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Car Design Sketches from 50's & Late 60's - The American Dream

By Luciano

Car Design sketches from 50's & late 60's - The American Dream

Illustration by Raymond Loewy image via Bonhams auction house (Theverge.com)

Dear friends,
it is important to give a look at what happened back in the 50's & 60's in terms of Car Design creativity.
Here a car sketch by Loewy of the Avanti 1963, this project was done in a short time and with a very young designers team led by John Ebstein.

Car Design sketches from 50's & late 60's - The American Dream

Coupe design from Art Center by Ken Vendley, c.1959 Image via Automobilmag.com

This Coupé by Ken Vendley 1959 shows how at that time designers were looking at the future. In their techniques we see the old way of sketching done with pencils markers color paper and lots of skills and talent.

Car Design sketches from 50's & late 60's - The American Dream

Harry Bradley sketch 1968 for Motor Trend image via Deansgarage.com


Harry Bradley's sketch (1968) is excellent, Harry has been my teacher at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and I still remember his demos and tutorials done with a 2H pencil.
Talent & Creativity.
Enjoy!
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