#Bill Mitchell

1970 Chevrolet Camaro, rear quarter at a gas station
Car Features

How the 1970½ Camaro Got Its European Look

Jim Vasquez · · 6 min
1968 Chevrolet Camaro Caribe, parked on a proving ground at night
Car Features

The Camaro Caribe and Cherokee: Chevy's First-Gen Show Cars

Jim Vasquez · · 7 min
Bronze boat tail Buick Riviera parked on a coastal overlook at golden hour
Car Features

The Long Shadow of the Boat-Tail on Car Design

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
Boat tail Riviera coupe beside a sculpted clay model in a design studio
Car Features

How a Radical Concept Reached the Boat-Tail Showroom

Patrick Walsh · · 7 min
Dark green boat tail Riviera in side profile silhouette against a coastal sunset
Car Features

The Silhouette You Never Forget: Reading the Boat-Tail

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
Red 1971 Buick Riviera boat-tail rear view under spotlights in a parking garage
Car Features

Masterpiece or Folly: Judging Mitchell's Boat-Tail

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
Buick Riviera boat-tail and Corvette Sting Ray tapered tails side by side in a studio
Car Features

The Sting Ray in the Riviera: A Split-Tail Kinship

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
Maroon 1971 Buick Riviera boat-tail coupe on a rain slicked city street at night
Car Features

Love It or Hate It: The Boat-Tail Riviera Debate

Jim Vasquez · · 7 min
Boat tail Buick Riviera beside a 1935 Auburn Speedster in a museum showroom
Car Features

From Auburn Speedster to Buick: The Boat-Tail Heritage

Jim Vasquez · · 7 min
1971 to 1973 Buick Riviera boat tail rear deck lit dramatically against a gallery backdrop
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The Boat-Tail Riviera as an American Design Icon

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
1971 Buick Riviera boat tail rear three quarter view in moody studio light
Car Features

Where the Boat-Tail Shape Came From in American Design

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
1963 Buick Riviera parked outside a modernist showroom at dusk with chrome gleaming
Car Features

The 1963 Riviera and the Confidence of Early-Sixties Detroit

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Gunmetal gray 1963 Buick Riviera inside a moody GM styling studio at night
Car Features

The Interbrand Fight Over Who Would Build the Riviera

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1963 Buick Riviera in black on a wet London style street reflecting streetlamps at night
Car Features

The Ferrari-Rolls Hybrid Dream Behind the 1963 Riviera

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1963 Buick Riviera in burgundy parked outside a grand hotel entrance at twilight
Car Features

The Rescued Design: How a Dead LaSalle Became the Riviera

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
Bronze 1971 Buick Riviera boat tail coupe under bright showroom spotlighting
Car Features

The Shape That Split the Showroom Floor in 1971

Nora Beckett · · 8 min
Classic Cadillac Eldorado tailfin design, three-quarter front view
Car Features

Designing the Eldorado: Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell and the Tailfin Era

Nora Beckett · · 9 min
1967 Cadillac Eldorado front-wheel-drive coupe, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The 1967 Eldorado: Cadillac's Front-Wheel-Drive Revolution

Tom Ramirez · · 9 min