ED WELBURN currently serves as head of design at General Motors (GM). He is responsible for the designs of GM cars in the future without having to leave timeless design. In order to maintain it, Welburn Chevrolet collecting 10 best designs of all time.
The list has a range long enough. Starting from 1912 Classix Six which is the first car to use the name of Chevrolet, Suburban 1936, until Camaro 2011. Welburn also noted why each vehicle design is so important.
Welburn was surrounded by cars throughout his life. Since childhood he lived in the neighborhood of her father's car repair shop in Philadelphia. After graduating from the University of Howard University in the early 70's he started working at GM. In 2003 he went into the design of GM.
To find the best design choice 10 Ed Welburn, we will display the list in a series that began in a sequence starting from the early years until saatini, complete with the notes given by Welburn on each car.
1 CLASSIC SIX 1912
Classic Six 1912 is the first car that carries the name of the Chevrolet after William Durant and Louis Chevrolet jointly established car maker which uses the last name of the famous Swiss racer.
This car is a great car, luxury with a powerful engine that made the greatest capacity to the entry of an era Chevrolet Big Block V8 engine in 1958. With a price tag of the time it reached U.S. $ 2,150, making this car becomes more expensive than most cars of its age.
In a way, this is more of a dream car Louis Chevrolet. Vehicles are designed with his friend a French engineer named Ettienne Planche. This vehicle was first shown in 1911 and launched a year later and produced up to 5987 units in a very short cycle.
Classic Six was last produced in 1914 after the company began to focus on the machines more affordable. This is what causes the Louis Chevrolet resigned because he disagreed with the measures taken by William Durant.
"This is a Chevrolet partama, so it is very important," said Ed Wilburn comment on the figure of Classic Six. "Louis Chevrolet mobilize all the experience and background to create and make history."
