#HarleyJEarl

Harley J. Earl (Hollywood, November 22, 1893 - Palm Beach, April 10, 1969) was an American designer. Earl designed the elegant LaSalle 303 which was the first American automobile designed by a stylist and released on the market. With it Cadillac had a reputation as a manufacturer of cars with a high aesthetic content and the designer became one of the pioneers of automotive design. We owe him aesthetic solutions such as the rear fins, destined to become a classic. However, his masterpiece was the Buick "Y Job" as it was the first ever concept car. The car reflects Earl's aesthetic principles: streamlined lines, downsizing of the headlights, little chrome, foldaway hood. In 1951 he began thinking about a small, low-cost sports car with only two seats: the XE-122 project which led to the birth of the Chevrolet Corvette.

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