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Ford Design Director Craig Metros | From F-150 to GT
Ford Design Director Craig Metros | From F-150 to GT
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About this episode
Craig Metros, former Ford Design Director, shares his extensive experience in automotive design, from the iconic F-150 to the Ford GT. He discusses the challenges and triumphs of working on various models, the importance of design in the automotive industry, and the influence of European design philosophies. Metros also reflects on his early inspirations, including classic cars and the impact of his family background in the automotive world. This episode is a deep dive into the intersection of design, engineering, and passion in the automotive realm.
Topics:
ford gt
f-150
automotive design
classic cars
design philosophy
car culture
project management
inspiration
Cars:
BMW M5
Buick Grand National
Buick Rendezvous
Buick Skylark
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Caprice
Chevrolet Chevelle
Chevrolet Corvair
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Nova
Chrysler PT Cruiser
De Tomaso Pantera
Dodge Dakota
Dodge Nitro
Dodge Ram
Ford Country Squire
Ford Expedition
Ford F 100
Ford F-150
Ford F-150 Lightning
Ford Falcon
Ford GT
Ford GT40
Ford Maverick
Ford Mustang
Ford Ranger
Ford Taurus
Ford Thunderbird
Honda NSX
Jaguar E-Type
Lamborghini Countach
Lamborghini Espada
Lamborghini Miura
Mazda Flair
Plymouth Prowler
Pontiac Solstice
Porsche 356
Tesla Semi
Volkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen Golf
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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we sit down with Craig Metros, retired Ford Design Executive with over 35 years shaping some of the most iconic vehicles on the road. From the 2004 F-150 that redefined a segment, to his work on the Ford GT program that returned to Le Mans, Craig’s stories take us inside the design studio battles, the global moves, and the passion that fueled a career at the highest level of automotive design.
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Cjp24 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Plymouth Prowler
"... retired Ford design executive. Chrysler Plymouth Prowler came up, and then we started to talk about the Pr..."
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IFCAR (Public domain)
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Chrysler PT Cruiser
"...re's the, what goes with the Prowler? There's the PT Cruiser, and then there was the Chevy SSR. What do you ca..."
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Buick Grand National
"To go after you to get you. We ambushed you at Grand National and when you ask in person, it's hard to say no. ..."
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)
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Chevrolet Corvette
"... my dream, you know, my dad was there. I, I loved Corvettes and Camaro's growing up. We, it's ironic, we, I w..."
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Chevrolet Camaro
"That was my dream, you know, my dad was there. I, I loved Corvettes and Camaro's growing up. We, it's ironic, we, I was born and raised in Dearborn."
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Greg Gjerdingen (CC BY 2.0)
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Ford Country
"...only family to have GM cars on our driveway, like Ford Country. Yeah, so I, I, my dream was to be a designer at ..."
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OWS Photography (CC BY 4.0)
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Ford Expedition
"...ly Asia, a lot smaller, Europe, smaller. Not many expeditions over there. Yeah, not too many."
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Hans-Jürgen Neubert (CC BY 4.0)
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Ford Mustang
"... then, you know, the nameplate, obviously, F-150, Mustang, you know, those are, I'd say, much more iconic t..."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford Taurus
"...th probably screwing with the front end of a Ford Taurus a little bit easier than you can on the redesign ..."
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Mazda Flair
"Yeah. Early 90s when they had the kind of bubbled flair. Well, that's when they, I feel like the, that's ..."
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Tesla Semi
"...he first start. Yeah, I call it the, they did the semi truck front end, right? Where that the really tal..."
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MercurySable99 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Dodge Dakota
"...hink 95, it was the last year of that square body Dakota. And it was basically just like a, you know, if y..."
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Dodge Nitro
"...tirely. Did they not they're right there in Dodge Nitro land? It's off the face of the earth."
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UltraTech66 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford F-150 Lightning
"... change. I mean, think about when the square body lightning to the slant nose lightning, that was a, that's a..."
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Oleg Yunakov (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Chevrolet Caprice
"...ill? It was at the end of the, of the ground, the Caprice and run because there was gas, I completely unscr..."
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Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford Ranger
"And then Ford wanted to do this global ranger. Well, I say global at the time"
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MrWalkr (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Lamborghini Countach
"...ever forget the very first time I saw Lamborghini Countach on the Auto strata. And my first second reaction ..."
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Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Lamborghini Mura
"...heir design that generated thing? Like you've got Lamborghini Mura, which came from a company that really didn't do ..."
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Crisco 1492 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Chevrolet Corvair
"...ul until that. And then you've got like Chevrolet Corvair. What's the, what's the difference?"
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MrWalkr (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Lamborghini Espada
"...ey're not carrying over like the unibody from the Espada. No, yeah, they're not being encumbered by anythi..."
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Oleg Yunakov (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Chevrolet Nova
"as the most iconic things. The 70 Nova, for example, right? That fill a degree is maybe ..."
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dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Ford Maverick
"...ght have been the last SEMA I did. Some guy had a Maverick. And do you know that car that like a white Maver..."
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Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA (CC BY 2.0)
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Ford Thunderbird
"...Ford never entered that like. You could argue the Thunderbird. Okay."
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Palauenc05 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Volkswagen Beetle
"...ra, right? You know, Volkswagen, reintroduced the Beetle. Right."
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MercurySable99 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Pontiac Solstice
"Well, the stylistic why is that car? Pontiac solstice. Solstice."
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Buick Rendezvous
"...hen it's not a movie. There's a, is it called the rendezvous? Where they, I think it was shot"
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GTHO (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Ford Falcon
"Absolutely. Australian Falcon. My dad, my dad was a, for whatever reason,"
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Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Jaguar Etype
"yeah, that I just, the 63 split window vat and then series one, E-type, yes. I remember seeing a kid, I mean, cause I,"
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Artaxerxes (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Buick Skylark
"...even know what car it was. It must've been like a Skylark or something, like a base, like a post car or som..."
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Mr.choppers (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Chevrolet Chevelle
"I love that car. I also loved 1970 Chevelle sports. So that, there's my, this is,"
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Berthold Werner (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Porsche 356
"Yeah. Did you 356 with a really newer 3.8? Yeah, I don't know what ..."
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Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Volkswagen Golf
"...t was a, it was, I think it was like a Volkswagen Golf. And I just thought, you know what, this guy, he'..."
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