Rendering of Proposed Pontiac Design by John Perkins, November 1967

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Artifact Overview

John Perkins began his design career at General Motors in 1962, and he graduated from the General Motors Institute in 1964. His first assignments at GM involved styling for the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado and the 1967 Cadillac Eldorado. Perkins served as Assistant Chief Designer in the Chevrolet, Buick, and Oldsmobile studios before retiring from GM in 1999.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Design drawing

Date Made

13 November 1967

Subject Date

1967

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.1.23.25

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Rendering (Drawing techniques)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 21 in
Width: 27 in

Rendering of Proposed Pontiac Design by John Perkins, November 1967