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- slant six on CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family
- J P Cavanaugh on CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family
- Huey on Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)
- Tatra87 on Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110) — The Sunny, Yet Not Sunny Enough, Early Days Of The Nissan Sunny
- Jim Klein on Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110) — The Sunny, Yet Not Sunny Enough, Early Days Of The Nissan Sunny
- C K on Curbside Classic: 1973 Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110) — The Sunny, Yet Not Sunny Enough, Early Days Of The Nissan Sunny
- Huey on Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)
- Ate Up With Motor on Curbside Classic: 1963 Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – The Turbo Revolution Started Here
- Rich Baron on Vintage Snapshots: Plymouth Owners In The ’50s-’60s
- Huey on Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)
Design Archive
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Automotive History Outtake: The 1935 Stout Scarab Reappears Fifteen Years Later As The 1949 Nash Airflyte
Posted on August 15, 2016 | 25 CommentsNash image by oldparkedcars.com (first posted 5/26/2012) Bill Stout’s rear-engined aerodynamic Scarab “mini-vans” were brilliant, and way ahead of the times(and too expensive) for the mid-thirties. But Nash decided all […] -
Is This The Abandoned 1959 Cadillac Before The “Palace Coup”?
Posted on June 29, 2016 | 29 Comments(first posted 10/21/2012) The story has been told many times: After Chuck Jordan had caught sight of a new 1957 Chrysler, Bill Mitchell and the rest of the GM design team […] -
If Two Fins Are Good, Three Must Be Better Yet: How The 1959 Buick Might Well Have Looked
Posted on June 16, 2016 | 56 Comments(first posted 10/23/2012) Since we’re keeping the 1959-1960 GM theme going with today’s ’60 Buick CC, let’s take in this design concept that made it pretty far into the serious […] -
Design Analysis: 1951 Studebaker – Way Out, In Front
Posted on March 15, 2016 | 60 Comments(first posted 5/31/2011) Am I dreaming, or was this car really built? It’s hard to believe, given what a radical front end this was, and still is. The all new […] -
Design Capsule: Jensen Interceptor – Design Hand Me Down, Two Times
Posted on March 11, 2016 | 37 Comments(first posted 9/5/2011) The Jensen Interceptor is a handsome brute, undoubtedly. But its design is hardly original, as this little match up with two older cars shows all to well. -
Drive Different – Imagining The Apple Car
Posted on March 7, 2016 | 58 CommentsLET IT be known that developing cars is largely a retrospective activity. Only when the competition moves on do we realise the short-comings of our own product and areas for […] -
Design: What Goes Around Comes Around -Audi Revives The Baby Benz
Posted on February 5, 2016 | 30 CommentsLET ME describe an evolutionary loop I have been pondering, beginning with the Mercedes-Benz 190E. With sheer surfaces and geometric architecture derived from the C111 concepts, the 190E appeared […] -
What If? Tin Toys for Big Boys
Posted on January 17, 2016 | 44 CommentsMADE IN JAPAN. It’s hard to believe that these three words were once pronounced with a snicker. They were an indictment of an entire economy, a comic’s punchline. For […] -
Curbside Analysis: 1996 Ford Taurus – Misguided Styling Creates The Biggest Automotive Fumble Of The Modern Era
Posted on December 24, 2015 | 89 CommentsPicture this: You’re the top decision maker responsible for continuing the saga of a beloved institution. Tasked with keeping the flame of interest lighted for years to come, you design […] -
1959 Ferrari Superamerica 400 – Super American Style By Pininfarina
Posted on July 5, 2015 | 36 Comments(first posted 7/27/2012) A GM Motorama concept car from 1957? No, that’s a prancing horse, not the mark of excellence on the hood. It’s not exactly a 1959 Dodge […] -
Design History: Packard’s Request, Almost Fulfilled By Mercedes-Benz
Posted on May 31, 2015 | 32 CommentsWhile Googling for some info in the W120 Mercedes (180/190) unique platform-frame chassis, I encountered these photos of a curious prototype, designated W122, and featuring a rather suspiciously familiar looking […] -
Future Classic: W212 Mercedes-Benz E-Class -Save The Rhino
Posted on April 28, 2015 | 36 CommentsIT WAS a sombre moment when the last R129 SL rolled off the line in 2002: it marked precisely the moment a Mercedes-Benz became a Merc. Indefatigable G-Wagen aside, the SL was the […] -
Future Classic: 2014 Lamborghini Asterion LPI910-4 Concept – A Star Is Born
Posted on February 20, 2015 | 22 CommentsTHAT’S MORE like it. No more spikey wedges aimed at nouveau riche. Lamborghini is tapping into the Matt Monro-filled alpine hedonism of the Muira with the rather splendid Asterion. You would […] -
Future Classic: Renault Espace – The French Up Their Game
Posted on February 18, 2015 | 30 CommentsR.I.P vans with seats; long live… just what is the new Espace exactly? It started off so simply: the design of the first generation in 1984 made us understand that there was more […]