We Found Who Designed Those Big Cadillac Fins
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 Published On Jul 6, 2024

David Holls was a car designer for GM from the 1950s to the 1990s. He designed Cadillacs, Corvettes, Buicks, and Opels. Recorded in 1997.

0:00 - Childhood in Detroit
2:02 - Michigan State to General Motors
2:30 - First Job Cadillac Studio
3:08 - 1953 Cadillac Eldorado
3:56 - Harley Earl
5:00 - Army in Germany
5:39 - 1955 GM Design Tech Center
6:47 - 1959 Cadillac with Big Fins
7:30 - Design Philosophy and Bill Mitchell
9:56 - Origins of Automobile Design
12:04 - 1960 Cadillac, Buick Riviera, Corvette and Camaro
12:47 - Clay Modelers, Engineers, and Design Team
13:53 - Engineer Pete Estes
15:08 - Chief Designer Chevrolet
15:52 - Opel in Germany
17:27 - Opel Manta, Commodore, Senator, Diplomat, and Bitter
20:53 - Bill Mitchell's Art & History
26:11 - Special Car Designs at GM
27:35 - 1963 Corvette Stingray
30:50 - Buick Riviera
31:55 - GM Divisions
33:54 - Selling a design to Bill Mitchell
34:10 - Humor of Bill Mitchell
36:40 - Young Designers at GM
40:30 - Running GM Advanced Studios
41:40 - Body Shape and Wind Tunnel
43:52 - GM Director of Design
44:13 - Writing the History of Automobile Design
47:10 - Automobile Safety and Design
47:53 - Back to Styling

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