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- Rendering, "Hinge Suggestions, Rear Deck Lid, Lincoln Continental," July 20, 1945 - Lincoln did not build civilian automobiles during World War II. Like all American automakers, the company dedicated its production capacity to military goods. But Lincoln designers were always thinking ahead to postwar cars. This drawing features one proposal. Lincoln's first all-new postwar models were introduced to the public in April 1948.
- July 20, 1945
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Rendering, "Hinge Suggestions, Rear Deck Lid, Lincoln Continental," July 20, 1945
Lincoln did not build civilian automobiles during World War II. Like all American automakers, the company dedicated its production capacity to military goods. But Lincoln designers were always thinking ahead to postwar cars. This drawing features one proposal. Lincoln's first all-new postwar models were introduced to the public in April 1948.
- Rendering, 1952 Lincoln Maharajah Show Car Interior - The Lincoln Maharajah was one of four show cars exhibited by the automaker at the 1953 Chicago Auto Show. It was based on a 1953 Lincoln Capri sedan. The Maharajah featured pearlescent gold paint on its exterior, and it was capped with a white roof. Gold and white upholstery and gold-toned metal trim were used throughout the Maharajah's luxurious interior.
- 1952
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Rendering, 1952 Lincoln Maharajah Show Car Interior
The Lincoln Maharajah was one of four show cars exhibited by the automaker at the 1953 Chicago Auto Show. It was based on a 1953 Lincoln Capri sedan. The Maharajah featured pearlescent gold paint on its exterior, and it was capped with a white roof. Gold and white upholstery and gold-toned metal trim were used throughout the Maharajah's luxurious interior.
- Lincoln Futura Concept Car, 1955 - The Lincoln Futura, designed by William M. Schmidt, was a sensation at auto shows in 1955. The concept car boasted push-button transmission controls, a 300-horsepower V-8 engine, and a double-dome canopy roof. Hollywood customizer George Barris bought the Futura in 1959 and, a few years later, turned it into the Batmobile for the 1966-1968 <em>Batman</em> television series.
- February 18, 1955
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Lincoln Futura Concept Car, 1955
The Lincoln Futura, designed by William M. Schmidt, was a sensation at auto shows in 1955. The concept car boasted push-button transmission controls, a 300-horsepower V-8 engine, and a double-dome canopy roof. Hollywood customizer George Barris bought the Futura in 1959 and, a few years later, turned it into the Batmobile for the 1966-1968 Batman television series.
- Willys Automobile Concept, Front View, November 13, 1944 - A pioneer of industrial design, Walter Dorwin Teague is best remembered for his work for the Eastman Kodak Company and the 1933 Chicago and 1939 New York World's Fairs. At both fairs, he designed buildings for Ford Motor Company. Teague's studio produced this automobile concept drawing for a Ford rival: Willys-Overland of Toledo, Ohio.
- November 13, 1944
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Willys Automobile Concept, Front View, November 13, 1944
A pioneer of industrial design, Walter Dorwin Teague is best remembered for his work for the Eastman Kodak Company and the 1933 Chicago and 1939 New York World's Fairs. At both fairs, he designed buildings for Ford Motor Company. Teague's studio produced this automobile concept drawing for a Ford rival: Willys-Overland of Toledo, Ohio.
- Rendering of Proposed 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport Design by John Perkins, January 1969 - 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.
- January 06, 1969
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Rendering of Proposed 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport Design by John Perkins, January 1969
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.
- Rendering of Proposed Pontiac Design by John Perkins, November 1967 - 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.
- November 13, 1967
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Rendering of Proposed Pontiac Design by John Perkins, November 1967
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.
- Rendering of Proposed F-Car Design by Elia Russinoff, circa 1978 - Elia Russinoff was the first-place national scholarship winner at the Fisher Body Craftman's Guild competition in 1949. After graduating from Pratt Institute, he began a forty-year career at General Motors in 1955. As Assistant Chief Designer, Russinoff created automotive sketches, illustrations, and renderings for a number of the automaker's design projects.
- circa 1978
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Rendering of Proposed F-Car Design by Elia Russinoff, circa 1978
Elia Russinoff was the first-place national scholarship winner at the Fisher Body Craftman's Guild competition in 1949. After graduating from Pratt Institute, he began a forty-year career at General Motors in 1955. As Assistant Chief Designer, Russinoff created automotive sketches, illustrations, and renderings for a number of the automaker's design projects.
- Rendering of Proposed General Motors Design by Elia Russinoff, circa 1978 - Elia Russinoff was the first-place national scholarship winner at the Fisher Body Craftman's Guild competition in 1949. After graduating from Pratt Institute, he began a forty-year career at General Motors in 1955. As Assistant Chief Designer, Russinoff created automotive sketches, illustrations, and renderings for a number of the automaker's design projects.
- circa 1978
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Rendering of Proposed General Motors Design by Elia Russinoff, circa 1978
Elia Russinoff was the first-place national scholarship winner at the Fisher Body Craftman's Guild competition in 1949. After graduating from Pratt Institute, he began a forty-year career at General Motors in 1955. As Assistant Chief Designer, Russinoff created automotive sketches, illustrations, and renderings for a number of the automaker's design projects.
- Cadillac Design Drawing by Robert J. Scheelk, February 1956 - Designer Bob Scheelk played a key role in establishing Cadillac's look in the late 1950s. His credits include contributions to the exterior styling of the company's top-of-the-line 1957 Eldorado Brougham, and interior design work on Cadillac's decade-defining 1959 Eldorados. These drawings, made by Scheelk, show several of his styling cues that were adopted -- and some that weren't.
- February 04, 1956
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Cadillac Design Drawing by Robert J. Scheelk, February 1956
Designer Bob Scheelk played a key role in establishing Cadillac's look in the late 1950s. His credits include contributions to the exterior styling of the company's top-of-the-line 1957 Eldorado Brougham, and interior design work on Cadillac's decade-defining 1959 Eldorados. These drawings, made by Scheelk, show several of his styling cues that were adopted -- and some that weren't.
- Rendering of Proposed Cadillac Design by John Manoogian, circa 1984 - John Manoogian II worked as a designer for General Motors for over thirty years. The Detroit native received his bachelor's degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, California, and an M.B.A. from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He joined General Motors in 1976 creating designs for Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Pontiac, and Saturn products.
- circa 1984
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Rendering of Proposed Cadillac Design by John Manoogian, circa 1984
John Manoogian II worked as a designer for General Motors for over thirty years. The Detroit native received his bachelor's degree in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, California, and an M.B.A. from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He joined General Motors in 1976 creating designs for Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Pontiac, and Saturn products.