Object Details
Designer
Glen Winterscheidt, American, 1929 – 2020
Office of
General Motors, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Description
Design for a red automobile with chrome accents shown in three-quarter frontal view. Curvilinear bulging body with round projecting headlights at the front above a rounded rectangular metal grill. Silver hubcaps at each of the tires, a chrome accent bordering each of the wheel wells. Behind the front left tire, decorative chrome element pointing towards the front of the car and continuing to the car's rear. Red dagmars extend beyond the rear tire, a large red fin with chrome underside above.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Paul Herzan and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Date
ca. 1957
Accession Number
2017-18-20
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
transportation
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Airbrush and ink on illustration board
Dimensions
24.1 × 52.1 cm (9 1/2 × 20 1/2 in.)
made in
Michigan, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2017-18-20