Industrial designers - some cool links

Though you guys might enjoy some of these links related to noteworthy Industrial/automotive design masters...

Raymond Loewy - the king of 'em all; Studes, IH tractors, appliances, logos (Lucky Strike cigs and hundreds of others); you name it, he designed it.

http://www.raymondloewy.com/

Viktor Schreckengost - designed White trucks and pedal cars...

http://www.clemusart.com/viktor/

Brook Stevens - Milwaukeean who designed Kaisers, Willys, Ramblers, bikes. Very cool site for the company that still bears his name.

http://www.brookstevens.com/

Harley Earl - no, not that annoying Buick advertising mascot, the REAL Harley Earl.

http://www.carofthecentury.com/

Virgil Exner - Daddy of "Christine", creator of Mopar's Forward Look in the 50's.

http://www.moparstyle.com/virgilexner.htm

Bill Mitchel Sobered up and 'Euroized' GM design in the 60s. Daddy of the Stingray, the Riviera, the early Camaro, the Toronado, Eldorado and various other-os.

http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/2003/030609eod-mitchell/

Gordon Buehrig - Two words: Duesenberg. Cord.

http://www.aaca.org/autohistory/photohistory/pix07.html

Elwood Engel Chrysler design chief 61-74. Whoo-hee, them Duke boys loved his Challengers.

http://www.liveupdater.com/chryslerjeep/ArticleChrysler.asp?ArtID=-412751785

 

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Harley Earl - no, not that annoying Buick advertising mascot, the REAL Harley Earl.

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Doesn't that ad campaign just suck?

 

COOL57 agreed totally.
Thanks Mike, I can dig it.
Did I tell you I have a Noguchi Radio Nurse? I bought it for $2.00 in a junk shop, it's my most prized 'industrial' object.