2016 League of Retired Designers Packard Project

April 22, 2017 4 CommentsLeague of Retired Designers

The 2016 project by the League of Retired Automotive Designers was to create new Packard. The artwork was displayed throughout 2016.

Several designers have featured artwork on Dean’s Garage.

Thanks to David McIntosh.

Designers that participated in the project:

Richard Lee Beck
1968-2007 Designer, Ford Motor Company
1968 Art Center Graduate
1964 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild 3rd, Nat’l Sr. Award

Steven Brown
Conceptual Imagineering Independent Design Consultancy Automotive and Product design
International Truck Scout concept vehicle
Senior Designer, Chrysler RT Minivan Integration Center Interior design
Senior Creative Designer, GM Design StaffContributed to Buick Bengal show car, Rendezvous Lead Interior Alias designer
GM Advanced Vehicle Engineering
United Technologies Automotive
Findlay Industries
Collins and Aikman
American Truck and Coach

Dennis Burke
1974–2008 General Motors Design Staff
2003–2008 Design Director, GM full size Trucks Interiors
2000–2003 Vehicle Chief Designer, 2005 Buick Lacrosse
1998–2000 Vehicle Chief Designer, 2002 Cadillac Escalade
1990–1998 Chief Designer Oldsmobile I Studio
1988–1990 Chief Designer, Advanced Design III Studio
1984–1988 Assistant Chief Designer Oldsmobile I Studio
1974 General Motors Institute, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree

George Camp
1963–2001 Senior Creative Designer, GM Design
1963 Art Center College of Design Graduate

Joan Klatil Creamer
Creamer Design
1966 Cleveland Institute of art, Industrial Design major
1965 GM Design summer Intern
1966 GM Design Staff—First woman exterior designer at GM, working in Cadillac, Oldsmobile, and Advanced Buick studios
General Electric Corp—providing design guidance for consumer electronics / major appliance development
Gorham Division Textron—Staff designer Product Manager; Gift / Collectible Division
1987 Joan Creamer Design Office—Providing I.D. consultation

Paul A. Down, FIDSA
Professor of Industrial Design, University of Notre Dame

Virgil Exner, Jr.
International Designer of Automobiles and Power Boats
Retired 1988 as Ford Design Executive
1958–1961 U.S. Air Force Officer
1956 AB, 1957 MA University of Norte Dame

Darwin Hawthorne
1964-2002 Auto Design Executive, Ford Motor Company
1964 Art Center Graduate
1960 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Award

John Houlihan
2007–present; VP of Design, BullToro Watch Co., LLC
2005–2006 Adjunct Professor at University of Bridgeport
2001–2007 Consultant Designer
1979–2001 Timex Corporation, Director of Design
1978–1979 Milton Bradley Corporation, Manager of Toy Development
1971–1978 General Electric Corporation, Senior Product Designer
1970–1971 GM Design Staff, Exterior Designer
1966 University of Notre Dame, ID Major

Roger E. Hughet
1959-2001 Asst. Chief Designer, GM Design
1959 Art Center Graduate

Wayne A. Kady
1961-1999 Chief Designer, GM Design
1961 Art Center Graduate

Rolph Kneefel
1969–2008 Ford Motor Company, Design
1975 Wayne State Graduate Assistant
1960 Art Center Graduate

Donald A. Johnson
1969 Center for Creative Studies Graduate
1968-1984 General Motors Design Staff- Senior designer
Zimmer Corp. Director of Design.Notable design: Zimmer “Quicksilver”
Toyota Distributers—Director of Product Design
D.A. Johnson Design
Avelate Corvette, Avelate “Fifty-Three” Corvette, Ford racing Technologies—FR 500, Mustang FR 200 Focus, Knudsen Automotive- “Rage” Mustang, Thunderbird “Thunderflite” 1961, “Merc-in-time” 1950 Mercury

David S. McIntosh
1964 Art Center Graduate, BPA, Transportation Design
1964-2003 Asst. Chief Designer (1980), GM Design
Advanced Design Studios (1988–91 Buick Reatta concept and production design; 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix Concept; 1970 Corvair Facelift Proposal; 1990 Saturn Coupe Preliminary Concept)
1991 Monte Carlo Show Car; 1995 Monte Carlo and Lumina
2000 Cadillac Catera (Opel, Germany)
Speed Vision Corporate Strategy and Cadillac 15-Year Vision; Cadillac Cross-Over Concept

William (Bill) Michalak
1966–2001 Senior Creative Designer, GM Design
1966 Pratt Institute Graduate

Howard D. (Buck) Mook
1967-1997 Design Executive, Ford Motor Company
1967 Art Center Graduate

William (Bill) Moraniec
1964–2001 Ford Motor Company Design Manager
1963 Center of Creative Studies Graduate

Steven D. Pasteiner
1966–1989 Assistant Chief Designer, Buick, Chevrolet I
1989 Advanced Automobile Technologies

John Perkins
1962-1999 Chief Designer, GM Design
1964 GM Institute Graduate
1955 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Honorable Mention

Elia (Russ) Russinoff
1955-1995 Asst. Chief Designer, GM Design
1954 Pratt Institute Graduate
1949 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild 1st, Nat’l Sr. Award

Bernard (Bernie) Smith
1950–1988 Assistant Executive, Design, for all GM Advanced Design Studios
1950 Central Academy of Commercial Art

4 Comments

April 23, 2017 at 12:23 am

Roy Lonberger

I love the concepts from my fellow designers. Like going to a high school reunion, learning about what everyone is doing, and renewing old friendships. Some really interesting designs. Proves the addage that “once a designer, always a designer.” These designers still have the touch.

Thanks Gary
April 23, 2017 at 2:13 pm

Roger M. Luksik

All of these designs were on display at the Packard Proving Grounds last November, courtesy of David McIntosh who co-organized the event with all the guys and gals of the League of Retired Auto Designers. Many of these designers were on hand for the four day event. The show was meant to honor Bill Robinson and his gift to the PPG of 12 Packard, original, concept car renderings he sketched in the early 1950s when he was at Briggs Body Co.

Glad to see them again posted on your site.
April 24, 2019 at 6:44 pm

ROBERT PILAROWSKI

very nice designs of the PACKARD of the future.
the last I remember is of the “PACKARD PREDICTOR”
I was a junior designer at the PACKARD engineering facility on the Blvd in 1955 and 1956.
January 7, 2023 at 7:07 am

JOSE BALSEIROS RABANAL

Denis Burke is awesome and as well reminded to me the Bentley Continental Future is back

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