Another classic...
The dark colored concept debuted a while back and I thought it was tasteful, sporty, and sleek. The silver rendering, yeah, that's a big fail and surely not what Cadillac has in mind.
Gordon Keeble GT John Gordon and Jim Keeble teamed up after John's Peerless venture went bust. The recipe was simple. Italian design, American power on a peerless space frame. Gordon & Keeble didn't mess out, they went to Bertone for the design portion and Chevrolet for the V8. They couldn't have picked better, the master Giorgetto Giugiaro was assigned. Meanwhile in Detroit, Ed Cole and Zora Duntov were impressed by the prototype and GM offered full dealership support and 1000 drivetrains a year. Image Unavailable, Please Login The V8 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login The interior sure is luxurious. Look at all that diamond quilting! How can you not love the Gordon Keeble badge? Rumor is a tortoise appeared during an unveiling and upon being put on the hood, took a leak. Image Unavailable, Please Login The company went bust after 90 cars due to part shortages. 9 more were produced by the factory after a new buyer continued production. A few more were built with spare parts after. Image Unavailable, Please Login The back end sure is the best angle. Image Unavailable, Please Login Amazingly over 90% of the cars still exist and the community seems very strong. http://www.gordonkeeble.org.uk/ https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/gordon-keeble/
Those look alot like a Alfa 2600 cleaned up a bit. The 4 headlights slightly slanted seemed to be popular. Even Ferrari had the 330 GT Quad headlight with chrome surrounds version in 1964, but less slanted.
Cadillac CELESTIQ to be Built at GM’s Global Technical Center GM to invest $81 million to build the CELESTIQ CELESTIQ will challenge the ultra-luxury space with defining design, technology and performance CELESTIQ will leverage GM’s extensive additive manufacturing capabilities and supplier network, featuring more 3D printed parts than any GM vehicle program to date DETROIT – Today, General Motors announced it will invest more than $81 million into the company’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, to prepare the campus to build the Cadillac CELESTIQ. The investment will be used to purchase and install related equipment to hand-build the CELESTIQ and campus renovation work has already begun. The CELESTIQ will be the first production vehicle to be built at GM’s Global Technical Center, the center of the company’s engineering and design efforts since its inauguration in May 1956. “As Cadillac’s future flagship sedan, CELESTIQ signifies a new, resurgent era for the brand,” said Mark Reuss, president, General Motors. “Each one will be hand-built by an amazing team of craftspeople on our historic Technical Center campus, and today’s investment announcement emphasizes our commitment to delivering a world-class Cadillac with nothing but the best in craftsmanship, design, engineering and technology.” The Cadillac CELESTIQ will be built on GM’s Ultium Platform, the heart of the company’s EV strategy. The Ultium Platform encompasses a common electric vehicle architecture and propulsion components like battery cells, modules, packs, Ultium Drive units, EV motors and integrated power electronics. Through the Ultium Platform, GM will realize a strategic value chain shift across its network of vehicle assembly plants as the company commonizes and streamlines machinery, tooling and assembly processes. This flexibility enables lower capital investments and greater efficiencies as additional assembly plant transformations occur. CELESTIQ embodies Cadillac’s commitment to reimagine what’s possible and sets a new standard for the artful integration of technology. CELESTIQ’s roof is expected to be one of the first to feature a four-quadrant, suspended-particle-device smart glass. With this smart glass, each occupant of the vehicle can set their own level of roof transparency. The driver and front-seat passenger will enjoy a pillar-to-pillar freeform display with active privacy to help mitigate driver distraction. CELESTIQ is driving innovation across GM’s supplier community with what’s expected to be the highest volume of 3D printed components — more than 100 — of any GM production vehicle. This will include both structural and cosmetic parts, and both polymer and metal pieces. Additionally, the CELESTIQ production facility itself will leverage additive manufacturing for tooling, fixtures and gauges in the assembly process. GM’s Additive Industrialization Center, which opened on the GM Global Technical Center campus in 2020, has enabled Cadillac to establish itself at the forefront of functional and aesthetic 3D-printed components in the automotive industry. The Cadillac CT4-V and CT5-V were GM’s first vehicles to benefit from additive manufacturing with parts including the shifter emblem, transmission components and HVAC ducts. “This investment is a great example of our commitment to GM’s EV transformation as we apply our manufacturing expertise to a one-of-a-kind, ultra-luxury vehicle for the Cadillac brand," said Gerald Johnson, executive vice president of Global Manufacturing and Sustainability. “The advanced manufacturing technology and tools we are utilizing on CELESTIQ will help our team deliver the highest quality vehicles to our customers.” Cadillac released a selection of teaser images of the vehicle on June 8. Additional images will arrive throughout the summer, ahead of the show car debut in late July. General Motors (NYSE:GM) is a global company focused on advancing an all-electric future that is inclusive and accessible to all. At the heart of this strategy is the Ultium battery platform, which will power everything from mass-market to high-performance vehicles. General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety and security services, can be found at https://www.gm.com.
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Peter Brock Designs Saturday morning at the GM Tech Center's Design Dome will be a fascinating symposium on the LeMans Coupe, designed by one of my mentors, Strother MacMinn. Mac is no longer with us but this car has recently been restored in order to be at the event. I can't wait to see it! Later in life Mac was an instructor at Art Center College, teaching automotive aerodynamics. When he retired, I took his place and taught the course for a few years before going into photojournalism work. You can purchase tickets here http://www.eyesondesign.org/symposiums and you can read more about this car and Mac here http://www.deansgarage.com/.../strother-macminns-lemans.../ THE INFLUENCE OF STROTHER MACMINN AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEMANS COUPE GM DESIGN DOME | 9:00-11:00 AM | $50/PERSON The story of the legendary Strother MacMinn, from those who knew him. View attachment 3348783 Noted for helping found Toyota's Calty Design Research studio in California, MacMinn's automotive design teaching career at ArtCenter in Pasadena spanned fifty years, with students including J Mays, Chris Bangle and Wayne Cherry. Said former General Motors VP of Design Chuck Jordan "if you are in a car today, Mac probably influenced its design," and "no one influenced car design more." An extremely rare example of his renowned Le Mans Coupe, being built with a body made from the original mold, will be on display, and a central focus of the panel discussion, featuring: Stu Reed, Head of Transportation Design, ArtCenter, EyesOn Design Lifetime Design Achievement Recipient Steve Pasteiner, ArtCenter alum and founder, Advanced Auto Technologies Peter Brock, EyesOn Design Lifetime Design Achievement Recipient, 2022 Dennis Kazmerowski, builder of the featured Le Mans Coupe Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Exterior interesting but not SO interesting it will turn off $100K buyers, me thinks. I like the interior's dash with restraint in glass surfaces; the centre cluster looks more lux without all the shiny displays. Not sure why they're showing design direction 3 years ahead of intro tho. Too much time for others to copy. It speaks to a lack of confidence -
Happy Birthday GM ! GM was the first automobile manufacturer to single out automotive design. On June 23, 1927, the Executive Committee of General Motors approved the creation of a new department to “study the question of art and color combinations in General Motors products” and hired Harley Earl, a custom coach builder from Hollywood and the creator of the 1927 LaSalle, as its leader. Earl’s entry into the auto industry doomed rival Henry Ford’s “the customer can have it any color he wants as long as it is black” motto. Among Earl’s numerous accomplishments are the development of concept cars; the yearly model changeover; the vehicle tailfins of the 1950s; the traveling Motorama auto shows and the development of the iconic Corvette. Earl also is credited with hiring the industry’s first female automotive designers. Earl also was responsible for identifying architect Eero Saarinen to design the GM Technical Center campus, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and recognized around the world for its mid-century architecture. While other corporations have moved operations out of midcentury Modernist buildings or renovated them beyond recognition, GM and GM Design have balanced functionality and design esthetics, adapting to modern technologies and needs while maintaining and preserving an architectural masterpiece. The iconic Design Dome, adjacent studios and administration building’s long life are a testament to architect Saarinen’s innovative and flexible plan, but also to the company’s commitment to good design Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login =AZXiM_Rf9Rl3pRFMM7xAkbi-211QekW4rvesm5wyrC2nqDkIaocThmDY5eP5IVpaYuBlTDWmyco5v_oKVHrx_dq-S9EVmOaGm9BL9tyKUGWCIQ12y0Abdz9oYP8JOpSiYMk&__tn__=H-R'] =AZXiM_Rf9Rl3pRFMM7xAkbi-211QekW4rvesm5wyrC2nqDkIaocThmDY5eP5IVpaYuBlTDWmyco5v_oKVHrx_dq-S9EVmOaGm9BL9tyKUGWCIQ12y0Abdz9oYP8JOpSiYMk&__tn__=H-R'] Image Unavailable, Please Login =AZXiM_Rf9Rl3pRFMM7xAkbi-211QekW4rvesm5wyrC2nqDkIaocThmDY5eP5IVpaYuBlTDWmyco5v_oKVHrx_dq-S9EVmOaGm9BL9tyKUGWCIQ12y0Abdz9oYP8JOpSiYMk&__tn__=H-R'] =AZXiM_Rf9Rl3pRFMM7xAkbi-211QekW4rvesm5wyrC2nqDkIaocThmDY5eP5IVpaYuBlTDWmyco5v_oKVHrx_dq-S9EVmOaGm9BL9tyKUGWCIQ12y0Abdz9oYP8JOpSiYMk&__tn__=H-R'] Image Unavailable, Please Login =AZXiM_Rf9Rl3pRFMM7xAkbi-211QekW4rvesm5wyrC2nqDkIaocThmDY5eP5IVpaYuBlTDWmyco5v_oKVHrx_dq-S9EVmOaGm9BL9tyKUGWCIQ12y0Abdz9oYP8JOpSiYMk&__tn__=H-R'] =AZXiM_Rf9Rl3pRFMM7xAkbi-211QekW4rvesm5wyrC2nqDkIaocThmDY5eP5IVpaYuBlTDWmyco5v_oKVHrx_dq-S9EVmOaGm9BL9tyKUGWCIQ12y0Abdz9oYP8JOpSiYMk&__tn__=H-R'] Image Unavailable, Please Login =AZXiM_Rf9Rl3pRFMM7xAkbi-211QekW4rvesm5wyrC2nqDkIaocThmDY5eP5IVpaYuBlTDWmyco5v_oKVHrx_dq-S9EVmOaGm9BL9tyKUGWCIQ12y0Abdz9oYP8JOpSiYMk&__tn__=H-R'] =AZXiM_Rf9Rl3pRFMM7xAkbi-211QekW4rvesm5wyrC2nqDkIaocThmDY5eP5IVpaYuBlTDWmyco5v_oKVHrx_dq-S9EVmOaGm9BL9tyKUGWCIQ12y0Abdz9oYP8JOpSiYMk&__tn__=H-R'] Image Unavailable, Please Login =AZXiM_Rf9Rl3pRFMM7xAkbi-211QekW4rvesm5wyrC2nqDkIaocThmDY5eP5IVpaYuBlTDWmyco5v_oKVHrx_dq-S9EVmOaGm9BL9tyKUGWCIQ12y0Abdz9oYP8JOpSiYMk&__tn__=H-R']
Had Strother as an instructor at Art Center College of Design. NO ONE knew more about the history and the genesis of automotive design than Strother. In his intro class he made all of us Trans students cut ships curves and sweeps out of styrene, and polish them to perfection. Still have mine! He would explain how in the early 1900's car design was a continuation of using the lofting method and using ships curves to develop surfaces. The French were masters of this technique in the 1930's. The coach builders here and abroad used sweeps to develop their body designs. Now, the computer does all this instantaneously. Progress. Image Unavailable, Please Login
We are waiting for your rain to show up but have not seen a drop yet. Just hot muggy weather; feels like 104F or 40C today. Do you know physically where in the Tech Center the new Cadillac will be assembled?
JOHN HERLITZ SCULPTING THE FRONT FENDER ON THE BARRACUDA SX CLAY MODEL Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ah, the Barracuda SX, possibly my favorite Mopar concept; would have made a great challenger (no pun intended) to late 60s Mustang & Camaro. I like the surface development on this far more that the last gen car - r. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The MoPar boys were somewhat late to the muscle car party, but they more than made up for it with horsepower and some tasty looking cars.
Baccaruda SX has sort of a Mercury Cougar/Ford Torino vibe to it. No visibility issue with those windshield pillars; shiny side up!!!
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login GM announces where its next Cadillac EV will be built and it's unexpected Image Unavailable, Please Login Jamie L. LaReau Detroit Free Press View Comments according to Car and Driver. It will have groundbreaking technologies, a glass roof and a price tag estimated to start close to six figures. The Celestiq will be built on GM’s Ultium platform, a proprietary battery system that will propel all of GM's future EVs. GM said the car will set a new standard for "the artful integration of technology." For example, the roof is expected to be one of the first to feature a four-quadrant, suspended-particle-device smart glass. With this smart glass, occupants of the vehicle can set their own level of roof transparency, GM said. Image Unavailable, Please Login GM said in a statement, "The driver and front-seat passenger will enjoy a pillar-to-pillar free-form display with active privacy to help mitigate driver distraction." The Celestiq is also expected to use the highest volume of 3D printed components — more than 100 — of any GM production vehicle, Flores said. Those will be structural and cosmetic parts. GM will also use 3D printing technology on tooling, fixtures and gauges to help in the assembly process. The 3D parts will be made by various suppliers. . The Cadillac CT4-V and CT5-V sport sedans were GM’s first to benefit from additive manufacturing with parts including the shifter emblem, transmission components and HVAC ducts. Cadillac will reveal a show car version of the Celestiq in late July. This story has been updated to clarify that the 3D printed parts for the Celestiq will be produced by suppliers.
