David Conwill
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JimInSoCalif said:One such firm was in Pasadena, but I can't think of the name of it.
I don't know who was in Pasadena, but the Earl Automobile Works in Hollywood was an important player not so much for the bodies they produced but for the talent they produced and where he went to work - Harley, the son of the founder, went on to become chief stylist for GM from 1927 and 1958 and probably had more influence on US auto styling than any other person. His mantra was "longer, lower, wider" and it culminated in the 1958 Buick and Olds models.
-Dave
PS Regarding the "round door" Rolls, I think the controversy was with regard to the radical styling and whether RR would have allowed one of their chassis to be bodied by such a coach builder in the first place. But being capitalists first and conservatives second, I'm sure the pocketbook would win out.