Dean’s Garage – Page 23 – Yesterday’s Look at Tomorrow

Jun32010

Automobile Design by Henry Gurr

R. Henry Gurr’s book played an important role in my interest in car design.

May252010

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.

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May182010

MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe

Interesting how the esthetics of aerodynamics have changed.

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May62010

Photos and Other Things of Interest

Lots of very interesting photos.

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Apr292010

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.

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Apr12010

Jim Ray’s 1965 Corvette 396 4-speed Coupe

Nothing turns heads like that anymore. Nothing.

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Mar182010

Charles M. “Chuck” Jordan

Jordan likened this to “letting a tiger out of the cage—saying go!”

6 Comments

Mar42010

League of Retired Automotive Designers—Ferrari Design Exhibit

Recapturing the Magic—Visions of the Future American Automotive Design.

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Feb182010

Harry Bentley Bradley, Part One

His illustration style is original and unmatched.

5 Comments

Feb42010

GM Styling Advanced Design and Pre-production Photos

From the collection of Tom Falconer.

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Jan212010

Modes and Motors

Nice illustrations.

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Jan122010

Design Staff Directory, January, 1988

Design Staff Directory from January, 1988.

4 Comments

Dec222009

Larry Shinoda Interview Video

He had quite a career.

’73 GTO/Grand AM Development

Great artwork.

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Dec82009

More Saved Studio Sketches

Tom Semple and I almost killed each other.

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Dec12009

Sports Cars of the Future by Strother MacMinn

This rare, out-of-print book was loaned to me by Richard Nesbitt.

5 Comments

Nov242009

Larry Shinoda, Part 2

Larry Shinoda brought to Ford a sense of no-nonsense car-guy cool.

3 Comments

Nov172009

Larry Shinoda, Part 1

Shinoda was outspoken, candid, humorous, and firmly believes in what he is doing.

4 Comments

Nov102009

More Studio Cartoons. And a Few Stories. And some Quotes.

“Paint won’t save it.”

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Nov32009

’80s GM Image Cars

“GM Teamwork and Technology for Today and Tomorrow.”

3 Comments

Oct272009

Fords of the Fifties, by Mike Parris

Collections of historic information about Ford’s 1950 and 1960 decades.

7 Comments

Oct202009

GM Wind Tunnel and Brochure

“Too bad aero had to go that way.” Mitchell.

8 Comments

Oct132009

Studio Cartoons

For one reason or another sometimes that creativity needed to vent in the form of cartoons.

4 Comments

Book is excellent reading. I like all the practical jokes that you played on each other. Haven’t put it down yet.

Paul Alflen
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