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Harley Earl: Designer Extraordinaire
A 8 minute documentary on Harley Earl, legendary car designer and one of the fathers of the modern automotive design and styling process.
Harley Earl’s Scrapbooks
Special Interest Autos, May-June 1976 This very intriguing and well written article concerns three binders of illustrations, with three interesting theories of how they came about. Designer renderings from this era seem to be in short supply,...
Just Who Was Harley Earl?
Mr. Mieczkowski is an associate professor and chair of the History Department at Dowling College on Long Island. “My name’s Harley Earl.” So says the nattily dressed man appearing in the new television advertisements for Buick...
GM resurrects legendary Harley Earl to sell Buicks
Harley Earl stands in the GM desert proving ground in the early 1950s with three Firebird concept cars. The series has the auto industry’s first design chief returning to take stock in today’s models, such as the Buick Rendezvous, and...
“GM’s Marvelous Motorama” at Petersen Automotive Museum celebrates Dream Cars from the 1950s
The Petersen Automotive Museum will celebrate “Dream Cars” from the 1950s with the exhibit “GM's Marvelous Motorama: Dream Cars From the Joe Bortz Collection,” which will open on March 16, 2024.
CCS accepting applications for a Full-Time Undergraduate Transportation Design Faculty Member
The College for Creative Studies is looking for an outstanding transportation visionary, with an obsession for problem solving and OEM Exterior Design expertise. The future relies on creativity and you will have an opportunity to shape the thinking...
GM announces final stage of design studios expansion
The new GM studio building will open in mid-2018. It will surround the iconic Design Dome Auditorium and viewing patio and connect to the existing Design Center.
CCS invites applications for a full-time faculty member in Undergraduate Transportation Design
The College for Creative Studies (CCS) invites applications for a full-time faculty member in Undergraduate Transportation Design. This position reports to the Chair of the Transportation Design Department within the Undergraduate Studies Division...
Mystery of the Missing Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Models
The Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild contest was promoted by GM Design genius Harley Earl as a way to seek out young talented car designers. Young men from 11 to 20 years old were challenged to build 1/12 scale car models of their own design. The...
Opel Design Studio celebrates 50th Anniversary
To mark the 50th Anniversary of its Rüsselsheim Design Studio, Opel has published an official document that tells the history of the facility, which was modeled after GM studio in Warren, Michigan.
Concept cars of the past heading to Atlanta for “Dream Cars” exhibition
From May 21 to September 7, 2014 the High Museum of Art in Atlanta will host the exhibition "Dream Cars - Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas", featuring iconic concept cars of the past, including the Pininfarina Modulo and the Bertone Stratos Zero.
85 Years of GM Design: the timeline (Part 2)
The second part of the official timeline of the GM Design department, from the 1990s to the present day, including a gallery of 50+ photos and sketches.
85 Years of GM Design: the timeline
This month GM Design celebrates its 85th birthday. We report the official timeline of the first ever automotive design department, founded in June 1927.
GM Advanced Design Center celebrates 10 years
In 2010 General Motors has celebrated 10 years of activity of its North Hollywood Advanced Design Center, the studio led by Frank Saucedo that combines the brand's design heritage with innovative visions of the future.
Charles M. “Chuck” Jordan (1927-2010)
Former GM designer Charles "Chuck" Jordan has passed away at age 83. He worked at GM from 1949 to 1992 and was appointed Vice President of Design in 1986. Among his works are a number of “Motorama” dream cars.
Top 10 Concept Cars of the Fifties
A gallery of futuristic American concept cars from the 1950's selected by automotive journalist Larry Edsall, author of the book "Concept Cars- from the 1930's to the Present". Guest article republished from JustLuxe and ClassicCars.com.
Styled for the Road: The Art of Automobile Design, 1908 to 1948
From 16 October to 14 March 2010 the Wolfsonian-Florida International University museum is hosting the exhibition "Styled for the Road: The Art of Automobile Design, 1908 to 1948", with over 80 car design drawings which examine the role of...
