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Internal Combustion EnginesArtist meets engineer: styling turns machine into an art formArtist meets engineer: styling turns machine into an art form
What would the Curved Dash Oldsmobile have been without the curved dash?What would the '59 Cadillac be without fins?Styling seems to have been as much a part of the American automobile as wheels, but in fact it's a relative latecomer to the automotive scene.The first U.S. styling studio was established by Harley J. Earl in the mid-1920s, and the first concept car -- now an industry staple -- didn't