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Aug212009

Alex Tremulis and the 1948 Tucker

Among his talents, Alex was noted for his ability to play tunes on his airbrush.

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Aug172009

Woodward Dream Cruise

You didn’t make it to the Woodward Dream Cruise?

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Aug142009

Buick Camel GT, Buick PPG Staff Car, Olds Calais Kelly Challenge Car

For you performance Buick enthusiasts, sketches and photos of the Buick Camel GT car.

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Aug112009

Motorama Corvettes and Showcars

Bob Caderet renderings, Corvette Nomad and Corvair artwork, early Corvette production shots, Astro I, Astro II, XP-819, Mako Shark I and II vintage photos, and a few unusual Motorama photos.

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Aug72009

Corvette Racing History Videos

Great Corvette Videos.

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Aug32009

Prints & Posters

Everybody has lots of posters. These perhaps are a bit unusual and of interest to the readers of Dean’s Garage.

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Jul292009

Achievement USA

A day of achievement for the whole USA.

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Jul272009

Hatching the 1955 Thunderbird

“I was lucky to get into car designing; I was at the right time and place.”

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Jul242009

1973 XP-897 GT/2-Rotor Corvette Artwork

“Bill Mitchell absolutely hated the 2-Rotor and was very verbal about it calling it all kinds of nasty four letter words.”

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Jul222009

Corvette SS and Mako Shark II Period Videos

Designing and building the Corvette SS.

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Jul202009

Allan Flowers

Allan Flowers is a very talented and super creative designer.

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Jul172009

GM Design photos from the early ’90s, Part 3

The design process from sketch to a roll around hard model.

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Jul152009

The Human Bridge—Birth of the 1949 Ford

This video traces the birth of the 1949 Ford from the drawing board to the roads of the world

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Jul132009

Bob Marcks, Designer at Studebaker, Ford, and Chrysler, Part 2

Looking back, I think what a great place to start an automotive career, and how sad to think of what FOMOCO was then, and what it is now.

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Jul102009

GM Design photos from the early ’90s, Part 2

Part two of a three part series showing a design process in order from sketch to a roll around hard model.

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Jul82009

GM Motorama 1954

“General Motors means to keep on being the leader.” So what happened?

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Jul62009

Every Boy’s Dream: The Life and Career of an Automotive Designer

A wonderful sketching style.

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Jul32009

GM Design photos from the early ’90s, Part 1

This gallery of images more or less shows the design process in sequence from sketch to a roll around hard model.

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Jul12009

Firebird Jet Powered Motorama Dream Cars; Pace Car Sketch

Jet-powered cars. Sure, why not?

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Jun292009

Every Boy’s Dream: The Life and Career of an Automotive Designer

Of the many and varied professional opportunities available in the automotive industry, the role of the designer (or stylist) has probably captured the imagination of more young men and auto enthusiasts around the world than any other.

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Jun262009

More Rescued Studio Sketches

Renderings by Jerry Hirschberg, Allan Flowers, Clark Lincoln, Geza Loczi, and yours truly.

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Jun242009

Harley Earl—GM Designer Extraordinaire

MstrEarl.

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Jun222009

Bob Marcks, Designer at Studebaker, Ford, and Chrysler

I was a designer for Ford in 1953, and 1956-1961.

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Jun192009

More Rescued Sketches

Renderings by Geza Loczi, Jerry Hirschberg, Harry Bradley, Clark Lincoln, and yours truly.

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Dean’s Garage Book Praise
  • 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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