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.
GM Styling Advanced Design and Pre-production Photos
From the collection of Tom Falconer.
Modes and Motors
Nice illustrations.
Design Staff Directory, January, 1988
Design Staff Directory from January, 1988.
Larry Shinoda Interview Video
He had quite a career.
’73 GTO/Grand AM Development
Great artwork.
More Saved Studio Sketches
Tom Semple and I almost killed each other.
Sports Cars of the Future by Strother MacMinn
This rare, out-of-print book was loaned to me by Richard Nesbitt.
Larry Shinoda, Part 2
Larry Shinoda brought to Ford a sense of no-nonsense car-guy cool.
Larry Shinoda, Part 1
Shinoda was outspoken, candid, humorous, and firmly believes in what he is doing.
More Studio Cartoons. And a Few Stories. And some Quotes.
“Paint won’t save it.”
’80s GM Image Cars
“GM Teamwork and Technology for Today and Tomorrow.”
Fords of the Fifties, by Mike Parris
Collections of historic information about Ford’s 1950 and 1960 decades.
GM Wind Tunnel and Brochure
“Too bad aero had to go that way.” Mitchell.