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Title: Harley Earl's Impact On GM
Post by: Palumboism on March 25, 2019, 11:48:51 AM

Harley Earl was head of GM design from 1927 through the cars launched in 1961.  Every brand and every model.  

The 1927 Cadillac LaSalle was the first car he designed and it got him promoted to head of Design.

(https://www.conceptcarz.com/images/LaSalle/27-Cadillac-LaSalle-303-01-800.jpg)



What's your favorite design of the Harley Earl era?

Title: Re: Harley Earl's Impact On GM
Post by: Palumboism on March 25, 2019, 11:56:07 AM

1959 Cadillac Coup DeVille.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/1959_Cadillac_Coupe_Deville3.jpg)

Title: Re: Harley Earl's Impact On GM
Post by: IroNat on March 25, 2019, 12:22:32 PM

1953 Corvette

(https://s1.dyler.com/images/posts/2701/images/1953-chevrolet-corvette.jpg)

Title: Re: Harley Earl's Impact On GM
Post by: ratherbebig on March 25, 2019, 12:24:03 PM

i like all three of the ones you guys posted.

however, the first one doesnt seem complete without a tommy-gun

Title: Re: Harley Earl's Impact On GM
Post by: Palumboism on March 25, 2019, 10:44:04 PM

Chip Foose 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air  :)

(https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/streetmachine/2018/03/07/Misc/Chip-Foose-Chevy-nw.jpg)

Title: Re: Harley Earl's Impact On GM
Post by: SOMEPARTS on March 25, 2019, 11:07:23 PM

So who took over and started designing the real cars in the 60s?  :D

Title: Re: Harley Earl's Impact On GM
Post by: Palumboism on March 25, 2019, 11:10:51 PM

Boyd Coddington 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air

(http://image.superchevy.com/f/8899638+w640+h426+q80+re0+cr1+ar0+st0/0404sc_01z%2b1956_chevrolet_bel_air%2bright_front_view.jpg)

(http://image.superchevy.com/f/8899659+w640+h426+q80+re0+cr1+ar0+st0/0404sc_02z%2b1956_chevrolet_bel_air%2bleft_rear_view.jpg)

Title: Re: Harley Earl's Impact On GM
Post by: Palumboism on March 25, 2019, 11:33:42 PM

1960 Impala

(https://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/21/2017/10/03-1960-chevrolet-impala-bubble-top-barba.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&fit=around%7C1000%3A584)

Title: Re: Harley Earl's Impact On GM
Post by: SOMEPARTS on March 25, 2019, 11:53:03 PM

That Boyd car is a '56 not '57.  ;D