Hello Mike…Peter Brock here, Many thanks for your really well-done piece on the ’63 Corvette Sting Ray on My Car Quest on 3-21-26. As you so well wrote, it was a rather long complicated process to finally get the car into production. Had it not … [Read more...]
In 1963 The Corvette Sting Ray Mesmerized Me
March 21, 2026 By 7 Comments
by Mike Gulett - In 1963 I was 11 years old and living in South Gate, California a suburb of Los Angeles. I read every car magazine I could buy or borrow and I paid attention to the cars on the streets. One day some friends and I were riding our … [Read more...]
Book Review: Maestro: Bill Mitchell & The Iconic Cars Of GM Styling
July 9, 2019 By 5 Comments
Review by Wallace Wyss - By Roy Lonberger -Hardbound -440 pages -$375 list price -13×11 in, 33×28 cm -ISBN: 9781366831507 -Available from Amazon.com at this link. More than 50 years ago, I was cleaning a swimming pool … [Read more...]
Forgotten Design Trends: The Dual Cowl Phaeton
July 1, 2019 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - I think it’s a neglected configuration. Which should, I say, be brought back, if only to have more cards in our deck so to speak. I mean it’s so American to have parades with beautiful girls sitting on the convertible top … [Read more...]
ArtCenter College of Design – Car Classic 2018
November 2, 2018 By 3 Comments
Like Old Home Week for Grads by Wallace Wyss - The ArtCenter College of design, situated high on a hill overlooking Pasadena, is famous for one thing—training a good proportion of the world’s car designers. They have changed themes … [Read more...]
ArtCenter College of Design to Open Doors For Car Show
September 14, 2018 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - If there is any school world wide that is more associated with car design, they would have a hard time beating the reputation of the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, now celebrating 70 years of their influence on car … [Read more...]
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