• Harley Jarvis Earl (November 22, 1893 – April 10, 1969) was an American automotive designer and business executive. He was the initial designated head...
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    Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, KG PC FRS (5 December 1661 – 21 May 1724) was an English statesman and peer of the late Stuart and...
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    Harley Street is a street in Marylebone, Central London, named after Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. Since the 19th century it has...
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  • The Harley J. Earl Trophy is the trophy presented to the winner of the premier – and season-opening – event of the National Association for Stock Car Auto...
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    designs but not be mass-produced for sale to consumers). Designed by Harley J. Earl, the car had power-operated hidden headlamps, a "gunsight" hood ornament...
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    Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (2 June 1689 – 16 June 1741) was an English Tory politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons...
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  • live on television. Between 2002 and 2004, he portrayed General Motors' Harley Earl in a series of television commercials for Buick. The commercials were...
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    cars for that year as influenced by GM's Art and Color Studio headed by Harley Earl. The 1933 models were the first year all GM vehicles were installed with...
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    Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford was a legal process in the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1715 when the former First Minister Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford...
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    radical designs which may or may not be produced. General Motors designer Harley Earl is generally credited with inventing the concept car, and did much to...
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  • illustrator of the Automobile Racing Club of America before being recruited by Harley Earl to join the Art and Color Section of General Motors in 1935. Mitchell...
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    Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for the statesman Robert Harley, with remainder, failing...
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  • automobile designer and student of General Motors Vice President of Design Harley Earl. Hershey is known for his 1932 Peerless V-16 prototype, 1949 Cadillac...
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    the appearance originated from the GM Art and Color Section headed by Harley Earl was now used across all GM products. Only two coachwork choices were...
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  • the United States Navy Harley Earl (1894–1969), car designer and coachbuilder, the first styling chief at General Motors Harley Hotchkiss (1927–2011) a...
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  • Kurt (December 13, 2018). "A pair of Corvette Styling Cars, driven by Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell, head to auction as a single lot in Florida". Hemmings...
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    Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, chief minister under Queen Anne and is a Grade II* listed building. The house was built around 1660 by Edward Harley to replace...
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  • erroneously referred to as the inventor of the Corvette; that title belongs to Harley Earl. He was also a racing driver, appearing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans four...
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    convertibles) were especially beloved by General Motors' styling chief Harley Earl and subsequently widely copied by other marques. Available in four unique...
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    United States in March 2021 for $825,000 (~$915,195 in 2023) (£591,470). Harley Earl, as head of GM's Styling Section, was an avid fan of sports cars. He...
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    U.S. South Gate, California, U.S. Linden, New Jersey, U.S. Designer Harley Earl Body and chassis Body style 2-door coupe 4-door sedan 2-door convertible...
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    1936–1937 Assembly Detroit Assembly, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Designer Harley Earl Body and chassis Body style 2-door coupe 2-door convertible 4-door sedan...
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  • and 1959 Motorama auto shows. The cars' designers, headed by Harley Earl, took Earl's inspiration from the innovations in fighter aircraft design at...
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    General Motors styling, to convince GM top executives and styling chief Harley Earl to re-open the already-completed designs for the 1959 models and create...
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    offered, which was first used in 1933. It was also the last year of Harley Earls tenure as department head of GM's "Art and Colour Section". Rear view...
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    was the brainchild of General Motors Art Department head Harley Earl. The design was Earl's attempt to incorporate the look of modern jet fighter aircraft...
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    Series 41-62 convertible sedan Overview Model years 1940–1941 Designer Harley Earl Body and chassis Body style 2-door coupe 4-door sedan 2-door convertible...
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    auto design and American exceptionalism. General Motors design chief Harley Earl is often credited for the automobile tailfin, introducing small fins...
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    Futurliners were a group of custom vehicles, styled in the 1940s by Harley Earl for General Motors, and integral to the company's Parade of Progress—a...
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    is a name used by Cadillac to denote a special model since the 1938 Harley Earl–Bill Mitchell–designed extended wheelbase derivative of the Series 60...
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