General Motors has been criticized for going too far in downsizing its 1986 E-body personal coupes, which included the Buick Riviera, Oldsmobile Toronado and Cadillac Eldorado. Sales fell off a cliff, but they didn’t recover […]
(EXPANDED FROM 12/6/2021) Our discussions about Ford Motor Company internal politics drew me to reread some oral histories at a website called the Automobile in American Life and Society. Interviews with George Walker, Eugene Bordinat, […]
(UPDATED 10/30/2022) Dean’s Garage draws together car designers to discuss their craft. The website has tended to focus on U.S. automakers during the post-war era. Publisher Gary Dean Smith was part of General Motors’ design […]
This website is no longer online. Nevertheless, I’m mentioning it to illustrate the value of designers writing about their work. As a case in point, Jason White offered an interesting response to the question, “So […]
This website offers a variety of resources for professional or wanna-be car designers. For example, a Links page includes a variety of obscure car design websites and blogs. Car Body Design | Facebook Free access
This website may be most useful to car designers (current and wannabe) because most of its content is behind a fairly expensive paywall. However, the free articles, photos and renderings provide a useful overview of […]
This subscriber-based media outlet offers a variety of resources for those interested in developing their car design skills, such as tutorials and venues for giving their work visibility. Car Design Pro | Facebook Subscription required […]
A designer reimagines cars, past, present and future. The fake designs range from the subtle to the outrageous. The Daily Drive website has gotten in on the act, but its fake illustrations revolve around sillier themes, […]
Glenn.H has created a Flickr compendium of random photographs and renderings, to which he usually adds brief commentary. Content hasn’t been updated in a few years but what’s already there is fascinating. Concept Cars, Prototypes […]
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