’63 coupe and ’64 convertible created by and for GM styling leaders The 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray convertible built for Harley Earl and the ’64 Corvette Sting Ray coupe created for his successor, Bill Mitchell, will be offered as… Read More ›
Harley J Earl
Madam X 1939 Cadillac Sixty Special – A Work of Art With a Great Back Story from Chip Foose
Madam X 1939 Cadillac Sixty Special The Styling Section, and Art and Colour Studio at General Motors were created, and headed by Harley Earl (1893-1969). From the late 1920s, and on into the 1950s Harley Earl headed the design evolution at… Read More ›
The Buick Y Job, The First Concept Car
A few years ago I was lucky enough to visit the limted access GM Heritage Collection in Sterling Heights Michigan as a Birthday present. Trip post here A recent edition of Jay Leno’s Garage featuring the Buick Y Job reminded… Read More ›
One-off Buick Blackhawk show car has the spirit of the Buick Y Job
As you can see from my previous post on Harley Earl, and in particular the Y-Job concept, this article in Hemmings by Daniel Strohl caught my eye, it really does have the spirit pf the Y-Job
We Owe Modern Automotive Design To Harley J. Earl
I’m a great lover of the designs of Harley J Earl, having seen a number of the cars up close at the GM Heritage Centre I have even more respect for his work.These are some pictures that I took during… Read More ›