Photos and Other Things of Interest
Dean’s Garage receives many interesting photos from readers—snapshots from another time and era. Not enough content on any one subject for a single post, but important enough to be posted. Many thanks...
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Who Designed the ’71 Boattail Riviera?
Mitchell’s Silver Arrow III John Houlihan graciously sent me a copy of his letter to the editors of Collectible Automobile that provide insights to the origins of the 1971 Riviera, along with a few...
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Harley Earl’s 1951/1954 Le Sabre
Le Sabre—GM’s answer to pre-war Mercedes? Photo of the original 1951 version of the car. From Harley Earl’s website, Car of the Century. Leading up to Germany’s 1939 invasion of Poland, certain high...
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1951 LeSabre Brochure
A Dean’s Garage post in April, 2011 entitled Harley Earl’s 1951/1954 LeSabre featured a brochure of the 1954 version of the LeSabre. This post features scans of an original 1951 brochure. Thanks to...
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Black Air
The Buick Grand National Documentary “I remember taking it to work and wanting to change lanes and all you had to do was just stab the throttle and the thing would “choo-choo” and it would skid over....
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Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary
from Martyn L. Schorr Buick’s menacing monochromatic black Grand National and GNX are many things to many people. To some, they are simply cool rides. Others see them as the answer to: What would Darth...
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Chevy Monza Mirage
by Brian Jackson Jack Purcell gave me these items and told me the story behind the Mirage. GM Heritage has all these items now I thought it was the best place for them. Jack Purcell: My business...
View ArticleBlack Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary Trailer Released
A film by Andrew Filippone, Jr. Synopsis: It was a strange and curious misfit. Though born a Buick, the Grand National was clearly something else. It was too quick and too brutish to carry that stodgy...
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Black Air Documentary Released
On December 11, 1987 the last Grand National rolled off the assembly line. Twenty-five years later the long awaited GN documentary Black Air by Andrew Filippone is released. This post features the...
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1954 Buick Wildcat II Recreation
There are only two 1954 Buick Wildcat IIs. The original in the Sloan Museum, and this remarkable recreation. Story and construction scans complements of Ken Mitson and Ron Will. 1954 Buick Wildcat II...
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Bill Porter’s Inside Buick Studio
Designing Buicks in the 1980s and 1990s Buick Studio, 1984 Bill Porter tells his story of his years as Chief Designer of Buick I Studio from 1980 to 1996. 47 minutes. I was a designer in Buick I in...
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1951 LeSabre Brochure
A Dean’s Garage post in April, 2011 entitled Harley Earl’s 1951/1954 LeSabre featured a brochure of the 1954 version of the LeSabre. This post features scans of an original 1951 brochure. Thanks to...
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Black Air
The Buick Grand National Documentary “I remember taking it to work and wanting to change lanes and all you had to do was just stab the throttle and the thing would “choo-choo” and it would skid over....
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Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary
from Martyn L. Schorr Buick’s menacing monochromatic black Grand National and GNX are many things to many people. To some, they are simply cool rides. Others see them as the answer to: What would Darth...
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Chevy Monza Mirage
by Brian Jackson Jack Purcell gave me these items and told me the story behind the Mirage. GM Heritage has all these items now I thought it was the best place for them. Jack Purcell: My business...
View ArticleBlack Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary Trailer Released
A film by Andrew Filippone, Jr. Synopsis: It was a strange and curious misfit. Though born a Buick, the Grand National was clearly something else. It was too quick and too brutish to carry that stodgy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Black Air Documentary Released
On December 11, 1987 the last Grand National rolled off the assembly line. Twenty-five years later the long awaited GN documentary Black Air by Andrew Filippone is released. This post features the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
1954 Buick Wildcat II Recreation
There are only two 1954 Buick Wildcat IIs. The original in the Sloan Museum, and this remarkable recreation. Story and construction scans complements of Ken Mitson and Ron Will. 1954 Buick Wildcat II...
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Bill Porter’s Inside Buick Studio
Designing Buicks in the 1980s and 1990s Buick Studio, 1984 Bill Porter tells his story of his years as Chief Designer of Buick I Studio from 1980 to 1996. 47 minutes. I was a designer in Buick I in...
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1986 Buick LaSabre
Design: LeSabre gets new look, but still says Buick Published in Inside Buick magazine, Spring 1986 by Rick Sand Where does the design for a new car, such as the 1986 LeSabre, actually come from? Do...
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