Cleverly Proportioned & Intuitively Perfect Let’s be clear about one thing. The Shelby Cobra is one of the most iconic...
We’ve seen visions of the future before. Cars that can fly, jet-powered cars, atomic-powered cars, robotics within cars, and a...
Studebaker was an innovative company. In the pre-war years, it built some of the finest and most elegant art deco cars of the period. Unlike many other independent brands, Studebaker emerged from the Second World War competing head to head with the big three in design and engineering. By the...
While you might think this article is going to address the Chrysler Norsman, we are instead going deep sea diving,...
The 1953 Turin Auto Show must have been quite a sight. It presented cars of what would become a landmark year. But most enthusiasts in attendance would not know how fortunate they were. To them, this was just another car show. To Carlo Abarth, however, this show was something special....
Throughout the 1950s, American automobile manufacturers developed some of the most extravagant concept cars. While many of these efforts were...
It’s hard to imagine any scene from “Americana” that does not include a wood-bodied station wagon. Not only were wood...
Among car collectors, enthusiasts, even kids who’ve yet to master driving, the Chevrolet Corvette needs no introduction. Introduced in 1953, the fiberglass convertible (at that time, the only body style) was a surprising, but welcomed departure for the conservative Chevrolet division. GMs VP of Styling, Harley Earl, eagerly promoted the...
In 1962 the worlds of fashion, design and cultural norms were changing faster than we were sending a man to...
The Ghia 450 SS challenge arrived at Ghia studios as one of the first assignments offered to their newest employee,...
We’re all creatures of water. Millions of years ago we emerged from a boiling primordial stew as multi-cell organisms, evolved in the oceans, and then ambitiously emerged from the water to become oxygen breathing land inhabitants. Our living bodies are 60-percent water. Our brain is a whopping 75-percent water. Yet,...
The Earth is round. These days we say this with reasonable certainty (thanks in part to space travel) and considerably...
My Top Ten list changes every year. I know what I like, but once in a while new cars creep...
Every car guy, collector and car designer knows the two major categories that separate car designs—Pre-war and Post-war. Pre-war cars are generally regarded as cars that span from the very first “horseless carriages” all the way up to the start of the U.S. engagement in World War II. Post-war cars...
When people hear I am a car designer, questions come up: “What is your favorite car?” “What car do you...
Car design has been a key part of automotive history since the very first series of carriages was built for...
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