All articles by Bill Barranco
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ArticleDetroit 2019: Inside the EyesOn Design judging
What really happens behind the scenes of a major design award? We had our own spy…
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ArticlePebble Beach 2018: A quick round-up
It seems drivers are still wanted, judging by this year’s reveals
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ArticleEyes On Design 2018: Great cars, good cause
The annual Detroit charity event was superb again this year
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ArticleCES 2017: Faraday Future FF 91
Faraday Future's first production car, for which $5000 deposits are now being taken: it's suitably high-tech, of course
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ArticleMonterey Car Week brings the best of the best to Pebble Beach
Highlights from a week of elegance, speed and top-class car culture on the West Coast
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Ian Callum challenges Franz von Holzhausen on Tesla's “more than a passing resemblance” to Jaguars at Pebble Beach Classic Car Design Forum
Top designers come together to discuss the future (and past) of car design
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Show Review: Concorso Italiano 2011
1964 Ferrari 330 AmericaBill Noon is another proud owner of a ‘survivor car' who also stalked the previous owner for years on end. Today, the rare 330 America Ferraris are avidly sought after as fewer and fewer become available. Some enthusiasts claim that this model is the rarest production Ferrari ...
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Show Review: Concorso Italiano 2011
The 26th annual Concorso Italiano at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey, California, was presented by Fiat and sponsored by Maserati. Over 7000 visitors attended to view over 1500 car entries in a very elegant, leisurely atmosphere with perfect mid-summer weather conditions.
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Show Review: Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2010
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Show Review: Motorama Show Cars at Pebble Beach
Currently awaiting full restoration by collector/owner Joe Bortz, this 1955 Cadillac LaSalle II Roadster represents one of GM's last efforts to revive the LaSalle name. Bortz calls the condition of the car "junkyard fresh". The chassis side rails house the exhaust pipes, which exit just ahead of the back wheels ...
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Show Review: Motorama Show Cars at Pebble Beach
Aircraft and spaceships have long been the inspiration for designers. Few expressions of this theme are more evident than GM's mid-century designed dream cars. This year's 58th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance marked the 100th anniversary of General Motors, and to celebrate the event GM featured a special presentation of ...
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Contest: Mazda Design Challenge winner created at Los Angeles Auto Show
When asked about her biggest revelation as a member of the team, Mallory explained: "It's the actual 3D process, getting the design off the computer, getting it into real life, to see how things work out in full size. Up until now, all the other models I've built have been ...
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Contest: Mazda Design Challenge winner created at Los Angeles Auto Show
The underlying theme of the annual Los Angeles show is "Design LA". This year, in keeping with the theme, Franz von Holzhausen, Director of Design at the Mazda R&D Design Center in Irvine CA, initiated a unique way to demonstrate the design process. Mazda featured a full-size clay model in ...
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Show Review: SEMA 2011
"We wanted to do more than re-style the Challenger," Trostle explained. "We wanted create a car we could take to track events, and participate in the Hot Rod Power Tour in August 2012, while still retaining most of the stock Challenger specifications and equipment."
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Show Review: SEMA 2011
The SEMA show is the largest automotive specialty products event in the world and the largest convention of the year in Las Vegas, Nevada. Considered 'for trade only', the show includes educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, networking opportunities and a wild selection of hot rods, tuner cars, off-road vehicles, ...
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Driven: Mustang by Giugiaro
Once on the road, the Mustang reveals that despite the clear canopy and the rear vision displays, it is indeed one very powerful muscle car with plenty of ways to get into trouble. By the time second gear is summoned, Fabrizio is explaining how this car is also no "trailer-queen". ...
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Driven: Mustang by Giugiaro
The sky is cerulean blue, there's a cool breeze coming from the ocean and the sun bathes The Lodge at Pebble Beach in a golden yellow blanket of light. It's August 17th and in the run-up to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance we've had the good fortune of meeting Fabrizio ...
