Harry Earle (HarleyEarl, 1893-1969), 1893 Nian 11 22, was born in Hollywood. April 10, 1969 due to a stroke and died in Florida. The age of 75.
1, characters introduced
Harley Earl, born in 1893, Stanford has been engaged in technical work, and later working in his father’s factory. He converted factory factory mainly manufacture auto body for movies and private. Don Lee bought his factory as a partner in the 20 years after that, the factory has been profitable. Harley Earl for its unique presentation, with a body made of clay models, this new approach caused a row when the Buddha was Fey snow CADILLAC president noted that he asked Harry Earle redesign a low cost the CADILLAC – LASALLE, once published in early 1927. He was subsequently invited to Detroit, as the new department head. The same year, he began to recruit talent for the nation’s auto industry, to January 1928, color art department already has 50 employees.
El invented concept, the creation of a design using ceramic molded automobile shape. Since he began, the show began to attract the attention of Broadway song and dance performances, there are heavy
chrome design dream car. Earl led the design team created a sleek aerodynamic modern models, including the 1948 Cadillac, 1953 Corvette and several other classic American cars. He also made many new design attempts, panoramic curved windshield and tail fin is one of the best. The Detroit most famous designers in the market is also clever and cunning – he’s keen intuition, good insight into consumer demand. General Motors during his tenure, he was responsible for the design of the car sales amounted to approximately 35 million.
Earl died in 1969. If he is still alive, we saw the concept car now he may feel confused because they do not have wings and wing concept car, Many do not even chrome. Most of the concept car is still provided by a piston driving force, still using the internal combustion engine, and not become a real living room on wheels, there is no automatic autopilot on the highway. He also wanted to know why the Cabriolet not like 1951 LeSabre concept car he was driving back and forth between home and companies and clubs, like when it rains automatically turn on the car roof.
2, the great Harley Earl era
The Germans invented the automobile, Americans put the industry into a temple of art and design. With the wisdom to do in this dome, innovation as the pillar of the cathedral, Harley Earl is well deserved red leader.
first job after Harry Earle enter the General Motors Design is an entry-level model is the Cadillac to fill the vacuum zone between the Cadillac and Buick brands. In 1927, Cadillac Lasalle models come out, this is just the beginning of a great era of Harry Earle. LaSalle design and legendary Spanish manufacturers HispanoSuiza somewhat similar, it has rounded lines and tapered tail, and slender low profile has also become a major feature of Harley Earl works. Even today the Cadillac CTS models, its design also from LaSalle. LaSalle is GM’s first car while using style and engineering design of the production car, which also ushered in a new era of automotive design, the next “year facelift” has become the usual means car manufacturers. In 1928, Harry Earle introduced chrome design in automotive design, this technology solves the problem of fading nickel metal decoration.
time to get into the forties, Europe, automotive design in World War II overshadowed almost stagnant therefore, the American continent began to be affected, but this does not prevent Harry Earl’s bold imagination. He appointed Cadillac design studio head Bill Mitchell featuring Cadillac models SixtySpecial 1941 design work, extensive use of nickel-plated decoration has become a major highlight of this luxury sedan, which is one of the most typical of that era design .
after the end of World War II, the world economy started to recover, Harry Earl of automotive design also planted a “flying wings.” In 1947, Harley Earl Inspired by the Lockheed LockheedP-38 Lightning fighter aircraft, the following year, Cadillac Sedanet models with chrome trim and beautiful tail fin shiny silver conquered the world. In 1951, he designed the Buick LaSabre models, inspired by saber (Sabre) fighter, sunken oval radiator grille with a jet of air intakes are very similar. LaSabre also has a beautiful tail fin, which is the car design is a major feature of the fifties. He then Firebird series models have been designed, inspired by jet fighter from the same, although the image of weird, but it is on behalf of Harry Earle dream work. In 1959, Cadillac introduced with exaggerated tail fin of EldoradoBiazzitz models, two “rocket” taillights audience’s soul, it is Harry Earl was GM’s design of the last model.
“Whenyougomodern …… Goalltheway!” This is a new car in 1955, Pontiac’s advertising slogan, but this is the great Harry Earl peak times. It is in the history of most great designers, led by the versatile color art department car from a mere means of transportation became fashionable merchandise. whatLee Earle influence of that era and the entire auto industry is not only this far, this is the pale text can not be described.
3, the father of the concept car
as “the father of the concept car,” Earl is a genius changed the course of history of the automobile industry. He proposed the idea to create a concept car, is a leading fantasy era
Harley Earl, born in 1893, Stanford has been engaged in technical work, and later working in his father’s factory. He converted factory factory mainly manufacture auto body for movies and private. Don Lee bought his factory as a partner in the 20 years after that, the factory has been profitable. Harley Earl for its unique presentation, with a body made of clay models, this new approach caused a row when the Buddha was Fey snow CADILLAC president noted that he asked Harry Earle redesign a low cost the CADILLAC – LASALLE, once published in early 1927. He was subsequently invited to Detroit, as the new department head. The same year, he began to recruit talent for the nation’s auto industry, to January 1928, color art department already has 50 employees.
In that period people’s minds, Harry Earle is a person wearing a fashionable, is “Gentleman’s Magazine” as one of the most style dress people, but has also been rated as poor communication, poor Image Design. It was explained to him:.. “After all, he is not a real designer, but he is the best car critics that he is aesthetics, originality, founder of the experiment he is always looking for new sensation, but always careful avoid too radical design. “his assiduous, common guidelines step by step forward. In 1937, after becoming president of GM, to further enhance his prestige, his department will be renamed his original style where the Ministry to celebrate he created the first concept car –Y-JOB world. Earl’s design style and imaginative, innovative, high tail fin style created a postwar automobile design. His influence on car design has reached the point where no one match, while GM’s design department at that time also became the world’s largest design centers.
4, the body design of the founder
Harley Earl designed to initially get CADILLAC West Coast dealer Don Lee of excavations, was invited to the GM set up color art department, the first [ 123]
It is the Earl and Harry Alfred the-Shi Laoen of “a multi-purpose vehicle” people to put theory into practice. He was born in 1893, Stanford has been engaged in technical work, and later working in his father’s factory. He converted factory factory mainly manufacture auto body for movies and private. Don Lee bought his factory as a partner in the 20 years after that, the factory has been profitable. Harley Earl for its unique presentation, with a body made of clay models, caused a row when the Buddha was Fey snow CADILLAC president noted that he asked Harry Earle re-design a low-cost CADILLAC – LaSalle , once published in early 1927. He was subsequently invited to Detroit, as the new department head. The same year, he began to recruit talent for the nation’s auto industry, to January 1928, color art department already has 50 employees. Moreover, it was found that universal design department has since gradually formed a traditional Moshou: While many other automakers designers are tempted to enter the general, but almost never employed, GM’s designers mainly from schools, universities, or within the company Branch, once entered, will become the hottest recruits its competitors.
5, generation of master
our impression of Harry Earle is a stylishly dressed people, was “Gentleman’s Magazine” as one of the most style clothing, but has also been rated as poor ditch
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