Built in 1950 and displayed in 1951 ——- … and that’s Mr Harley Earl standing beside it .
Harley Jarvis Earl (November 22, 1893 – April 10, 1969) was an American automotive designer and business executive. He was the initial designated head of design at General Motors, later becoming vice president, the first top executive ever appointed in design of a major corporation in American history. He was an industrial designer and a pioneer of modern transportation design. A coach builder by trade, Earl pioneered the use of freeform sketching and hand sculpted clay models …
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