Tag: Hudson
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Adding a tech gene
Last year I mused on tech genes and epigenes. I’ve tacked on a new item that seems appropriate. = = = = = START REPRINT: I just finished pulling together the Morse prototype and the Endicott experiment into a single Poser set, released on ShareCG. Gathering up and debugging a set always stirs thoughts. The…
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Chrysler didn’t play
Another random automotive thought: Chrysler never played the sportster game. In 1952-1955 EVERYONE was introducing special distinct sporty roadsters. GM had Corvette, Fiesta, Skylark, Eldorado. Ford had T-bird and Continental. Absolutely all of the independents joined the trend. Nash Healey, Hudson Italia, Crosley Hotshot, Kaiser Darrin, Willys Jeepster, Packard Caribbean, Studie’s perfect coupe which quickly…
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Tech genes and epigenes
I just finished pulling together the Morse prototype and the Endicott experiment into a single Poser set, released on ShareCG. Gathering up and debugging a set always stirs thoughts. The obvious thought is that both are experimental setups featuring a sender and receiver and controller. Here’s a more random and disorganized thought. Technology and life…
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Sunroof mystery
One of the little mysteries of auto history is the soft spot in roofs. Metal shaping technology wasn’t up to the task of pressing out a complete rooftop without wrinkling and stretching the middle. GM finally perfected the ‘deep-draw press’ in 1935, and others soon copied. I’ve been puzzled by the continued use of crude…
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