JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
4/9/18 12:46 p.m.


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A lot of automotive culture is romanticized. This is certainly not without good reason, as we’re only a couple generations removed from the people who invented …

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Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
4/9/18 12:48 p.m.

When asked how his team could design so many successful aircraft, Kelky Johnson's reply was, "We weren't afraid to fail "

I never forgot that.

MotorsportsGordon
MotorsportsGordon Reader
4/9/18 1:01 p.m.

The greatest chevrolet skunkworks of all time 

Trackmouse
Trackmouse UltraDork
4/9/18 2:32 p.m.

Fun fact: Skunk2 was initially called “Skunkworks”. Lockheed sent a cease and desist. And thus, Skunk2. 

te72
te72 New Reader
4/10/18 12:28 a.m.

You know, I get the feeling that the skunk works people are those who truly know what people WANT. Forget focus groups, let these people do all the design and engineering, and you'd end up with a portfolio that looks a lot like, I suspect, err... Ferrari.

 

Now, what people can actually afford and what is practical, that may be a different story. I think we've figured out who "our" corporate friends are though!

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