This is a story that has been told many times in the last century and probably was the foundation of many manufacturers like Jaguar, Pininfarina and others. The story starts, like many others, with a car buyer lamenting that the car is 90% perfect however they would like it to be changed. In decades past, this would have been the domain of Park Ward, Vignale, Touring, Mulliner … [Read more...]
The New Australian Car
Following on from an earlier post about the Chief Designer at Hyundai saying that within three years, Australians would be buying an “Australian” Hyundai - and that it would be a big seller, I discussed the notion that an indigenous car could only be that if it was designed and built locally. Then along comes another story - about a true Australian car! Let’s recap the current … [Read more...]
