by Wallace Wyss - Harley Earl was a big man. Well over 6’. He was a towering figure in American automobile design. He was the one who basically thought up the idea of making clay models, because as a boy he made model cars with the clay of … [Read more...]
Buick Wildcat II – Harley’s Good Idea That Came to Naught…
March 18, 2019 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Harley Earl the 6’ 6” dynamo from Hollywood who was GM’s first director of styling (he called it the Art and Colour section) had a grand plan around 1952. That was to make not only the two seater Corvette but hell, go all the … [Read more...]
Book Review: Fins – Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors and the Glory Days of Detroit
December 27, 2018 By 3 Comments
Review by Wallace Wyss - Author: William Knoedelseder Publisher: Harper Business Format: Hardcover Pages: 320 ISBN 13: 9780062289070 Price: $29.99 Available for less on Amazon - Click Here America’s car industry … [Read more...]
The Market: What Should Cadillac Do Now?
April 30, 2018 By 4 Comments
Cadillac let go their Euro luxury car expert; so what now? by Wallace Wyss - I have always been a fan of the western movies where the stranger shows up in town and shakes things up. So I had big hopes four years ago when a South … [Read more...]
The Holden Hurricane – Could It Have Been A Corvette Competitor?
November 15, 2017 By 5 Comments
by Mike - The Holden Hurricane is a concept car designed and made by GM Holden in 1969. I think this design style is very attractive and would have been well suited to compete with the Corvette. Since both are owned by GM it would have been an … [Read more...]
The Phantom: The Car That Signaled The End For Bill Mitchell At GM
August 28, 2017 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Now, fact is, I have been around since Methuselah and it so happens I used to hang out with Bill Mitchell, VP of Design at General Motors. He was an outsize character, kind of like his namesake William "Billy" Mitchell … [Read more...]
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