by Wallace Wyss - One of the strangest things I ever saw was a man whose head, face and shoulders were encrusted in tiny bits of glass. He'd been through a car windshield not once but dozens of times. This was many decades ago. In college, I … [Read more...]
Editorial: Famed McLaren P1 Designer Blasts And Then Praises AI’s Role In Car Design
October 23, 2023 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - If there is anyone who could be called "a designer's designer" it is Moroccan-born Frank Stephenson, a designer who has worked for several automakers, each time designing memorable cars. He still is a consultant in the industry. … [Read more...]
Do Cars Have Pedigrees?
October 16, 2023 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I am eagerly awaiting a review copy of a new book from Car Tech Publishing that has many pictures, I am told, of clay models of Camaros. It's entitled: Camaro Concept Cars: Developing Chevrolet's Pony Car by Scott … [Read more...]
Design Discussion: Lamborghini Revuelto Design Critique
October 6, 2023 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - Ya kinda wonder these mid-engined car designers—like where can they go next? Hasn’t every idea been used twice before? Well, with the new Revuelto from Lamborghini, I think in the details they did some interesting … [Read more...]
Editorial: No Ford Reports from Our Correspondent
September 25, 2023 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I recently wrote a note to a long time Ford PR man (I think I first met him in 1970 at a Pantera preview) and thanked him for inviting me to see the new 2024 Mustang in Pebble Beach but more recently wrote and asked my name be … [Read more...]
Peter Mullin Has Died
September 23, 2023 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Peter Mullin (aged 82) has died at his home in one of the most scenic places in California-- Big Sur. He had been ill for over a year, absent from Pebble Beach, many other events and his own Museum. His wife gamely continued to … [Read more...]
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