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- Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Coach Model, 1933 - From 1930 to 1968, General Motors' Fisher Body Division sponsored a model-making contest for teenagers. The top prize was a college scholarship. Charles Gadd of Spokane, Washington, won in 1933 with this model of the coach from Fisher's logo -- seen on the door sills of GM cars into the 1990s. Gadd attended MIT and spent 39 years on GM's research staff.
- 1933
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Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Coach Model, 1933
From 1930 to 1968, General Motors' Fisher Body Division sponsored a model-making contest for teenagers. The top prize was a college scholarship. Charles Gadd of Spokane, Washington, won in 1933 with this model of the coach from Fisher's logo -- seen on the door sills of GM cars into the 1990s. Gadd attended MIT and spent 39 years on GM's research staff.
- Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Honorary Board Member Award Presented to William Mitchell, 1968 - The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild was an educational initiative of the Fisher Body Division of General Motors. From 1930 through 1968, the guild encouraged young men to consider careers in automotive design. Its primary activity was a model making competition in which top winners received college scholarships. This award was given to GM styling chief and guild supporter Bill Mitchell.
- 1958-1968
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Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Honorary Board Member Award Presented to William Mitchell, 1968
The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild was an educational initiative of the Fisher Body Division of General Motors. From 1930 through 1968, the guild encouraged young men to consider careers in automotive design. Its primary activity was a model making competition in which top winners received college scholarships. This award was given to GM styling chief and guild supporter Bill Mitchell.
- Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Car Model, 1947 - Nineteen-year-old Charles M. Jordan won the 1947 Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild design competition with this 1/12-scale model. The competition, where participants design model concept cars, provided him with a college scholarship. In 1949, Jordan joined the Styling Staff at General Motors. He became Vice President of Design for GM in 1986.
- 1947
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Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Car Model, 1947
Nineteen-year-old Charles M. Jordan won the 1947 Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild design competition with this 1/12-scale model. The competition, where participants design model concept cars, provided him with a college scholarship. In 1949, Jordan joined the Styling Staff at General Motors. He became Vice President of Design for GM in 1986.
- Letter from Ford Motor Company to Wayne Davis regarding a Boy's Interest in Automotive Design, October 1965 - Young people seeking careers in the automotive industry might write to car companies for advice. This letter, a reply from Ford Motor Company to someone mentoring a young man in Virginia, offers advice on schooling and financial aid. Interestingly, one of the aid programs mentioned is the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild -- an initiative of Ford's crosstown rival General Motors.
- October 18, 1965
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Letter from Ford Motor Company to Wayne Davis regarding a Boy's Interest in Automotive Design, October 1965
Young people seeking careers in the automotive industry might write to car companies for advice. This letter, a reply from Ford Motor Company to someone mentoring a young man in Virginia, offers advice on schooling and financial aid. Interestingly, one of the aid programs mentioned is the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild -- an initiative of Ford's crosstown rival General Motors.