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Design Archive
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![While I finish up the Karmann Ghia CC, and allow its timeless lines to inspire me, I’ll let you be inspired by a few classics of the future from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Tokyo-Toyota-Boshoku.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics? The New Trend In Automotive Design: Fake Wheels")
Future Curbside Classics? The New Trend In Automotive Design: Fake Wheels
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 7 CommentsWhile I finish up the Karmann Ghia CC, and allow its timeless lines to inspire me, I’ll let you be inspired by a few classics of the future from the […] -
![The gen1 Corvair coupe’s roof line has always been a bit polarizing. Love it, hate it; or both, in my case. Especially compared to the ’65’s graceful solution, the 1960 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Corvair-clay-1958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Corvair Coupe Design Evolution: It Almost Had A Flying Wing Roof, With A Flying Buttress")
Corvair Coupe Design Evolution: It Almost Had A Flying Wing Roof, With A Flying Buttress
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 10 CommentsThe gen1 Corvair coupe’s roof line has always been a bit polarizing. Love it, hate it; or both, in my case. Especially compared to the ’65’s graceful solution, the 1960 […] -
![I forgot to make the circle really complete: Having totally turned Europe’s design school upside down with the 1960 Corvair, what does GM do for the 1971 Vega (and of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Chevy_Vega_grill.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Corvair Design Revolution Postscript: Back To 1950’s Pininfarina For The 1971 Vega")
Corvair Design Revolution Postscript: Back To 1950’s Pininfarina For The 1971 Vega
Posted on August 15, 2011 | 9 CommentsI forgot to make the circle really complete: Having totally turned Europe’s design school upside down with the 1960 Corvair, what does GM do for the 1971 Vega (and of […] -
![1963 was likely the best year for GM’s large cars, with a clean and crisp new look across the board. Bill Mitchell’s studios had no deficit in creativity, but there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lincoln-1961-continental-crop-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Continental Look Gets Passed Around")
The Continental Look Gets Passed Around
Posted on August 12, 2011 | 22 Comments1963 was likely the best year for GM’s large cars, with a clean and crisp new look across the board. Bill Mitchell’s studios had no deficit in creativity, but there’s […] -
![I’m cursed; I can’t go for a drive without checking out every white Astro. I’ve been looking for years for just the right one to pose with my Xb. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/AstroVan-crop-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Astro Van: Inspiration For The Xb? Plus A Gallery Of Custom Astros")
Astro Van: Inspiration For The Xb? Plus A Gallery Of Custom Astros
Posted on August 10, 2011 | 13 CommentsI’m cursed; I can’t go for a drive without checking out every white Astro. I’ve been looking for years for just the right one to pose with my Xb. But […] -
Post Of Questionable Merit: Chrysler K310’s Final Hurrah
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 8 CommentsMaybe I should call it quits for today. But the K310’s face has been haunting me all day; I keep seeing it everywhere. -
![The new 1973 GM A-Bodies were pretty inspiring, none more so than the Olds versions. A friend and I went straight to the Olds dealer in Iowa City, loaded up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Colonnade-PB-Cutlass-S.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Colonnades Be Damned: My Own Customized Hardtop 1973 Cutlass Coupe")
Colonnades Be Damned: My Own Customized Hardtop 1973 Cutlass Coupe
Posted on March 31, 2011 | 9 CommentsThe new 1973 GM A-Bodies were pretty inspiring, none more so than the Olds versions. A friend and I went straight to the Olds dealer in Iowa City, loaded up […] -
![Since our recent immersion in both the 1959 Cadillac and Pininfarina, this “hybrid” caught my eye as I was flipping through my “Dream Cars” book. So that’s how it could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Cadillac_Starlight_03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Pininfarina’s Take On The 1959 Cadillac: Starlight Coupe")
Pininfarina’s Take On The 1959 Cadillac: Starlight Coupe
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 11 CommentsSince our recent immersion in both the 1959 Cadillac and Pininfarina, this “hybrid” caught my eye as I was flipping through my “Dream Cars” book. So that’s how it could […] -
![The world of car studios, and the endless winnowing of designs into something that becomes production worthy is such a bottomless pit of fascination that I have to tie on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Rendering-Pete-Wozena.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Is That A 1960 Pontiac In The Making? Rescued Studio Art")
Is That A 1960 Pontiac In The Making? Rescued Studio Art
Posted on March 28, 2011 | 8 CommentsThe world of car studios, and the endless winnowing of designs into something that becomes production worthy is such a bottomless pit of fascination that I have to tie on […]
