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- 1949 Ford Convertible Design Model - Multiple designers were responsible for the 1949 Ford's fresh look. Independent consultant George Walker submitted the initial design proposal. Walker's employees Richard Caleal, Elwood Engel and Joe Oros all contributed to the project, as did Bob Bourke and Bob Koto, with whom Caleal had previously worked for Raymond Loewy and Studebaker. Ford's own designers made further refinements to the final version.
- 1947-1949
- Collections - Artifact
1949 Ford Convertible Design Model
Multiple designers were responsible for the 1949 Ford's fresh look. Independent consultant George Walker submitted the initial design proposal. Walker's employees Richard Caleal, Elwood Engel and Joe Oros all contributed to the project, as did Bob Bourke and Bob Koto, with whom Caleal had previously worked for Raymond Loewy and Studebaker. Ford's own designers made further refinements to the final version.
- Brochure, "This Happy Place...This Sweet Recess," George W. Walker Industrial Design, 1952 - George Walker studied at the Cleveland Art Institute and, early in his career, illustrated advertisements for Peerless Motor Company. He opened his own design firm in Detroit in 1929. Ford Motor Company hired Walker as a consultant in 1946, and he headed Ford's design department from 1955-1961. A showman at heart, Walker championed several futuristic Ford concept cars.
- 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Brochure, "This Happy Place...This Sweet Recess," George W. Walker Industrial Design, 1952
George Walker studied at the Cleveland Art Institute and, early in his career, illustrated advertisements for Peerless Motor Company. He opened his own design firm in Detroit in 1929. Ford Motor Company hired Walker as a consultant in 1946, and he headed Ford's design department from 1955-1961. A showman at heart, Walker championed several futuristic Ford concept cars.