Car Interiors Giveaway – We Have A Winner!

I meant to announce the winner of the book giveaway yesterday but got swamped with work. So without further ado, the winner of Automotive Custom Interiors is:

Alison M!

Alison plans to give this to her husband for Christmas. So don’t tell him. Thanks for entering.

Everyone enjoy your Saturday. I’ll be back in full-tilt mode on Monday. Then off to New York where I’ll be reporting on various things from YankeeLand.

Custom Auto Design Giveaway

Yo! Don’t forget about my giveaway. I know it’s a little off-topic, but this book makes a great gift! Plus, it’s a hoot.

All you have to do is invent a car name and leave it in the comments. I’ll choose a winner at random on Friday. Easy!

If you need some ideas, visit my friend, Davezilla’s post on the subject. Be warned! You won’t stop laughing for a few hours. You have permission to steal any of his or my ideas (see earlier post). Cheers!

Auto Custom Interiors Giveaway

Now that I’ve piqued your interest, perhaps you’d like to own a copy of Automotive Custom Interiors.

I’m giving away my copy at the end of the week. I’ll announce the winner on Friday. All you have to do is invent a name for a car, like the Chevy Sub-Dude (that’s mine) and leave it in the comments under this post. Simple as pie. The book will be speeding its¬† way to your home on Saturday. The winner will be chosen at random.

Here are some more names: Ford Thrasher, Mercury Mix-Mix, Chevy Quincunx… I could go on all day.

Book Review: Automotive Custom Interiors

Does this seem like an off-topic subject? You might be surprised to find that it’s not. After all, someone has to design automotive interiors. Who better to do the best job than an interior designer? Designing car interiors is, like boat interiors, a sub-specialty of interior design. When I was a student at CCS here in Detroit, several of my classmates went to work for the car industry.

Which brings me to an inspirational book on the subject. Automotive Custom Interiors, ($24.99) is published by Motorbooks, and written by Sue Elliot. misterarthur and I had a lot of fun looking through it. Now we need a beat up Chevy to donk out.

If you’re a design student or a car enthusiast, this has some wild ideas and it covers just about every area of the car. I like the dashboard with the chalkboard face and the hand grenade gear shift.

The state of the car industry is in the news a lot these days. But we’re still buying them. And as long as we’re driving someone will be designing and building them. The next time you’re in your car, pay attention to all those details. An interior designer was behind them.

I was in a friend’s new Chrysler mini van the other night and was blown away by the lighting. It was really beautiful. I curious to know if there’s a car with an interior you admire.