Streamlines, 1936
To hear the term “Torpedo Car” is worth watching the video.
1969 Chevrolet Corvette XP-856 Aero Coupe?
Mystery Photo. Turns out it was a Toronado proposal.
Aerovette Brochure
A rare brochure showing the development of the Aerovette.
Oldsmobile Presents Futuramic Design, 1948
Theater advertisements for the first all-new automobile to be placed on the market after World War II, the Oldsmobile Futuramic.
Zora Arkus Duntov and the Sounds of a 1961 Corvette
Years ago I had this neighbor, Marge, who was seriously into opera.
Lost Techniques—352 Pluvius Pencil on Newsprint
Newsprint pads, the same stuff your newspaper is printed on, were far cheaper than other sketch pads and were very popular at Pratt Institute where I did my graduate work in Industrial Design in 1957–58.
The American Look
A fascinating look into the world of design in the late 1950s
David North with Jay Leno’s 1966 Toronado
“Jay got a hold of me and invited my son and me to the NBC studios and a day at his “Big Dog” garage in Burbank.”
Sounds of a Porsche 917K
Mike Parris had a several lap ride in a Porsche 917 at the Riverside International Raceway before it became a shopping mall.
Racing Movies from the ’60s and ’70s
Over an hour of racing excitement if you can tolerate old 8mm home movies
Gray Counts, Designer, Automotive Fine Artist, Friend
Gray is a good friend and great designer.
Corvair Monza GT brochure
The Monza GT tipped me over the edge.
Firebird III Brochure
The Firebird III is an extraordinary car representative of an “anything goes” optimistic age now long gone.
GM Styling Staff Brochure from the ’60s.
Featured in this post is a 8.5″ square, 8-page grayscale brochure of GM Design Staff from the early 1960s.
Rescued Studio Artwork and Photos
A lot of wonderful artwork was pitched. That makes what was saved that much more special.
Old Ford Tractors
I had a bad feeling about this. That burlap wasn’t put in at the factory and didn’t get there on its own.
Ron Kellogg’s Bugatti Type 57/59 Roadster Special
The story of Dave Holls’ Bugatti.
1980 Buick 80X
Buick didn’t have any performance platforms like Chevrolet or Pontiac.
1983 Buick Riviera Indy Pace Car
Not my favorite.
1979 Buick Century Roadmaster
Herb Fishel’s first Buick Promotional Car.
1977 Michigan 500—Junior and Cale
An unforgetable day.
’70 Camaro Reunion
How often does something like this happen?
The ZEV
An automotive enthusiast’s personal apocalypse. A story in the not-so-distant future in which Mr. Randel, caught up in a system not of his making, faces the inevitability of having the government confiscate his car, and remembers the time when he had the freedom and the means to enjoy driving. He realizes that it’s too late and that things have gone way too far to ever go back.
Pete Klain’s SCCA Trans Am Group I Corvette
Stories from the pits.