Dean’s Garage – Page 5 – Yesterday’s Look at Tomorrow

Nov182022

Alex Tremulis, Fortune Teller

The Story of Alex Tremulis and Ford’s Gyron.

6 Comments

Nov112022

The Surveyor—Mitchell’s Ultimate Bike Racer Van

Bill Mitchell’s custom bike hauler.

6 Comments

Nov42022

The American Station Wagon

By Harry Bradley

7 Comments

Oct282022

The Blue Job—Buzz Grisinger’s Test

Designer Buzz Grisinger—From Atomic Bombs to Mercury Styling.

4 Comments

Oct212022

Bill Mitchell’s Super Bikes

Bill Mitchell’s Harley Davidson Stingray and Ducati 750SF featured in Car Styling, 1975

3 Comments

Oct142022

Strother MacMinn, A Man of Wit and Genius

A very interesting interview with Strother MacMinn published in Car Styling No. 56, Autumn, 1986.

9 Comments

Oct72022

Ron Will’s Phantom Restored!

Ron Will’s Turbo Phantom Restoration Saga.

20 Comments

Sep302022

Car Craft’s Dream Roadster

Artwork by Bob Hubbach, published in Car Craft Magazine, 1961.

8 Comments

Sep232022

Ford Unitron

Abandoned efforts: Ford’s 1961 Unitron RV/Mobile Office and Ford’s 5th Wheel, T-Bird-towed Trailer.

3 Comments

Sep162022

Ford’s Mini Max Proposal

Fords Mini Van turned Chrysler.

11 Comments

Sep42022

The 1958 Ford—An Indirect Casualty Of The Edsel

V=SxO once again proven to be true.

17 Comments

Aug272022

Ford Designers Al Mueller and John Orfe

What would 1950s unrestrained creativity be without at least one reactor loader?

5 Comments

Aug22022

Car Designs of the 1937 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild

The story of the 1937 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, by Ron Will.

14 Comments

Aug12022

Threesome

Harry Bradley’s Sports Rod concept from Street Rodder magazine, September, 2000

7 Comments

Jul202022

Cap’n Stan’s Pencil Saver

New & Improved! Fantabulous! Cheap-O! Easy-To-Use!

5 Comments

Jul102022

Before The Mustang

Ford’s reaction to the success of the 1960 Corvair Monza.

8 Comments

Jun292022

The Continental Mark IV—A Contest Of Wills

Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen versus Lee Iacocca

11 Comments

Jun172022

Stylerama—Ford’s Answer to GM’s Motorama (Almost)

Perhaps it was a good thing that the program was cancelled.

7 Comments

Jun142022

Strother MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe at Eyes on Design

Strother MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe Makes First Public Debut in 60 Years.

14 Comments

Jun22022

Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman

Art Fitzpatrick’s and Van Kaufman’s illustrations inspired us all.

14 Comments

May202022

Influential Designs by Virgil Exner

Chrysler concept cars by Virgil Exner and Virgil Exner Jr.

6 Comments

May182022

Lincolns That Never Were

The ebb and flow of Continental proposals that never saw production.

4 Comments

May62022

Continental Mark II—End Game

Axe the Continental. Full steam on the Edsel.

4 Comments

Apr222022

Henry Ford’s Plastic Car

Henry Ford’s soy bean, lightweight, $400 car. Concrete molds. Didn’t smell so good.

5 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