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Design Archive
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![You may have noticed there’s something not quite right about this Firebird. That’s because it isn’t a Firebird but, rather, an Arcadipane Imitator. It’s a Holden Monaro dressed up with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arcadipane-imitator.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Design Outtake: What’s Wrong With This Firebird?")
Design Outtake: What’s Wrong With This Firebird?
Posted on May 22, 2018 | 27 CommentsYou may have noticed there’s something not quite right about this Firebird. That’s because it isn’t a Firebird but, rather, an Arcadipane Imitator. It’s a Holden Monaro dressed up with […] -
![My internet is intermittent and keeps going dead, so I’m going to make this fast. I stumbled into this yesterday, and can’t remember having seen it before. So i thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PininFarina-1951-Packard_2-Door_Fastback_02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Design Outtake: 1951 Packard Pinin Farina Coupe")
Design Outtake: 1951 Packard Pinin Farina Coupe
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 37 CommentsMy internet is intermittent and keeps going dead, so I’m going to make this fast. I stumbled into this yesterday, and can’t remember having seen it before. So i thought […] -
![I’m not going to have to go very far out on a limb to predict that the news I’m about to pass along will be well received in these quarters, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mercedes-2019-A-class.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Has the Overwrought Styling Era Run Its Course? Mercedes and BMW Are Beginning To Think So")
Has the Overwrought Styling Era Run Its Course? Mercedes and BMW Are Beginning To Think So
Posted on March 5, 2018 | 103 CommentsI’m not going to have to go very far out on a limb to predict that the news I’m about to pass along will be well received in these quarters, […] -
CC TV: GM Toast the Midcentury Consumer Boom
Posted on December 25, 2017 | 17 CommentsOh, wow! It’s “American Look”, General Motors’ 1958 paean to designers and stylists and, erm, planned obsolescence. There’s something for everyone here; if you love MidMod stuff, -
![We’ve covered the development of the “out there” 1959 Cadillac and other GM cars a number of time, and this SIA article reprint really tells it well. GM designers were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Cadillac-1959-brougham-14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Want a “Truly Beautiful” 1959 Cadillac? Then the Brougham Might Be Just Your Thing – Suddenly It’s 1961!")
Want a “Truly Beautiful” 1959 Cadillac? Then the Brougham Might Be Just Your Thing – Suddenly It’s 1961!
Posted on September 26, 2017 | 95 CommentsWe’ve covered the development of the “out there” 1959 Cadillac and other GM cars a number of time, and this SIA article reprint really tells it well. GM designers were […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2013) There’s almost no such thing as a 100% original automotive design; stylists are perpetually recycling ideas, deliberately or unconsciously. But finding the connections takes a good eye, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Alfa-Romeo-Giulia-super-1972-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Alfa Romeo Giulia Design Inspiration Discovered (And Vice Versa)")
Alfa Romeo Giulia Design Inspiration Discovered (And Vice Versa)
Posted on June 20, 2017 | 30 Comments(first posted 5/19/2013) There’s almost no such thing as a 100% original automotive design; stylists are perpetually recycling ideas, deliberately or unconsciously. But finding the connections takes a good eye, […] -
![(first posted 4/23/2013. Updated and expanded 3/26/2017) It’s an issue that has bugged me for way to many decades: why did the 1959 Lark and 1960 Valiant have such similar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Studebaker-Lark-1960-fr1jg-crop-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Design History: Why The 1959 Studebaker Lark Front End Looked So Much Like The 1960 Valiant Front End")
Design History: Why The 1959 Studebaker Lark Front End Looked So Much Like The 1960 Valiant Front End
Posted on March 26, 2017 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/23/2013. Updated and expanded 3/26/2017) It’s an issue that has bugged me for way to many decades: why did the 1959 Lark and 1960 Valiant have such similar […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2012) What inspired Plymouth to offer the Mod Top option on the 1969 Plymouths? Quite possibly it was the paint jobs created in 1966 by Chicago […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1966-Chrysler-10-111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Pop Print/Mod Top Genesis?")
Pop Print/Mod Top Genesis?
Posted on February 5, 2017 | 27 Comments(first posted 10/6/2012) What inspired Plymouth to offer the Mod Top option on the 1969 Plymouths? Quite possibly it was the paint jobs created in 1966 by Chicago […] -
![(first posted 10/8/2012) The 1971 Pontiac had a fairly ambitious front end, but like most production cars, was a watered-down version of what was contemplated in the design studios. Here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Pontiac-1971-design-rendering-glenh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Design Concepts: The 1971 Pontiac’s Nose Before It Got Tamed Down")
Design Concepts: The 1971 Pontiac’s Nose Before It Got Tamed Down
Posted on February 3, 2017 | 30 Comments(first posted 10/8/2012) The 1971 Pontiac had a fairly ambitious front end, but like most production cars, was a watered-down version of what was contemplated in the design studios. Here’s […] -
![Nash 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Nash-Airflyte-Statesman-crop-700-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History Outtake: The 1935 Stout Scarab Reappears Fifteen Years Later As The 1949 Nash Airflyte")
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 […] -
![(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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Cadillac-1959-clay.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Is This The Abandoned 1959 Cadillac Before The “Palace Coup”?")
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 […] -
![(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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Buick-1959-concept.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "If Two Fins Are Good, Three Must Be Better Yet: How The 1959 Buick Might Well Have Looked")
If Two Fins Are Good, Three Must Be Better Yet: How The 1959 Buick Might Well Have Looked
Posted on June 16, 2016 | 57 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 […] -
![A couple of weeks ago, Jim Brophy visited the lemon lot at Yokota Airbase and provided a good overview of the kinds of cars that are often purchased by American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0919.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Japanese Classic: Subaru B4 “Blitzen”")
Japanese Classic: Subaru B4 “Blitzen”
Posted on June 6, 2016 | 27 CommentsA couple of weeks ago, Jim Brophy visited the lemon lot at Yokota Airbase and provided a good overview of the kinds of cars that are often purchased by American […] -
![(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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Stude-51-b.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Design Analysis: 1951 Studebaker – Way Out, In Front")
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.
