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A Pontiac Fit for a Queen: The 1963 Maharani Show Car

Posted on April 1, 2025 by MCG

Royally decked out, this Pontiac Bonneville show car of 1963 was given a royal name: the Maharani. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged 1963 Pontiac Maharini, Bill Mitchell, GM Styling, Pontiac

Year of the Wide Track: The 1959 Pontiac

Posted on September 28, 2024 by MCG

The Wide Track era at Pontiac began in 1959. And naturally, there’s quite a story behind it. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1959 Pontiac, Bill Mitchell, Bunkie Knudsen, Pete Estes, Pontiac, Pontiac Wide Track

Trim New Size, Clean New Style: Chevrolet for 1961

Posted on April 7, 2024 by MCG

Chevrolet adopted more conservative styling for 1961, but with a dramatic new hardtop body style that became known as the Bubble Top. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1961 Chevrolet, Bill Mitchell, Chevrolet, Chevy Bubble Top, Clare MacKichan

The Fifties Styling Fad That Never Happened: The Dorsal Fin

Posted on October 3, 2023 by MCG

In the anything-goes world of automobile styling in the 1950s, for one quick moment  the dorsal fin looked like the next big thing, but the moment quickly passed. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1959 Buick, 1961 Ford Thunderbird, Bill Mitchell, Dorsal Fin, General Motors

Bill Mitchell’s Final Volley: The 1977 Pontiac Phantom

Posted on April 8, 2023 by MCG

As the powerful and opinionated GM styling boss Bill Mitchell retired in 1977, he delivered his final parting shot to the automotive design world: the Pontiac Phantom.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1977 Pontiac Phantom, Bill Mitchell, Pontiac Phantom

A Lost GM Show Car: The 1964 Pontiac GTO Flamme

Posted on March 27, 2023 by MCG

This tastefully customized GTO convertible appeared at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, and then it disappeared. Or maybe not. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged 1964 GTO, Bill Mitchell, Pontiac

Every Mile is an Adventure: 1964 Buick Riviera

Posted on January 20, 2023 by MCG

Join us for a ride through the countryside in one the most striking American cars of the Sixties, the first-generation Buick Riviera. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1964 Buick Riviera, Bill Mitchell, Buick

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