Automobile History – Car Body Design https://www.carbodydesign.com Car Design Resources, News and Tutorials Mon, 11 May 2015 20:21:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Postwar European Auto Design: In Praise of Cars With Real Curves https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/52756/postwar-european-auto-design-in-praise-of-cars-with-real-curves/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/52756/postwar-european-auto-design-in-praise-of-cars-with-real-curves/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:03:50 +0000 In August 1947 LIFE magazine shared with its readers a whole new world of car design taking shape in postwar Europe. “It is exciting in Europe,” LIFE wrote of the creative ferment on display at car shows in places like Paris and Rome, “but only promising in the States.” The magazine then went on to […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/52756/postwar-european-auto-design-in-praise-of-cars-with-real-curves/feed/ 0 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado Development https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/38140/1966-oldsmobile-toronado-development/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/38140/1966-oldsmobile-toronado-development/#respond Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:18 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=38140 I was new and experiencing my first design program of note. It was all like magic, as sketches, words and imagination all converged on the project and influenced what was going on in the studio. I clearly remember my participation and that of others in the room which follows. I was really impressed with the […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/38140/1966-oldsmobile-toronado-development/feed/ 0 GM Designer Bill Michalak https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/36127/gm-designer-bill-michalak/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/36127/gm-designer-bill-michalak/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:18:37 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=36127 […] My desire to design cars for General Motors started at the age of eight. Like many other kids with the same goal, I was fortunate to actually see my dream come true. Employment came by way of Chuck Jordan in 1966 during my last week at Pratt Institute in New York. During my 35 […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/36127/gm-designer-bill-michalak/feed/ 0 La Mercedes 190 SL compie 50 anni https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4781/la-mercedes-190-sl-compie-50-anni/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4781/la-mercedes-190-sl-compie-50-anni/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/la-mercedes-190-sl-compie-50-anni/ ]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4781/la-mercedes-190-sl-compie-50-anni/feed/ 0 Il Carro di Cugnot (sec. XVIII) https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4734/il-carro-di-cugnot-sec.-xviii/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4734/il-carro-di-cugnot-sec.-xviii/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/il-carro-di-cugnot-sec.-xviii/ ]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4734/il-carro-di-cugnot-sec.-xviii/feed/ 0 Tucker Torpedo (1948) https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4735/tucker-torpedo-1948/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4735/tucker-torpedo-1948/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/tucker-torpedo-1948/ ]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4735/tucker-torpedo-1948/feed/ 0 A Critical History of Computer Graphics and Animation https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4538/a-critical-history-of-computer-graphics-and-animation/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4538/a-critical-history-of-computer-graphics-and-animation/#respond Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/a-critical-history-of-computer-graphics-and-animation/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4538/a-critical-history-of-computer-graphics-and-animation/feed/ 0 Different Types of Chassis https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4220/different-types-of-chassis/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4220/different-types-of-chassis/#respond Mon, 07 Feb 2005 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/different-types-of-chassis/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4220/different-types-of-chassis/feed/ 0 GM: Visual Visions and Eye-catching Design over 75 Years https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4529/gm-visual-visions-and-eye-catching-design-over-75-years/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4529/gm-visual-visions-and-eye-catching-design-over-75-years/#respond Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/gm-visual-visions-and-eye-catching-design-over-75-years/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4529/gm-visual-visions-and-eye-catching-design-over-75-years/feed/ 0 Just Who Was Harley Earl? https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4531/just-who-was-harley-earl/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4531/just-who-was-harley-earl/#respond Mon, 07 Feb 2005 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/just-who-was-harley-earl/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4531/just-who-was-harley-earl/feed/ 0