This 1963 Chevy Corvette styling car was built as a retirement gift for automotive design icon Harley J. Earl. It will soon cross the Mecum Auctions block.

Harley Earl, the General Motors VP/Director of Styling and Design who unveiled the very first concept vehicle, and whose "dream" cars such as the GM LeSabre defined the Motoramas of the 1950s ...

The historically significant, one-of-a-kind Harley J. Earl Corvette will cross the block on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Chicagoland’s only collector and classic car auction.

The idea of the concept car is generally credited to Harley Earl, head of General Motors design, who came up with it in the 1930s as a tool to lure spectators at auto shows and to try out new ...

Plus, just as works by his contemporaries in modern art, like Jackson Pollack, have fetched upward of $20 million, Earl's concept cars are likewise reaching new heights at auction.

The 20 Greatest Concept Cars of All Time. From Harley Earl's Buick Y-Job to J. Mays' Reborn VW Beetle concept. MotorTrend Staff Writer Dec 11, 2020. See All 20 Photos. What makes a great concept car?

The car featured a 324 cubic inch (5.3-liter) Super 88 V8 engine with a four-barrel carburetor topped off with a small, flat air cleaner. The Corvette rear axle used in the car had a ratio of 3.55:1.

The silhouette of a dog on the badge of the 1955 La Salle II concept roadster pays tribute to GM design chief Harley Earl's beloved dog, who died while the show car was being created. 1955 ...

The birth of the concept car is tied to GM stylist Harley Earl and his work on a personal car with Buick. The first example of a concept car was the 1938 Buick Y-Job, overseen by Earl and his ...