How one car changed the culture of Japan and the mindset of America, one sports car at a time With...
Generally, this column focuses on the details of design and the history surrounding a specific car or manufacturer. This month...
Aston Martin. The name alone conjures up images of spies, well-dressed Europeans at fine gatherings, record-setting race wins and a company history nearly as dynamic as the cars themselves. Competing against highly established British stalwarts, Aston Martin had to deliver not only performance and elegance, they had to offer a...
The perfect blend of performance and blade-edged elegance Georgette Giugiaro. The name alone evokes Italian beauty, energy, and excitement. Named...
Designed by the legendary Leonardo Fioravanti, the same man responsible for some of the greatest Pininfarina/Ferrari designs, the original 206 Dino GT was a delightful Italian shape elegantly translated from the 1967 206 racecar. The sultry curvature and sensuality of the body bridged the exact moment of change from heavy...
Le Mans, 1960. You can imagine the scene. The coming decade was cresting the ’50s into oblivion. The vast high-speed...
The Apollo GT was the brainchild of engineer Milt Brown and his partner Newt Davis. The youthful entrepreneurs envisioned a...
Since first offering its wares to the automotive public, Lancia has excelled at engineering some of the most technically advanced cars in nearly every decade. It is the post-war cars, however, that present some of the most advanced ideas and designs of the time. This is certainly the case in...
America’s Sport Custom Production Car I had no idea who Howard “Dutch” Darrin was, as I pedaled my Schwinn Sting Ray...
The BMW 507 is frequently cited as one of the most beautifully designed cars regardless of era, origin or classification. Designer...
t’s hard to believe that the Dodge Charger is going to be 50 years old. Yes, the iconic Bullitt chase car, the Dukes Of Hazzard star, the Hemi-powered father of the Daytona NASCAR winged wonder—FIFTY. This year, Chryslers at Carlisle will host the “Nifty Fifty” celebration gathering designers and Chrysler...
Cleverly Proportioned & Intuitively Perfect Let’s be clear about one thing. The Shelby Cobra is one of the most iconic...
You really have to be cautious when you read the April issue of an automotive enthusiast’s magazine Did you enjoy...
We’ve seen visions of the future before. Cars that can fly, jet-powered cars, atomic-powered cars, robotics within cars, and a host of other wild but inspiring concepts for our future vehicles. As a car designer and historian, I’m often asked what the next big shift in transportation design might be....
Studebaker was an innovative company. In the pre-war years, it built some of the finest and most elegant art deco...
While you might think this article is going to address the Chrysler Norsman, we are instead going deep sea diving, but not for the wreckage of the Andria Doria…at least not this month. Nearly every show and production car is designed with a main theme. Sketched and rendered by the...
The 1953 Turin Auto Show must have been quite a sight. It presented cars of what would become a landmark...
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 cars a critical part of the growing suburban American lifestyle, the woody wagon would become collectible and highly sought after, long after the useful purpose for which they were originally...
Among car collectors, enthusiasts, even kids who’ve yet to master driving, the Chevrolet Corvette needs no introduction. Introduced in 1953,...
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, Giorgetto Giugiaro, at the dawn of his brief but productive two-year position at Ghia. Hollywood producer and media mogul Burt Sugarman had seen the1965 Ghia Fiat on the cover of...
We’re all creatures of water. Millions of years ago we emerged from a boiling primordial stew as multi-cell organisms, evolved...
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 in. I love a great new design, but old designs often make a “comeback” on my list after a hiatus from the visual mainstream. A great car design hits me...
Every car guy, collector and car designer knows the two major categories that separate car designs—Pre-war and Post-war. Pre-war cars...
Car design has been a key part of automotive history since the very first series of carriages was built for...
Bill Miller was a genius. You hear this term used a lot, but Bill was exactly that. He could paint like a renaissance master, was fully adept at technical drafting, had owned and operated a world class Southern California machine shop, and was known for solving mechanical problems that teams...
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