Clik here to view.
Video: The 1955 GM Motorama in Color
The 1955 Motorama was surely one of the greatest ever, with a hall-of-fame lineup of General Motors dream cars. See them all here in color. This short GM film on the 1955 Motorama packs a ton of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PREVIEW: 2023 EyesOn Design Automotive Design Exhibition
The spectacular 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero by Bertone will be among the star attractions at this year’s EyesOn Design show, coming this Sunday. WHAT: The annual EyesOn Design Automotive Design...
View ArticleClik here to view.
American Rhomboid: The 1948 Gordon Diamond
It’s an unusual idea, but a recurring one: the rhomboid or diamond-layout automobile. Here’s an American example, the Gordon Diamond. There is a general consensus that four wheels is an ideal number...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gullwing Dreams: The 1961 Dodge Flitewing
The 1961 Dodge Flitewing was intended to guide future exterior designs at the Chrysler Corporation, but plans can change. Designed in Virgil Exner’s private advanced styling studio at Chrysler, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The First Corvair: A 1954 Corvette Fastback
In the Motor City, model names are recyclables. The first Corvair from Chevrolet was a fastback Motorama show car based on the 1954 Corvette. Introduced at the General Motors Motorama in 1953, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 1957 Buick Lido: A Lost (?) Pininfarina Show Car
Here’s a little-known but fascinating show car from Pininfarina in 1957: a low-slung, Buick-based hardtop coupe called the Lido. In the 1950s, the partnership between General Motors and Pininfarina...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The First Olds Cutlass: a 1954 Motorama Show Car
The 1954 Cutlass had only a brief career on the Motorama show circuit, but the name became a powerful Oldsmobile selling tool for decades. Oldsmobile’s first Cutlass reportedly took its name from...
View Article
