Many comfort additions we take for granted today as standard equipment started out as accessories – windshield wipers, heaters, rear facing mirrors and later the

From the groundbreaking concept of the 1934 Chrysler Airflow to the greatly simplified lines of today’s electrified vehicles like the Lucid Air, aerodynamic engineering and

Beach cars are a way of life. It’s not speed or comfort when it comes to beach cars, but complete practicality for life at the

The Jaguar E-type may have been trying to evoke the cockpit of a Supermarine Spitfire. It reminds me of an anecdote from the autobiography of

The purpose of the dashboard is twofold. It must display relevant mechanical information to the driver, while conveying the design language present in the rest

Doors may well be the most critical panel on a car. They must be rigid onto themselves; mounted from typically only two fixed points. They

The designer’s choice of materials often projects a feeling of purpose. Finishes for both mechanical as well as the external body components coupled with interior

Aside from protecting an automobile’s occupants from harm, and letting light cascade into the interior, automotive glass is also a critical – though sometime missed

Among the most important details of automotive design is the grille, where we find an amazing variety of aesthetic statements made by the designers. Think

Lights are now an integral part of car design. Originally an appendage, they evolved to become part of the larger shape. First examples were teardrops,

Hood Ornaments, Badges, Emblems, Insignias

Perspective can be an automobile designer’s utmost consideration from any angle, but fashionable technology is perhaps the number one visionary consideration when it comes to

While a particular car or motorcycle choice may say something about its owner, paint completes the personalization of that vehicle. Paint makes it individual, unique.

Power was the entire purpose behind the car—get from point A to point B with anything but a horse. When Karl Benz drove the first

The sound of a car, internally and externally, denotes so much about the car’s design. Blindfold any car enthusiast and they can tell you the

It was the space-age, and GM led the way with the hood-bird on the ‘55 & ‘56 Chevys and Cadillac’s P-38 fighter-plane inspired tailfins. They

Before the turn of the century, folks depended on horses and oxen for their mobility and livelihood, and they became dearly valued possessions. Today, our