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Burrell December 6, 2018

Insurance salesman invented people mover

Burrell December 6, 2018

Don De La Rossa influenced car designs at Ford and Chrysler in a career that spanned 43 years. Don studied engineering at University but decided to enlist in the US Air Force…

Burrell November 29, 2018

Landau: long on luxury, short on sales

Burrell November 29, 2018

Ford’s luxury Landau coupe, and Australian version of the Thunderbird, had so much stacked against it when it was released in 1973. For a start, sections of the motoring media disliked it,…

Burrell November 22, 2018

Bill had design down to a T (bird)

Burrell November 22, 2018

When Bill Boyer arrived in Australia in mid-1973 to join Ford’s local design efforts, he came with serious resume. Those with inside knowledge of car styling would have known that Boyer had…

Burrell November 15, 2018

We visit GM’s secret treasure trove

Burrell November 15, 2018

Hidden away in a nondescript industrial park, in a warehouse and office complex, in Sterling Heights, Michigan, is more than a century of General Motors history. Inside are all of the most…

Burrell November 8, 2018

Joe just walked around looking important

Burrell November 8, 2018

Here’s Joe Schemansky car design legacy. Joe is responsible for creating Holden’s design centre in Melbourne in 1964 which has attracted highly talented Australian designers and has given many a pathway to…

Burrell November 1, 2018

Austin, Texas? No, Western Sydney

Burrell November 1, 2018

In 1958 if you wanted a six cylinder car, had the additional cash to afford more luxury than could be found in a Holden Special, wanted something British and did not like…

Burrell October 25, 2018

Boy, George designed the Commodore!

Burrell October 25, 2018

General Motors designer George Gallion has had a profound impact on the cars Australians have driven over the past 40 years. It is George, in his role as Deputy Design Director at…

Burrell October 18, 2018

GM forced to redesign entire range

Burrell October 18, 2018

No matter whether you like it or not, there is no denying the 1959 Chevrolet is one of the most distinctive cars ever to emerge from Detroit. From its toothy grille, through…

Burrell October 13, 2018

Final flag fall for a Ford guy

Burrell October 13, 2018

In the two decades that Brian Rossi was Ford Australia’s Chief of Design he influenced the styling of every Ford product sold in Australia and helped to create the base on which…

Burrell October 12, 2018

Norseman sank without trace (for real)

Burrell October 12, 2018

The Chrysler Norseman is the concept car that never was. It now lies at the bottom of the ocean inside the wreck of an ocean liner off the coast of Massachusetts in the United States.…