1935 Auburn Speedster designed by Gordon Buehrig

Gordon Miller Buehrig (June 18, 1904 – January 22, 1990) was a noted automobile designer. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Born in Mason City, Illinois, he had early design experience with Packard, General Motors and Stutz. Mason City is a city in Mason County, Illinois, United States. Packard was an American luxury Automobile marque built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit Michigan, and later by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. The Stutz Motor Company was a producer of Luxury cars Production began in 1911 and continued through 1935 In 1929, he was responsible for designing the bodies (built by Weymann) of the Stutz Black Hawks entered at Le Mans. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. ^[1] At age 25 he became chief body designer for Duesenberg, where he designed the Model J line of luxury cars. Duesenberg was an Auburn Indiana based luxury Automobile company active in various forms from 1913 to 1937 and is most famous for their high-quality record-breaking He joined the Auburn Automobile Company in 1934, producing distinctive designs for the Auburn Speedster and the Cord 810/812, the latter recognized for its originality by the Museum of Modern Art in 1951. Auburn was a Brand name of American Automobiles produced from 1900 through 1936 Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cord was the Brand name of a United States Automobile, manufactured by the Auburn Automobile Company from 1929 through 1932 and again The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street between Fifth Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January He also designed the famous 1935 Auburn 851 boattail Speedster. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (A kit copy of this car was driven by the title faceman on NBC's "Remington Steele". Remington Steele is an American television series produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 )

In 1949, Buehrig joined Ford, where his projects included the 1951 Victoria Coupe and the 1956 Continental Mark II. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Continental Mark II was a car produced by the newly formed Continental Division of the Ford Motor Company during 1956 and 1957 He invented the removable T-top, patented 5 June 1951, which was used in the aborted TASCO sports car. A T-top is an automobile roof with removable panels on either side of a rigid bar running from the center of one structural bar between pillars to the center of the next structural Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January ^[2][3]

Retiring from Ford in 1965, Buehrig taught for five years at the Art Center College of Design in California. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Art Center College of Design (commonly referred to as Art Center) is a Private college located in Pasadena, California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. In 1979, he produced the design for the Buehrig Motor Car, a limited-production carriage roof coupe. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

Buehrig died in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan on January 22, 1990 at the age of 85. Grosse Pointe Woods is a city in Wayne County in the US state of Michigan. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) His cremated remains are buried in Roselawn Cemetery in Auburn, Indiana. Auburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12074 at the 2000 census

Buehrig was one of 25 candidates for Car Designer of the Century, an international award given in 1999 to honor the most influential automobile designer of the 20th century. The Car Designer of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car designer of the Twentieth Century. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

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