Browsing: By Design
Designs That Endure
Quintessential designs of the 20th century are all around us. These items are so familiar we often take their shape, color and ease of use for… Read More...
The Ford GT
Fair disclosure—I’ve wanted to write about this car for years. The Ford GT appeared, in 2005, as a production offering from what was still a… Read More...
Design, Computers and the Importance of Touch
This is technically the first issue of Vintage Roadcar as an online-only periodical. While many of us will miss the paper magazine, I felt it… Read More...
Jaguar XK120: 70 Years of Spectacular
May 2018 The first major car show I attended was the 1971 L.A. Auto Expo. As a wide-eyed nine-year-old, everything seemed special. Bright colors, racy… Read More...
The Happy Elan
The year 1962 was a big one. Not only was Seattle sporting its beautiful piercing tribute to the futuramic skyline of tomorrow, cars of future… Read More...
Acura NSX
March 2018 I’d been working just a week or so with veteran car designer Tom Kellogg (known for his design work on the Avanti, AVX… Read More...
The Iso Grifo
When I was a college student, some friends told me about a woman who ran a hair salon in her West Los Angeles apartment. She… Read More...
Darrin To Be Different
I pedaled my bike past the edge of our main street and down the Santa Monica canyon road toward the Pacific Coast Highway. This was… Read More...
By Design
December 2017 Comb through the history of 20th century car designs, and one name continually appears over and over again. Tom Tjaarda. Though Tjaarda never… Read More...
The Jaguar with Italian Roots
Stunning looks, capable performance and, today, an undisputed fixture in the automotive lexicon of excellence, the Jaguar D-Type has become one of the most desirable… Read More...