Attached is a single page essay by car-stylist William H. Grimes, a former Vice President and Director of Engineering at the Studebaker-Packard Corporation.
“Two years ago a new product philosophy was approved at Packard which gave the engineering department a green light that had not been on since 1935. This enabled us to set up a program to style future cars for the luxury field…The Packard program was launched in October, 1952, with the formation of a new styling group of young men, whose average age was 28. An advanced design section and a special section to experiment with plastics as a possible material for both parts and dies were established.”
Click here to read the obituary of J.M. Studebaker.
Styling the Cars of the Fiftieshow Detroit designed cars in the 1950s magazine article.1956 article about 1950s carsV-8 engines in the 1950scar design and styles in the 1950scar designers of the 1950s write about their jobsarticles by 1950s car designersplastics in 1950s car manufacturingWilliam H Graves and 1950s car designStudebaker-Packard car styling in the 1950s
Styling the Cars of the Fiftieshow Detroit designed cars in the 1950s magazine article.1956 article about 1950s carsV-8 engines in the 1950scar design and styles in the 1950scar designers of the 1950s write about their jobsarticles by 1950s car designersplastics in 1950s car manufacturingWilliam H Graves and 1950s car designStudebaker-Packard car styling in the 1950s
