Ford 1952 Design Studio

[Quickdraw]

Ford 1952 Design Studio http://quickdraw.neptune.com/

Camillo wasn't even born when this film was made but Im not sure things have changed that much except the addition of computer design.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Ford 1952 Design Studio http://quickdraw.neptune.com/

Camillo wasn't even born when this film was made but Im not sure things have changed that much except the addition of computer design.

'Interesting that Ford was obviously doing the drawing "prep" work on the '61 'Bird back in '52 from the looks of the film's opener.

'Best looking cars Ford made in the '50's: '56 Lincoln (Cont.) MkII, '56 Lincoln Primere. Hands down.:thumbsup

 

[Blue Moose]

The end of the video shows 3/8 scale concept cars. Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale '07 sold a 3/8 scale 1956 Pontiac concept car for $82,500!
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/carlist/cardetails.asp?In_AuctionID=221&In_LotNumber=980.1

 

[Empty Pockets]

The end of the video shows 3/8 scale concept cars. Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale '07 sold a 3/8 scale 1956 Pontiac concept car for $82,500!
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/carlist/cardetails.asp?In_AuctionID=221&In_LotNumber=980.1

...And it was pbly loaded into a U-Haul and taken right back to Jackson's warehouse!:rofl

 

[cobrajeff]

Ford Styling Studios

Quickdraw -

Thanks for posting that. As a kid, I was always drawing cars and building models. My dream was to work in the Styling studios at Ford one day. In 1957, we took a family trip to visit Ford - toured the Rotunda, saw the assembly line at Dearborn Assy., watched them make steel at the Rouge. Loved seeing those styling mockups at the Rotunda. George Walker, Gene Bordinat, Virgil Exner, Raymond Lowey, Dick Teague, Bill Mitchell....those guys were my heros.

The car in the video that looks like a bullet 'Bird, the Ford X100 is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn:

I eventually managed to get into Ford's Styling studios, but not as a Stylist, I worked for Body Engineering as a Technical Illustrator. My first job was to go over to Styling and make freehand drawings of all the new cars - talk about a dream job! A cherished part of my early days at Ford when I was "living the dream".

cobrajeff