Les 24 Heures De Choo Choo
*throptic, noun: a design or a devise created to look as if it serves a functional purpose, but in fact has no purpose other than to make the object on which it is attached to look esthetically better.
Salute to William L. Mitchell
GM Design Staff Impact Magazine, July 1977.
The Design Staff Library
We don’t know what a Baumm is.
Chrysler Turbine Car
One morning I witnessed a student being dropped off at the front gate at my high school by some guy driving a Chrysler Turbine car. I couldn’t believe it. The sound it made! The future had arrived.
Styling The Look of Things
A time warp into a much different world of design than exists today.
Steve McQueen’s view—Porsche 917K
From the movie, LeMans. This is the same car driven by John Thomas that is featured in the sound files recorded by Mike Parris at Riverside International Raceway in 1980. The first audio file was posted before, but the second one, Four hot laps around Riverside, was recently acquired from driver John Thomas. Great in-car…
Art Center Experiences
Late nighters or all nighters were the norm.
Who Designed the ’71 Boattail Riviera?
Mitchell’s swashbuckling excess.
Cyclops’ Night Out
Featuring Cyclops, the Bongo family, and quite a number of other oddities.
Detroit Institute of Automobile Styling
It’s 1946 and you’re interested in car design but don’t know where to start.
The Genius
“Jeez, boss, I’ve never seen a car like this around anywhere. Who wants it?” I wished he wouldn’t call me boss.
1965 Corvette Coupe Resto-Mod, Part One
I had a 1965 Corvette Coupe follow me home in March, 2010. A shiny red disaster.
An Interview with Bob Gurr—Making Dreams Come True
Making dreams come true.
Stan Mott—Modern Mechanics
Stan Mott kept us going with his outrageous cartoons and great artwork.
Automobile Design by Henry Gurr
R. Henry Gurr’s book played an important role in my interest in car design.
Art Center College of Design
America’s premier design school remains the world’s most renowned, alma mater to more star auto designers than any other single institution.
MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe
Interesting how the esthetics of aerodynamics have changed.
Photos and Other Things of Interest
Lots of very interesting photos.
SpeedReaders
SpeedReaders presents authoritative reviews of transportation books and media.
Harry Bentley Bradley, Part 2
He inspires us to start sketching again just for the joy of it.
Jim Ray’s 1965 Corvette 396 4-speed Coupe
Nothing turns heads like that anymore. Nothing.
Charles M. “Chuck” Jordan
Jordan likened this to “letting a tiger out of the cage—saying go!”
League of Retired Automotive Designers—Ferrari Design Exhibit
Recapturing the Magic—Visions of the Future American Automotive Design.
Harry Bentley Bradley, Part One
His illustration style is original and unmatched.