinoff, Part 2
Russ had a stellar career with 40 years as a designer with General Motors Design from 1955-1995
Ron Will’s Turbo Phantom
“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.”
Cars I’ve Loved and Hated—More from Michael Lamm’s Unauthorized Auto Biography
“It was then that I noticed, for the first time, the wooden clothespin attached to the fuel line.”
GM Designer Elia Russinoff
Elia ‘Russ’ Russinoff, has provided a portfolio of his work to feature on Dean’s Garage.
Derelicts, Pagani Huayra, and the Inverted Bike Shop
Three inspiring, well-executed videos to spark the imagination.
Déjá Vu—Pete Klain’s Corvette Resurrected
The car stood out was because no other competitor was foolhardy enough to spend so much effort on body decoration for a car likely as not to be damaged on the race course.
Cars I’ve Loved and Hated; Michael Lamm’s Unauthorized Auto Biography, Chapter One
In an even more misguided quest to transform the coupe into a roadster, the Chevy’s roof also succumbed to the torch.
Mesmerizing 1936 Assembly Line Video
Way cool video.
Automotive Age Hotel
A monument to the automotive age in the middle of Las Vegas.
1970-71 F-body Concept—Advanced Pontiac Studio
These photos were filed in a brown envelope since 1972.
Chrysler Streamliner, Part Two
Could it be that somebody knows where the car actually is but is sworn to secrecy?
Chrysler Streamliner Mystery Solved?
Was this Chrysler model the inspiration for the Falcon in the 1936 movie, Speed?
Random images
All kinds of stuff.
Cyclops Railcars
“I am not at liberty to say how fast the rail car was moving when it vaporized the station.”
1999 GTO Concept
GM’s First All-math Model.
Burn On: 1973 Drag Racing Documentary
Old school drag racing. Excellent video.
Oldsmobile Aerotech Interior Design
Designs by William Quan.
Prowler Retro Kit
Build your own hot rod in a matter of hours!
1987 Oldsmobile Aerotech
The Oldsmobile Aerotechs were a series of experimental high-speed vehicles created between 1987 and 1992.
Remembering Louis Chevrolet
The Chevrolet brand became an icon and a tremendous success, yet he, Louis Chevrolet, received little profit from it
American Orphan Project
American Orphan Project
George Barbaz
The Quicksilver became the radical, all-new 1960 full-size Ford, designed as a response to the really far-out 1959 Chevrolet.
The Maharajah’s Silver Daimler
The serpent horn was copied verbatim, right down to the molars.