William L. Mitchell with 1962 Corvair XP-875 Super Spyder Concept Car, 1963

THF115047 / William L. Mitchell with 1962 Corvair XP-875 Super Spyder Concept Car, 1963

THF115048 / William L. Mitchell with 1962 Corvair XP-875 Super Spyder Concept Car, 1963 / back

THF71555 / William L. Mitchell with 1962 Corvair XP-875 Super Spyder Concept Car, 1963

THF71556 / William L. Mitchell with 1962 Corvair XP-875 Super Spyder Concept Car, 1963

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Artifact Overview

Automotive designer Bill Mitchell posed with the 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Super Spyder (XP-875) concept car in 1963. The XP-875 was built under his guidance on a 1962 convertible body. Mitchell, former head of the Cadillac design studio, succeeded Harley Earl as Vice President of Design at General Motors from 1958 until 1977.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1963

Collection Title

William L. Mitchell Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.1.1734.300

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of William L. Mitchell.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Chromogenic processes
Mounting

Color

Multicolored
Red

Dimensions

Height: 13.375 in
Width: 10.25 in

Keywords	Photographic prints Photographs Portraits Automobiles Industrial designers Automotive design Cars Concept cars Mitchell, William L. (William Leroy), 1912-1988 General Motors Corporation

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