Six Degrees of Automotive Separation – H.C.S.

Ah, I knew that my trip to Hershey would be productive, especially when it comes to finding a good candidate for the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge. Hanging out in the car corral was this rather nice H.C.S. touring car. Without much information about the car or a seller anywhere near it, it […]

Hershey 2010: Clay’d out

Could somebody with some design experience help me pinpoint exactly what it is about this clay model I spotted at Hershey that makes me question the owner’s assertion that it emerged from the GM Design studios in the 1950s? There’s something just too modern about the way its curves interact with its knife-edge lines, something […]

Hershey 2010: the O.G. C.O.E.

In the late 1930s, the cab-over-engine truck design had long been discarded in favor of more conventional truck designs, which sacrificed the maneuverability and maximized cargo space of a COE for the space for larger engines capable of hauling bigger payloads. But when many of the truck manufacturers began considering and building COEs yet again, […]