Next Cars & Coffee - Saturday August 8th - Special Guest Richard Earl

[Mike Phillips]

Next Cars & Coffee - Saturday August 8th - Special Guest Richard Earl



Date: Saturday, August 8th 2015
Time: 8:00am to 10:00am

Where?

Autogeek's Garage
7744 SW Jack James Drive
Stuart, FL 34997
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Special guest Richard Earl the grandson of famous GM Designer Harley Earl


Richard Earl



Harley Earl

Photo Courtesy: General Motors Media Archives Harley Earl




What is cars and coffee?

Autogeek's Cars & Coffee is a time of fellowship among fellow car enthusiasts as well as a family oriented event and of course there will be coffee, pastries and cold drinks too!

All cars are welcome, if you like then bring it and share it with everyone else...


Hot Coffee and ICE Coffee too!





Cool cars!




Cars & Coffee Tech Session
There will be a Tech Session covering a different topic about car detailing at each Saturday Cars & Coffee inside Autogeek's Show Car Garage. The tech sessions start at approximately 9:00am and go to about 9:30am.







See you here!


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[Nick McKees37]

Trivia time! Harley Earl, Richard Earl's grand father, was the first head of design at which automotive company?

[Angus]

Trivia time! Harley Earl, Richard Earl's grand father, was the first head of design at which automotive company?

GM!

[custmsprty]

Earl Automotive Works

[Mike Phillips]

Richard Earl's Grandfather Harley Earl standing by one of his designs....

[Mike Phillips]

Here's a quote about design from Harley Earl....


Design and beauty not only command attention, but they are the very foundation of living, changing progress... not only in automobiles but in all man's handiwork. - Harley Earl


The 1959 Cadillac CycloneThe last Harley Earl concept car to be built.

[57BORNTORUN]

Trivia time! Harley Earl, Richard Earl's grand father, was the first head of design at which automotive company?

Don Lee corporation at the end of world war 1.

[Mike Phillips]

Top 12 Harley Earl Designs



1. 1938 Buick Y Job





2. 1951 LeSabre Concept Car





3. 1959 Firebird III Concept







4. 1953 Corvette





5. Firebird I Concept Car





6. 1956 Pontiac Club de Mer





7. 1927 Cadillac LaSalle - Harley Earl's first design





8. 1934 LaSalle







9. 1954 Oldsmobile F88





10. 1948 Cadillac - The original tailfin car





11. Firebird II Concept Car







12. 1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket

[57BORNTORUN]

The Vette is a given but the 54 and 56 Olds. are very cool.

[BillE]

I 'member seeing the Firebird(s) at "Autorama" when I was a kid. I was impressed then and still love the 'futuristic' look.

Bill