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...Mays made a name for himself as the guy behind the cuddly Volkswagen New Beetle, which is both mod and familiar (the Old Beetle); the Ford Thunderbird, which is...also mod and familiar (the '56 T-Bird). He takes his cue from the notion that you can't move forward without looking over your shoulder, and his popular designs in recent years have ignited a chorus of "Retro!" Which, he argues, misses the point. It's not just backward, it's about forward...
...real coup is the GT 40, a redesigned (mod!) version of the Ford Le Mans race car that was big in the late 60s - particularly with Steve McQueen in the John Frankenheimer film, "Le Mans." Ford introduced this new GT40 as a concept car at the Detroit auto show in January. It drew rave reviews and a cascade of calls and emails from interested buyers, including a gang of small businessmen from the East Coast who flew their jet out for a private viewing...
...Mays made a name for himself as the guy behind the cuddly Volkswagen New Beetle, which is both mod and familiar (the Old Beetle); the Ford Thunderbird, which is...also mod and familiar (the '56 T-Bird). He takes his cue from the notion that you can't move forward without looking over your shoulder, and his popular designs in recent years have ignited a chorus of "Retro!" Which he argues misses the point. It's not just backward, it's about forward...
...maybe Mays' real coup is the GT 40, a redesigned (mod!) version of the Ford Le Mans race car that won big in the late '60s. Ford introduced this new GT40 as a concept car at the Detroit auto show in January and it drew rave reviews and a cascade of calls and emails from interested buyers, including the gang of small businessmen from the east coast who flew their jet out for a private viewing...
Claire Danes: Seen in acclaimed production of Chekhovs The Seagull in Central Park, no. Seen in The Mod Squad on video shelves, yes. Nuff said...