Is it the FUTURE yet? I think it's time we saw more designs on the road by Darryl Starbird, Raymond Loewy, and Gene Winfield. Real cars have curves! Happy New Year from Spy Vibe! Let's go for a drive in a few of these classic concept creations. Who is that lady in silver driving Paul Foster's car from UFO? Hint: Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Imitation Game) calls her mom! Related posts: Designer Gene Winfield, John Lennon Ferrari, Factory Five, The Sea Lion, David Tennant reads Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Raymond Loewy's Avanti, Mary Quant Mini, Aston inspired by Lelouch, George Harrison's DB5, Jaguar Weekend, new Volvo P1800, Also check out the Auto Universum blog by Agent J Kraus here.
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Take a Saturday drive with Gene Winfield. Winfield grew up in Modesto, CA, where he established himself as a talented designer and driver in the hot rod scene (Trivia: my great-grandfather was the High School principal in Modesto). He became a leading innovator in custom cars and revolutionized new blends of automotive paint. Winfield's talents were spotted by Aluminum Model Toys (AMT), who hired him in 1962 to design model kits. His talents soon brought him work designing full-scale concept cars and vehicles for Hollywood. Spy Vibers will know some of his creations, like the Piranha U.N.C.L.E. car (1964), Get Smart's Sunbeam Tiger, Shuttlecraft Galileo in Star Trek (1967), the modified T.H.E. Cat car, and no less than twenty-five vehicles designed for Blade Runner (1982). One of Winfield's creations, The Reactor, really got around! Originally called the Autorama Special, the car was built on a Citroen DC chassis and powered by a Chevrolet Corvair engine, and featured electronic doors, hood, and roof. The Reactor appeared as Ertha Kitt's Kitty Car in Batman (The Joke's on Catwoman/1967), Bewitched (Super Car/1967), The Flying Nun (Old Cars For New/1967), as the "Jupiter 8" in Star Trek (Bread and Circuses/1967), and Mission Impossible (The Freeze/1968). The original can be seen at the Darryl Starbird National Rod & Custom Hall of Fame. Winfield's custom shop also constructed other famous vehicles for outside designers contracted to Hollywood. He will appearing with the Piranha at The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Golden Anniversary event in Hollywood this September! Learn more: Custom Car Builder, Kustomrama, Uncle Car articles and prints, T.H.E. Cat car, Legendary Custom Cars and Hot Rods of Gene Winfield book, Star Trek Wiki, Gene Winfield website. Thanks to Agent K of Mod Tales for putting Winfield on my radar. Now let's open his garage and take a spin!
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