When I saw that the 1971 Mercury Cougar was on the cover of the latest Collectible Automobile issue, I was particularly curious about one thing: Did Semon Knudsen have much influence on the car’s huge […]
We’ve had an interesting discussion in a comment thread about Ford Motor Company styling in the 1970s (go here), so I wanted bring some additional information and ideas to the table. This will be a […]
Jim and Cheryl Farrell’s recent series of articles about the 1961 Continental’s development got me thinking about what might have happened if Robert McNamara had succeeded in killing the Lincoln brand. Could that have ended […]
(EXPANDED FROM 10/8/2021) A late-1960s Ford promotional film offers a fascinating glimpse into the car and truck designs being worked on at the time. Perhaps more than intended, The Design Makers — Inside Ford Design, […]
Did the substantially facelifted 1958 Fords have less-attractive styling than the all-new 1957 models? In a recent story posted at Dean’s Garage, Jim and Cheryl Farrell (2022) suggest that the answer is yes. Indeed, they […]
One lingering question I have about Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen’s short tenure as Ford Motor Company president is what influence he had on the 1972 Ford Thunderbird’s design. Jim and Cheryl Farrell (2022) have written that […]
Dean’s Garage recently posted a fascinating story about the battle over the 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV’s styling. Jim and Cheryl Farrell (2022) describe how a design proposal championed by Ford President Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen […]
The October issue of Collectible Automobile has a wide-ranging profile of Ford design chief Eugene Bordinat. Writers Jim and Cheryl Farrell (2014) include a number of provocative details about Ford President Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen’s role in […]
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