Shortly after the Feminine Auto Show, the Damsels of Design lost their benefactor. Harley Earl retired in 1958, and his successor, Bill Mitchell, did not share Earl's enthusiasm for female designers.

Harley Earl's personal Corvette going up for auction Mecum Auto Auctions has a hot lot for its October 12 event at the Schaumburg Convention Center outside Chicago – Harley Earl’s personalized ...

Before Harley Earl, automotive styling was an afterthought. Engineers designed cars — and it showed. Styling was something you wrapped around the innards to keep them out of the rain.

Harley Earl put form on equal footing with function, and in the process helped make automobiles the country's defining product for generations.

These sketches show how forward-thinking GM was back when it was becoming the formidable power in the automotive industry.

Harley Earl was the first automotive designer to hire women. But it wasn’t necessarily equality Earl sought back in 1950. If that were the case, General Motors probably wouldn’t have called ...

If you stepped into any U.S. car in the first half of the 20th century, it’s likely the late Harley Earl directly or indirectly influenced its design.

When commercial auto production was postponed and the car companies began building military vehicles, Earl became impressed with aircraft design, particularly the look of the Lockheed P-38 ...

General Motors Design legend Harley Earl’s youngest son Jerome Courtney Earl – Jerry to his those who knew him – died under hospice care in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 2.

Ever since legendary automotive designer Harley Earl penned his beloved Buick Y-Job in 1938, the concept car has foreshadowed trends in auto design and upcoming models from all manufacturers. When ...

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 ...

Six cars will be displayed in the exhibit, that highlight the design language of Harley Earl - who spent over 30 years with the company.