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A Celebration of Design
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EyesOn Design 2012
AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN SHOW
Event Schedule
Event Map
Welcome to EyesOn Design
Dr. Philip C. Hessburg, President,
Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
Letter from our Honorary Chairman, Ed Welburn
Letter from our General Chairman, Frank Valdez
About our Honorary Chairman, Ed Welburn
The Sponsors of EyesOn Design 2012
Committee Members of EyesOn Design 2012
It’s Just Another Car Show, Right?
Judging System
2012 Judges
2012 Vehicle Entrants
2011 EyesOn Design Award Winners
2012 Theme: A Celebration of Design - by Glen Durmisevich
The Lifetime Design Achievement Award
EyesOn Design Visionaries
Poster Order Form
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FEATURES
Little Deuce Coupe
Remembering Carroll Shelby 2012 EyesOn Design
Lifetime Design Achievement Award Recipient: Chris Bangle
2012 EyesOn Design Preserving the Vision
Designing for Speed on the Water
25 Years of EyesOn Design
2012 EyesOn Design Poster Artist Tom Hale
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THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
DIO Directors and Staff
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All EyesOn the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
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The Eye and The Chip
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2012 EyesOn Design Awards at the North American International Auto Show 76
Visionaries
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Friends of Vision
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Fathers’ Day – Sunday, June 17, 2012
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A Benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
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Event Schedule
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
11:00 AM
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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Automobile Exhibition
Vehicle Judging
Private Eyes Brunch
1:15 PM
Color Guard – National Anthem
1:30 PM
Awards Ceremony begins
at Ford House
3:30 PM
Friends of Vision $10,000 Raffle Drawing
4:30 PM
Grand Exit Parade
Display & Tent Key
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Event Map
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15 Private Eyes Brunch
15a Private Eyes Registration
15b Private Eyes Kitchen Tent
15c Private Eyes Launch Tent
16 BMW GINA Tent
16a Toyota LF-Lc Tent
17 Parking Lot
18 Activities center
18a car club Breakfast
19 Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
20 Hagerty Insurance Tent
Ticket Sales/Volunteer check-In
VIP & Media check-In
Exhibitor check-In
Information @ Gate
DIO Information & FOV Raffle
concessions
Exhibitor Eyes Hospitality Tent
Visions of Excellence Awards @ Ford House
AutoZone collectibles
League of Retired Designers
First Aid
Kids Zone
Audio Tent
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A- CIRCLE OF SILVER - ECLECTIC
B- CIRCLE OF SILVER- CORVETTES
C- COLLECTORS CIRCLE
D- DESIGNERS CIRCLE
E- CLASSIC ERA DESIGN
F- THE DUECE AT 80
G- WOODEN IT BE NICE
H- BACK TO THE FUTURE
J- SHELBY SNAKE PIT
K- MAXIMUM MUSCLE
L- THE PONY CARS
M- TUNERS- TASTEFUL MODS
N- ICONS OF DESIGN
P- POPULARITY CONTEST
Q- MOTORCYCLES
DW- DESIGN FOR SPEED
ON THE WATER
PV- PRESERVING THE VISION
MICHAEL SPEZIA
VH- LIFETIME DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT
CHRIS BANGLE
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ESIGN AWARD
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SDC- CAULEY
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OEM- CORPORATE SPONSORS
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Restroom
Handicapped Restroom
Information
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Welcome to
Welcome to the 25th EyesOn Design. This event is an
international celebration of fine automotive design of the
past, the present and the future. It differs significantly from
the traditional Concours d’Elegance show. It does not focus
on vehicle restoration, provenance, rarity or vehicle dollar
value. Instead, automotive designers choose the theme, play
a role in the selection of vehicle categories, plan each of
the sub-events and approve poster art, graphic design, etc.
To the best of my knowledge, it is the only show in the world
where design is king. At any car show, cars are the stars. They
are here, as well. But at this show it is the design, the visual
beauty, the sculptural qualities of these magnificent vehicles
that has earned them a highly coveted invitation to be here
today.
You will see a unique collection of vehicles. Some are
designed by the EyesOn Design Lifetime Design Achievement
Award recipient, Chris Bangle, whose work at BMW Design
has made him a design legend, though he is still a young
man.
There are boats, cars you have never seen, cars you have drooled over, cars you dreamed about as a
teenager, cars you wish had been your Father’s Day present this morning, vehicles with four wheels and some
with just two.
The two design winners from the EyesOn Design Awards at the 2012 North American International Auto Show
were the LF-LC concept vehicle, and the 2013 Ford Fusion production vehicle (at today’s show). Each of these
winners was selected by a jury of the most important designers in the world.
And why does an eye institute produce a car show? Because it is a wonderful fundraiser. Over the past 25
years this show has brought three and one half million dollars to the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology providing
financial support for its programs related to the visually impaired and blind. It is a gift to those less fortunate than
you, our reader, that keeps on giving from year to year. We hope it prospers for at least another quarter century
to come.
Our thanks to Frank Valdez and his hundreds of volunteers. They have put forth a Silver Anniversary Show
beyond any expectations!
Have a wonderful day and keep in mind that your presence here, the money you have spent to be here,
the support you show for this event, all go to a tremendously important cause: aid and support for the visually
impaired and the blind.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Philip C Hessburg MD
President, Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
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A letter from our
Honorary Chairman
Ed Welburn
GM Vice President
Global Design
It is my distinct pleasure as Honorary Chair to
welcome you to the 2012 EyesOn Design Automotive
Exhibition. This year represents the 25th Anniversary of
this magnificent event and the support it provides to the
Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology in its quest to provide
scientific breakthroughs to those with severe vision loss.
Coincidentally, this year also marks the 85th
anniversary of the establishment of GM Design. It was in
June of 1927 that the Executive Committee of General
Motors approved the creation of a new department
to “study the question of art and color combinations
in General Motors products” and hired Harley Earl, a
custom-coach builder from Hollywood and the creator
of the 1927 LaSalle, as its leader. Thus, the “Art and
Colour Section” was born. GM was the first automobile
manufacturer to have a separate department devoted
solely to automobile design.
From those humble beginnings, GM Design has
grown and been led by Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell, Irv
Rybicki, Chuck Jordan and Wayne Cherry. Today,
I’m honored to be only the sixth head of Design in
GM’s history. GM now has over 1,900 creative men
and women in 10 Design Centers in seven countries
around the world who are responsible for the design
development of every GM concept and production
vehicle globally.
In the early period of the auto industry there was
a great debate between steam, electric and gas
powered vehicles. Currently, we are experiencing a
new and exciting period of technological change and debate between electric, petro and fuel cell powered
vehicles. But it is just as clear today as it was in the past -- design is still the great differentiator. It is my strong
belief that so long as the design teams at GM and all the car company’s around the world continue to create
vehicles that have an emotional connection with customers, there will continue to be car collectors and great
shows like the one that Dr. Phil Hessburg and his volunteer staff have developed at EyesOn Design.
As I walk amidst all the great cars at this Father’s Day event, I am reminded that my father was the
person who first exposed me to this great industry. That experience turned me into an avid enthusiast and I
knew I wanted to design cars for GM.
I often receive emails or run into young children who share that same passion for cars, and for great
design. They’re not shy about sharing their sketches, and they love to draw cars. EyesOn Design serves as a
great venue to share not only the history of great automobile design, but also a reminder of its great future, as
well.
I hope you enjoy the show, and thank you for supporting EyesOn Design, the DIO and for helping make
this event possible.
Sincerely yours
Ed Welburn
Vice President – Global Design
General Motors
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Welcome to the 25th Anniversary of EyesOn Design, the
preeminent automotive design exhibition in the world. It has
been my pleasure to serve as the General Chairman of EyesOn
Design for the last two years.
Over the past twenty-five years we have brought you a grand
selection of eclectic vehicles to assault your senses. This year is
no exception. Our theme is The Celebration of Design. You will
see automobiles, motorcycles, and hydroplanes from the United
States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
EyesOn Design is unique in a number of ways. Our vehicle judges
are all designers from OEM corporations from around the world.
To highlight the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology’s work with the
visually impaired and blind, “Eyes” will once again have members
from our Visionaries Support Group judge a class of vehicles by
“touch”. Amazingly, these sight-challenged men and women,
with no prompting, tend to pick the same winners as our sighted
judges. The visually impaired lead us to the reason for this event.
EyesOn Design is not just about vehicles, it is about raising funds
for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology (DIO) and its important
work.
DIO is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. It’s President/
Founder - the man at the helm for these forty years - has been
Philip C. Hessburg, MD. Dr. Hessburg has a dream to provide
the visually impaired not only with the skills necessary to cope in
a sighted world, but to one day provide them with some form
of artificial vision. To this end, DIO continues to sponsor two
international research congresses, The Eye and The Auto and The
Eye and The Chip.
I have been involved with no greater endeavor than EyesOn
Design, and its support for the DIO. A cadre of 275 volunteers
bring you this show. They work long and tirelessly. So I extend a
special thank you to the EyesOn Design Leadership Team, the
Tuesday AM Meeting group, the 2012 Committee and the DIO
Staff for their support and endless hours of work. Lastly, thank you
to our vehicle exhibitors and spectators, for without you none of
this would be possible.
Frank O. Valdez
General Chairman, 2012 EyesOn Design
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HONORARY CHAIRMAN
Ed Welburn
GM Vice President
Global Design
Ed Welburn was named vice president of GM Design
North America on October 1, 2003, becoming the
sixth Design leader in GM history. On March 1, 2005,
Welburn was named to the newly created position
of GM vice president, Global Design, and the first to
lead all of the company’s Global Design Centers.
Welburn also serves on the company’s Executive
Operations Committee.
As vice president of Global Design, Welburn has
created a network of ten Design Centers in seven
countries around the world. He and his team of over
1,900 men and women are responsible for the design
development of every GM concept and production
car and truck globally. The Design Centers are
located in the United States, Germany, Korea, China,
Australia, Brazil and India.
Under Welburn’s leadership, GM designed and
developed the revolutionary Chevrolet Volt, an
electric vehicle with extended range capability that
provides peace of mind by eliminating range anxiety.
At the 2011 North American International Auto Show,
the Volt captured North American Car of the Year
honors to go along with numerous other accolades,
including Motor Trend Car of the Year.
GM’s Global Design organization has been
recognized for a number of other award-winning
designs the last several years, including:
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“Best Concept” for the Chevrolet MiRay concept car in the annual Detroit News Readers’ Choice
Awards at the 2012 North American International Auto Show.
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Top honors for the GMC Granite Concept at the Eyes on Design Awards at the 2010 North American
International Auto Show, while the Cadillac CTS Coupe was named as “Best in Show” and the Cadillac XTS
Concept as “Best Concept” in the annual Detroit News Readers’ Choice Awards at the same show.
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The Chevrolet Camaro won the 2010 World Car Design of the Year Award at the 2010 New York
International Auto Show.
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The Opel Flextreme GT/E concept car was awarded with the internationally-acclaimed ‘Red Dot
Award’ in November of 2010 in Singapore for Best Design Concept (over 12,000 submissions from 60 countries).
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GM’s Advanced Design Center in North Hollywood, California has won the prestigious L.A. Design
Challenge competition three times –- most recently for the Cadillac Aera concept at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto
Show – more than any other OEM design team;
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The Cadillac Converj Concept – which was revealed at the 2009 North American International Auto
Show – won the Eyes on Design Award, Autoweek’s Best Concept Award and the Detroit News Readers’
Choice Award for Best Concept.
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And in 2008, the Chevrolet Malibu was named North American Car of the Year, while Cadillac captured
Motor Trend Car of the Year honors for the Cadillac CTS and Eyes on Design awards for both the CTS-V and CTS
Coupe Concept.
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HONORARY CHAIRMAN
Ed Welburn
GM Vice President
Global Design
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Welburn began his General Motors career in 1972 as an associate designer assigned to the Advanced Design
Studios. In 1973, Welburn joined the Buick Exterior Studio where he worked on the Buick Riviera and Park
Avenue. In 1975, he was assigned to the Oldsmobile Exterior Studio. There he led the development of a number
of successful production vehicles and designed the Oldsmobile Aerotech speed-record vehicle, which set two
world’s records of more than 257 miles per hour in 1987.
He was named chief designer of the Oldsmobile Studio in 1989. Projects there included the Oldsmobile Antares
concept car and the Oldsmobile Intrigue, both of which received AutoWeek magazine awards at the North
American International Auto Show in Detroit. In 1996, Welburn began a two-year assignment at Saturn, which
led to an overseas assignment in Germany where he worked on future global design programs.
Welburn was named director of GM’s Advanced Design in Warren, Michigan, in 1998. His team was responsible
for the development of new and innovative vehicles for all GM brands. Welburn’s team also led the
development of all GM concept vehicles, including a new generation of hydrogen fuel cell concepts.
Welburn was appointed executive director of design, body-on-frame architectures, in January of 2002. In this
position, he was responsible for the three truck studios at the GM Design Center in Warren. Projects included the
HUMMER H3, Cadillac Escalade and the latest generation of full-size trucks that reached the market in 2006.
A native of Philadelphia, Welburn was born on December 14, 1950. He received a bachelor’s degree in 1972
from the College of Fine Arts at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he studied sculpture and product
design.
Welburn is currently General Motors key executive to Howard University, and was named 2004 Howard
University Alumni of the Year. In 1978, the GM Foundation, of which Welburn is a board member, established a
yearly grant award to Howard. Since then, the total estimated GM Foundation Grant Fund to Howard is now
well over $1.1 million.
Welburn currently serves on the board of trustees at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan.
Welburn has received honors and special recognition from Rainbow PUSH and “African Americans on Wheels”
Magazine. In May 2008, he received the Man of Excellence Award from the Michigan Chronicle and made the
list of The Ebony Power 150: The Most Influential Blacks in America as recognized by Ebony magazine. In 2009,
Black Enterprise Magazine named Welburn as one of the 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America.
On January 25, 2009, Welburn received the Distinguished Service Citation from the Automotive Hall of Fame,
which recognizes an individual’s significant contribution to the auto industry
Sponsors
OEM Sponsors
Chrysler SRT Brand
General Motors Global Design
Honda R&D Americas
Calty Design Research
(Toyota Design Network)
Awards Sponsors
Bridgestone Americas
(Honorary Chairman’s Award , EyesOn Design Interior Award, Preserving the Vision Award, Rolling Sculpture Award, Visionaries Award)
Mercedes-Benz – Designers’ Choice Awards
Roush Industries - Designers’ Choice Awards
EyesOn Design
Michelin North America, Inc. (APA Luncheon)
Hyundai Design North America
Autometric Collision
Hagerty Insurance Agency
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering
Toyoda Gosei
Dassault Systemes (Kids Zone)
Vision Honored
Eve of Eyes
Stahls Automotive Foundation
Lear Corporation
Nissan Design America
In-Kind Contributors
ASC, Inc.
Autofield Guide
Dinverno Group
Don Wood Photography
Forte’ Belanger
Hagerty Insurance Agency
Hour Media
London Chop House
Meguiar’s
Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Pointe Dairy
Royal Transportation
Stahls Automotive Foundation
WWJ 950 Radio
Bob Ashton
Masterworks Automotive Services
A Special Thank You to Those Companies and Individuals Whose Support Came In After Our
Printing Deadline
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Committees
Leadership
Frank Valdez,
General Chairman, 2011 & 2012
Bob Ashton
Drew Brophy
Doug Carlson
Greg Chancey
Ellen Chapin
Judi Dara
Glen Durmisevich
Jeff Godshall
Bob Grosscup
Philip C. Hessburg, MD
Kathy Lightbody
Werner Meier
Rich Parks
Marcus Shelley 2007-09
Event Chair
Darlene Sulad
General Committees
Automotive Design Exhibition
Doug Carlson
Judi Dara
Glen Durmisevich
Jeff Godshall
Soozie Hampton
Werner Meier
Carolyn Mulford
Jeff Nasca
Steve Pasteiner
Marcus Shelley
Frank Valdez
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Awards Ceremony
Visions of Excellence
Mickey Shield
Scott Jesnig
Eve of Eyes at Stahls
Foundation
Rich Parks
Marcus Shelley
Vision Honored
Kathi Askins
Rich Parks
Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
Private Eyes Brunch
Ellen Chapin
Darlene Sulad
EyesOn Design Program Book
Glen Durmisevich
Carolyn Mulford
Marvin Asuncion
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EyesOn Design Website
Drew Brophy
Drew Brophy Jr
Frank McBride
Finance
Mary Bissa
Friends of Vision Raffle
Dorothy Calpin
Sandi Jorgensen
Judges Committee
Jeffrey I. Godshall
Vehicle Selection
Werner Meier – Chair
Carolyn Mulford – Secretary
Bob Ashton
Matt Batulus
Glen Durmisevich
Peter Pryce
Don Renkert
Al Rogers
Marcus Shelley
Stu Shuster
Andy Sirvio
Don Sommer
Bruce Wilson
Design for Speed on the
Water
Head Judge
Glen Durmisevich
Steve Pasteiner
Peter Pryce
Tom Bertolini
Judges – Visionaries
Volunteers
Judi Dara, Judging Coordinator
Glen Durmisevich, Judging
Coordinator
Peter Marshall
Nancy Pilorget
Marcus Shelley
Frank Valdez
Partnership Alliances
Greg Chancey
Public Relations & Promotion
Bob Ashton
Greg Chancey
Kathy Pecar Lightbody
Rob Musial
Peter Neri
Detroit Institute of
Ophthalmology
Directors & Staff
Board of Directors
James N. Candler, Chairman of the Board
Philip C. Hessburg, MD, President
John Roarty, MD, Vice President
Drew Brophy, Secretary
J. Gerard Teagan, Treasurer
Andy Acho
Carolyn Barth, PhD
Maura Campbell
John Capuano
Keith W. Cooley
Paul Edwards, MD
Hans Flick
Jim Heimbuch
Sandi Jorgensen
Edward R. O’Malley, MD
Michael Patten
Marcus Shelley
George A. Williams, MD
Frank Valdez, EyesOn Design 2012 Event Chair
Nancy Pilorget, President, Friends of Vision
Friends of Vision
Nancy Pilorget, President
Carolyn Barth, Membership Co-Vice-President
Liberta Licata, Membership Co-Vice-President
Barbara Burnham, Secretary
Jo Darolfi, Treasurer
DIO Staff
Carolyn Barth, PhD, Research
Judith A. Dara, Executive Administrator
Mickey Duffy, Administrative Assistant
Carolyn Mulford, Administrative Assistant
Nancy Pilorget, Visually Impaired Services
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IT’S JUST ANOTHER
CAR SHOW, RIGHT?
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ith so many beautiful vehicles and displays to see on the field at the Automotive Design Show, it’s easy to imagine
that this is what costs $20/person to assemble. The fact is, your attendance at the Automotive Design Show, Eve of Eyes,
Vision Honored and Private Eyes Brunch pays for so much more than these exciting events.
For over two decades, the combined events of EyesOn Design have been the major fundraising efforts for the Detroit
Institute of Ophthalmology. Many people are surprised to learn that the DIO is, in fact, a charity. To help explain why your
attendance at the EyesOn Design events is so important, we have assembled this graphic below to illustrate just how far
your financial support will go.
MONEY RAISED FROM THESE ACTIVITIES
EyesOn Design
Awards at the
North American
International Auto
Show
- January -
EyesOn Design
Weekend Events
and Friends of
Vision/DIO
Cash Raffle
- June -
EyesOn Design
Steps for Sight
Detroit Free Press
Marathon
- October -
Ophthalmology
Annual Appeal
- November -
Contributions and
Grants
- Year-Round -
THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
SUPPORTS ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES
RESEARCH
The Eye and The Auto
Biennial Conference on
vision and the safe operation
of a motorized vehicle
The Eye and The Chip
Biennial Conference on
the development of
“artificial vision” for the
visually impaired and blind
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AID FOR THE VISUALLY
IMPAIRED
PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
Support Groups for Seniors and
Adults
Distribution of information on
services related to vision loss
Martha F Gorey
Resource Center
Low Vision Aids Store
AT&T Computer Training Lab for
the Visually Impaired
Proprietary School License from
the State of Michigan
Laboratory facilities, classrooms
and library for ophthalmology
residents from various programs
Judging System
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ith its emphasis on automotive design, past, present
and future, EyesOn Design is the only show of its kind in
the world. Unlike other shows where cars are judged
on restoration and/or authenticity, the exterior of each
vehicle at EyesOn Design is judged using professional
design criteria: emotional appeal, execution, artistic
excellence, and design character and continuity.
Additionally, a vehicle’s interior design is also carefully
evaluated. Judging criteria include appearance,
functionality, use of color and materials, and
compatibility with the vehicle’s exterior.
For the majority of awards, judging will be
accomplished by individual automotive designers and/
or teams of active and retired exterior and interior
designers from leading automotive and supplier
companies. Driven by a passion for automotive design,
these distinguished men and women have generously
volunteered their services to EyesOn Design for the
benefit of the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology.
Award Categories Judged by Designer Teams
DESIGNERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Selected by active and/or retired automotive
designers and automotive-related professionals,
one vehicle in each class will receive this award
recognizing an outstanding combination of
innovative design and expressive functionality.
DESIGN OF DISTINCTION AWARDS
Additionally, the designer-judges will, in each
class, select two vehicles to receive these awards
recognizing stylish appearance and uniqueness of
design.
BRIDGESTONE INTERIORS AWARD
Selected this year from Icons of Design, this award
celebrates the most expressive interior among the
automobiles on display.
BRIDGESTONE ROLLING SCULPTURE AWARD
Reviewing closely the vehicles in the Classic Era class,
distinguished designers and automotive-related
professionals will select the outstanding example of
the automobile viewed as hollow rolling sculpture as
celebrated by New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
DESIGN OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD
Representatives from Chrysler SRT Brand, General
Motors Global Design, Honda R&D Americas and Calty
Design Research will each choose one vehicle to
receive this award, for creative and
expressive design.
BRIDGESTONE HONORARY
CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
EyesOn Design Honorary Chairman, Mr Ed Welburn,
General Motors Vice-President, Global Product
Development, will personally select a vehicle of
outstanding design and engineering achievement
demonstrating this year’s theme of
A Celebration of Design.
BRIDGESTONE PRESERVING
THE VISION AWARD
This year honoring Michael Spezia, Executive Director,
Gilmore Car Museum, this award is given to a museum
or individual who preserves and/or restores historic and
stylistically significant examples of the designer’s art.
BRIDGESTONE VISIONARIES AWARD
“Seeing” the vehicles with their hands, a team of
visually-impaired adults will select a vehicle based on
their “hands-on” perception of the most interesting
sculptural shape from the Circles of Silver (Eclectic)
category whose vehicles are selected for their threedimensional sculptural qualities.
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Judges
Chief Judge
Jeffrey I. Godshall
Chrysler – Retired
Chief Judge, Jeffrey I. Godshall is a retired Senior Design Manager
formerly with Chrysler LLC’s Product Design Office. For 45 years (19632007) he worked on a variety of exterior and interior design projects from
the sixties Dodge Muscle Cars to the Chrysler PT Cruiser. He is a member of
the Society of Automotive Historians and has authored numerous articles
on automotive history from his personal perspective as a professional
automotive designer. Mr. Godshall has been Chief Judge for the EyesOn
Design Automotive Design Exhibition since the early 1990s.
Panel of Judges
Mr Bob Ackerman
Chrysler Design Retired
Mr Ben Jimenez
Toyota, Michigan
Mr Jon Albert
General Motors Design
Mr Wayne Kady
GM Design Retired
Mr Jeevak Badve
ASC
Mr Scott Kruger
Chrysler Sr. Design Manager
Mr Brian Baker
Automotive Advisory Board,
Lawrence Technological University
Mr Michael Lamm
Lamm Morada Productions
Mr Ken Lingenfelter
Lingenfelter Motor Sports
Mr Eric Clough
GM Design
Mr Dave Lyon
GM REP for Design of Exceptional
Merit
Mr Csaba Csere
Independent Automotive
Professional
Mr Dan Darancou
General Motors Design
Mr Ben Delphia
Kendall College of Design
Mr Glen Durmisevich
GM Design Retired Visionaries
Mr Douglas Gaffka
Ford Design Retired
Mr Edward Golden
Ford Motor Design Retired
Mr Chris Grasso
Plum Floored Creations
Mr Thomas Hale
Automotive Fine Art
Mr Kevin Hunter
Toyota Calty Design N.A.
Mr John Manoogian
College for Creative Studies,
Visiting Instructor,
GM Design, Retired
Mr Dave Marek
Honda R & D Americas Inc
Mr Ben Salvador
GM Design
Mr William Shannon
Ford Design Retired
Mr Sebastian Sullen
Roush
Mr Richard Svenson
Designer
Mr Marc Trahan
Volkswagen Group
Mr Howard (Buck) Mook
Ford Design Retired
Mr Mark Trostle Jr
Chrysler LLC
Mr Patrick Murray
Murray Design LLC
Mr Mark Trostle Sr
Roush Design
Mr Keith Nagara
Lawrence Tech University
Mr Steve Pasteiner
Advanced Automotive Technology
Mr Chuck Pelly
The Design Academy
Mr Stewart Reed
Art Center College of Design
Mr Jack Telnack
Ford VP Design Retired
Mr Peter Montero
Chrysler Design
Mr Phil Patton
New York Times
Mr William Porter
GM Design Retired
Mr William Robinson
CCS Retired
Mr Ken Carlson
Ms Joan Klatil Creamer
Creamer Design
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Mr Joel Piaskowski
Ford Motor Company Design
Mr Doug Ungemach
Magna
Mr John (Kip) Wasenko
GM Design Retired
Mr Edward Welburn
GM VP Design
Mr Mark West
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Vehicle Entrants
Circles of Silver (Eclectic Designs)
EyesOn Design 25th Anniversary
This special display, celebrating 25 years of EyesOn Design, is presented as twin silver anniversary rings. This circle displays an
“eclectic” group of vehicles with unique and significant designs from 1932 to 2002, all rendered in silver.
1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
Glen Durmisevich
Rochester Hills MI
1967 Ford Mustang GTA
Jim Schmidt
Ocala FL
2002 BMW M3
Sly Galczyk
Bloomfield Hills MI
1971 Buick Riviera
Jim Schmidt
Ocala FL
1934 Ford Three Window Coupe
Bob Johnson
St Clair Shores MI
1987 Pontiac “Suntour”
Jim Schmidt
Ocala FL
2002 BMW Z8
Andy Lytle
Farmington Hills MI
1936 Stout Scarab
Larry Smith
Bloomfield Hills MI
1966 Buick Riviera GS
Dennis Manner
Linden MI
1941 Lincoln Continental
Don McCullen
Ocala FL
1967 Jaguar XKE 2+2
Ed Meurer Jr
Northville MI
1981 DeLorean DMC-12
Ed Meurer Jr
Northville MI
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Circles of Silver (Corvettes)
EyesOn Design 25th Anniversary
This special display, celebrating 25 years of EyesOn Design, is presented as twin silver anniversary rings. This circle of silver
Corvettes from 1953-2012 highlights the color of choice for designers
to view their creations.
1978 Corvette Silver Anniversary
Don Ellis
Milford MI
1968 Corvette Convertible
Bryan McCready
Washington MI
1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Tom Fahoome
Dryden MI
1966 Corvette
Werner Meier
Farmington Hills MI
2000 Corvette
Phil Fischer
Plymouth MI
2011 Corvette
Werner Meier
Farmington Hills MII
1996 Corvette
Byron Freshwater
Livonia MI
1965 Corvette Sport Coupe
Vahan Nazarian
Livonia MI
1961 Corvette Fuel Injected Big Brake
Robin Greenberg
West Bloomfield MI
1962 Corvette
John Ronayne
Plymouth MI
1964 Corvette
Mike Hatch
Oxford MI
1969 Corvette
Jeff Salz
Bloomfield Twp MI
1967 Corvette
Mark Kozak
Bloomfield Hills MI
1954 Corvette Design Concept
Kenneth Lingenfelter
Brighton MI
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COLLECTORS CIRCLE
This group of vehicles celebrates the automobile collectors. The individuals who preserve the valued historical artifacts we
know as the automobile. Whether they’re from the 1920s or the 1970s, the significance of these vehicles is reflected in the
owner’s love for that particular car. We want to thank these individuals for their interest and generosity in displaying some
very beautiful and unique vehicles.
1955 Buick Roadmaster
Ruth Chesire
St Clair Shores MI
1942 Packard
Charles Colombo
Rochester Hills MI
1946 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Coupe
Don Gale
Farmington Hills MI
1948 Packard Super 8 Convertible
William Golling
Bloomfield Hills MI
1937 Packard
James Kunath
Shelby Twp MI
1950 Ford Custom
Gil Mack
Roscommon MI
1962 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
Convertible
Gary Rimer
Farmington Hills MI
1957 Dodge Custom Royal D-500
Diran Yazejian
Bloomfield Hills MI
BRASS & GAS
1940 Buick Convertible Sedan
Cliff Rothrock
Shelby Township MI
1910 Buick Model F - Touring
Roger Melton
Bloomfield Village MI
1969 Plymouth Sport Fury
Robert Shelby
Covington IN
1921 Vauxhall 30/98 E Type
Peter Quenet
Belleville MI
1958 Pontiac Chieftain
Mark Taylor
Warren MI
1910 International Harvester
Charlie Reindel
Frazer MI
1941 Cadillac Convertible
Dick Thams
Grosse Pointe Farms MI
1920 Liberty Model 10-C Touring
Steve Wild
Ann Arbor MI
1941 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible
Sedan
Rich Ray
Brighton MI
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LEAGUE OF RETIRED DESIGNERS
What type of car does a designer collect?
This circle celebrates the members of the League of Retired Automobile Designers with a display of some of
their personally owned vehicles. They have sought to own their favorite designed cars, reflecting their taste
and/or their personal design talents.
1969 DeTomaso Mangusta 2 Door Coupe
George Anderson
Farmington Hills MI
1968 Jaguar E Type Roadster
Jerry Brochstein
Detroit MI
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Roger Hughet
West Bloomfield MI
1984 Cadillac Seville 4 Door Sedan
Wayne Kady
Royal Oak MI
1991 Buick Reatta Coupe
David McIntosh
Beverly Hills MI
1954 Ford Monte-Carlo Coupe
Buck Mook
West Bloomfield MI
2000 Heldo Experimental
Steven Pasteiner
Rochester Hills MI
1969 Corvair Monza Convertible
Stuart Shuster
Birmingham MI
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CLASSIC ERA
Golden Era of Automobile Design
The Classic era is the “Golden Era of Automobile Design” which began in the mid ‘20s and ended with WW II. It was an era
of famous Custom body builders such as Fleetwood, LeBaron, Dietrich, Hibbard and Daren, Murphy, Brunn, Waterhouse,
Rollston, Derhan and Brewster, names which are no longer with us. These bodies graced such famous names as Packard,
Duesenburg, Stutz, Pierce Arrow, Cadillac, Chrysler and other great marques, many which are long gone. An era where
$5,000 or more was the norm for a custom bodied car and could approach $20,000 for some Duesenburgs, all at a time
where you could purchase a Ford for $500 or less.
1937 Cord 812 S/C Cabriolet
George Arakelian
Clarkston MI
1933 Packard Victoria
Convertible
Bruce Blevins
Grand Blanc MI
1941 Packard 120
Convertible Coupe
Bob Carpenter
Milford MI
1930 Packard 740 Roadster
Margaret Dunning
New Hudson MI
1939 Rolls Royce Sedan
Randy Evans
Rochester Hills MI
1934 Chrysler Airflow
Sam Haberman
Birmingham MI
1938 Packard Super 8 Coupe
Roadster
Jim McDonald
Bloomfield Hills MI
1933 Cadillac V-16 Victoria
Convertible
Jeff Ozan
Metamora MI
1940 Buick Limited
Convertible Sedan
Cliff Rothrock
Shelby Township MI
1941 Packard 120
Convertible
David Snyder
West Bloomfield MI
1932 Packard Super 8 Dual
Cowl Phaeton
Chester Southwell
Tecumseh MI
1932 Buick Convertible
Coupe
Larry Splane
Clinton Twp MI
1936 Auburn 852 Boattail
Speedster
Ed Syrocki
Warren MI
1931 Cadillac 12 Convertible
Coupe
Marvin Tamaroff
Southfield MI
1927 Kissel Roadster
Mark Thomas
Birmingham MI
1941 Packard 180
7-Passenger Touring
Carl Pesta
New Baltimore MI
Dennis Pillon
Detroit MI
Cabriolet
Rocky Romeo
Dearborn MI
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THE DUECE AT 80
Celebrating the eightieth anniversary of one of the most popular and versatile vehicle designs ever, the 1932 Ford V-8.
Ford’s replacement for the Model A came in many body styles and has been a collectible vehicle not only in stock form,
but also for the hot rodders and customizers almost from day one. EyesOn Design commemorates this enduring design with
a display demonstrating styles in its stock and rock form.
1932 Ford Pickup
Joe Abela
Pinckney MI
1932 Ford Phaeton
Mike Keene
Jackson MI
1932 Ford Deluxe Phaeton
Dave Rehor
Carleton MI
1932 Ford Pickup
Aaron Blatter
Ashland OH
1932 Ford Model 18
Tom May
Midland MI
1932 Ford Model B Standard Coupe
Lynn Stringer
Northville MI
1932 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan
Ken Bruening
Strongsville OH
1932 Ford Roadster
Michael Mitchell
Grosse Pointe MI
1932 Ford V8 Deluxe Roadster
Lynn Stringer
Northville MI
1932 Ford Sport Coupe
George DeAngelis
South Lyon MI
1932 Ford Sedan Delivery
Roy Nacewicz
Carleton MI
1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Bruce Wilson
St Clair Shores MI
1932 Ford Cabriolet
Tony Dreyer
Waterford, Ontario Canada
1932 Ford Tudor Sedan
Jim Nichols
Ortonville MI
1932 Ford B-400 Sedan Convertible
Lewis Wolff
Wyandotte MI
1932 Ford Station Wagon
John Egbert
Franklin TN
1932 Ford Roadster
Joseph Patrico
St Clair Shores MI
1932 Ford Deluxe Cabriolet
Lewis Wolff
Wyandotte MI
1932 Ford Deluxe Coupe
Berj Goushian
Quakertown PA
1932 Ford Victoria
Joseph Patrico, Sr
Shelby Township MI
1932 Ford Open Cab Pickup
Lewis Wolff
Wyandotte MI
1932 Ford Fordor Sedan
Jon Hall
Saginaw MI
1932 Ford Open Cab Pickup
George Poteet
Donahue IA
1932 Ford Victoria
Lewis Wolff
Wyandotte MI
1932 Ford Deluxe Tudor Sedan
Louis Ironside
Almont MI
1932 Ford Sedan Delivery
George Poteet
Donahue IA
1932 Ford Sport Coupe
Harry Jackman
Coronado CA
1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Joe Ramsey
Sterling Heights MI
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“WOODEN IT BE NICE?”
This category is made up of wooden-sided cars. Early in 1900 cars began to be used for transportation from the train station
to the hotel. These depot “hacks” became known as “station wagons”. By 1923, a new industry had developed to make
wooden station wagons. Inspiring a sporting character often associated with boating from that era, these wooden-sided
cars remained in production until the 1950s and are much loved as “Woodys”.
1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe Station
Wagon
Joseph Abela
Livonia MI
1947 Chrysler Town & Country
Convertible
Jim Diamond
Grosse Ille MI
1930 Ford Station Wagon
Terry Ernest
Port Huron MI
1923 Buick Depot Hack
Jim Morningstar
Brighton MI
1950 Packard Station Sedan
Russ Murphy
Bloomfield Hills MI
1940 Packard Station Wagon
Ted Stahl
Chesterfield MI
1914 Model-T-Ford Depot Hack
John Forster
Warren MI
1942 Hudson Station Wagon
Eldon Hostetler
Middlebury IN
1946 Mercury Sportsman
Bill Large
Washington MI
1947 Buick Super Wagon
Bob Machacek
Farmington Hills MI
1947 Chrysler Town & Country
Convertible
James Martin
1948 Chrysler Town & Country Sedan
James Martin
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BACK TO THE FUTURE
1965 Morris Mini Cooper S
Ross Becker
Shelby Twp MI
Recently, auto designers have started to look at past vehicles
to help obtain ideas for what is to come in the future. We have
gathered a few recent designs that have borrowed significant
design cues from the past and placed them next to each other
to see the many similarities and the minor differences between
the past and the present.
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
Nader Jawed
Macomb MI
1955 Thunderbird Two-Door Hardtop
Bob Koltvedt
Rochester Hills MI
2004 Mini Cooper S
Bill Reczkowski
Ferndale MI
2002 Ford Thunderbird
Frank Schmid
Mt Clemons MI
1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 427
James Stubbings
Shelby Twp MI
SHELBY SNAKE PIT
Fifty years of “Shelby Powered” automobiles come together for the 2012 EyesOn Design car show. Vehicles invited to take part in the Shelby Snake Pit will be
genuine Carroll Shelby serialized automobiles. Each will be factory correct and
built/restored to Shelby Automobile standards. These rare, unique and specialized examples are displayed as a commemorative to the late Carroll Shelby.
2011 Shelby GT 500 Convertible
Mark Bondy
Livonia MI
2009 Ford GT500SE Coupe
Michael Cameron
Inkster MI
1988 Shelby CSX-T
Tim Costello
Shelby Twp MI
1965 Ford Mustang - Shelby GT350
William Deary
Jackson MI
William Deary
Jackson MI
William Deary
Jackson MI
William Deary
Jackson MI
Shelby Mustang GT500 428 Dual Quads
4Speed
Joseph Gebhard
Livonia MI
1965 Shelby Daytona Coupe
Jeff Grice
Harrison Twp MI
1999 Shelby Series 1
Brighton MI
2008 Shelby “Kitt”
George Huisman
Wixom MI
1967 Ford Shelby GT 500
Brighton MI
Kenneth Kadziela
Bristol IL
Brighton MI
1967 Shelby GT 350
Jarrod Kings
Trenton MI
1966 Sunbeam Tiger
John Logan
Dearborn MI
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SHELBY SNAKE PIT
(continued)
1987 Shelby Dodge Lancer
Will Long
Dearborn MI
1969 Ford Shelby GT-500
Keith Pankow
Brighton MI
1969 Shelby GT500
Richard Soules
Grosse Pointe MI
1989 Shelby CSX-VNT
Will Long
Dearborn MI
Ford 2007 Shelby Coupe GT Shelby
Ford GT Coupe with Ford Racing EQ
Allan Rae
St Clair Beach, Ontario Canada
2012 Ford Shelby GT500
David Meek
Birmingham MI
1964 Shelby Cobra Roadster
Ron Riffel
Indianapolis IN
1968 Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR
Ken Nagel
Plano IL
2008 Ford Shelby GT500
Greg Rygiel
Dearborn Heights MI
1968 Shelby GT 350 Convertible
Jeff Niffin
Milford MI
2008 Ford Shelby GT-C
Denise Rygiel
Dearborn Heights MI
2005 Ford GT
Jeff Niffin
Milford MI
1983 1/2 Dodge Shelby Charger
Randy Salk
Highland MI
2011 Ford GT500 SVT
Jerome Ostalecki
Novi MI
68/10 Superformance GT40R
Rick Schans
Allen Park MI
MAXIMUM MUSCLE
2012 Chevy Nickey Super Camaro
Dennis Barker
Hudsonville MI
1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS ZZ430
Don McMichael
Indy IN
1965 Ford Mustang
Jim Bielecki
Marine City MI
2007 Zoragy Concept Car
William Papke
Ada MI
1971 Plymouth DustAAR
Rodney Chapman
Swansen IL
1965 Supercharged GTO
Jeffrey Rink
Warren MI
With these vehicles we celebrate the
designer’s ability to create beautiful
muscular forms and graphics that
truly telegraph the vehicles’ intended
position as maximum muscle
machines.
67 Corvette Resto Mod
Chet Czaplicka
Wixom MI
1970 Dodge Super Bee
Craig Dozeman
Newaygo MI
1974 Plymouth Barracuda
Michelle Dozeman
Newaygo MI
1965 Pontiac LeMans Twin Turbo
Dave Dolym M-1 Vintage Super Cars
South Lyon MI
1965 Plymouth Satellite
Michael McIsaac
St Clair Shores MI
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THE PONY CARS
The 2+2 pony cars evolved from the first Ford Mustang, hence the name, and inspired its competitors to create similar provocative sporty cars. This genre of vehicles has spawned some of the most celebrated designs of the 1960s and ‘70s.
1969 Chevy Camaro Z/28
Stefano Bimbi
St Charles IL
1970 Plymouth ‘CUDA
David Miller
Bloomfield Hills MI
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A
Steven Brussich
Mamaroneck NY
1971 Dodge Challenger
Lynn Miller
Rochester MI
1965 Ford Mustang
Jim Engel
Farmington Hills MI
1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda
Roger Schmeling
Belvidere IL
1968 Pontiac Firebird 400
Henry Giles
Livonia MI
1969 Pontiac Trans Am
Dennis Sullivan
Amelia OH
1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS
Richard Larabee
Farmington Hills MI
1970 AMC Javelin Trans Am
Larry Weymouth
Armada MI
1967 Ford Mustang GT Convertible
Joe Williams
Rochester Hills MI
1966 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
David Maas
Grosse Pointe Woods MI
1970 Ford Boss 429 Mustang
Tom Marcucci
Wixom MI
1967 Ford Mustang GTA Fastback
Joe Williams
Rochester Hills MI
1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Don McMichael
Indy IN
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TUNERS
TASTEFUL MODS
In recognition of more current vehicle designs that inspire a modern hi-performance genre of cars, EyesOn
Design presents the Tuner class. These mainly smaller cars with powerful engines, demonstrate some tasteful
modifications by both the factory and owners that turn a grocery-getter into a street racer.
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2001 BMW M5 E39 Series
Nadir Ali
Detroit MI
2005 Honda S2000 Turbo
Ali Jaffer
Bloomfield Hills MI
1997 Nissan 240 SX
Kelly Withrow Patti Kidd
Berkley MI
2007 Dodge Magnum Paul Cartman
Paul Cartman
Ann Arbor MI
2008 BMW Dinan 335 xi
Ali Jaffer
Bloomfield Hills MI
1991 Acura NSX
Patrick Ramsey
Northville MI
2007 Subaru WRX STI
David Dolmyer
South Lyon MI
1993 Mazda RX - 7
Aaron Johnston
Commerce MI
1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula
Jim Scarpelli
Westland MI
2004 Honda S2000
Josh Geha
Canton MI
2012 Lexus LFA
Dick Lessway
Bloomfield Hills MI
1979 Mazda RX-7 Coupe
Don Sherman
Belleville MI
1997 Toyota Supra Turbo
Mike Gianunzio
Walled Lake MI
1993 Mercedes Benz SL 50 AMG
Jim Luikens
Hudsonville MI
2008 BMW M5
Al Sickinger
Beverly Hills MI
2007 Audi RS4
Chip Habitz
Farmington Hills MI
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Mark Meister
Warren MI
2002 Mazda MX 5
Bryan Spears
Royal Oak MI
2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Loren Jacobs
West Bloomfield MI
1966 Chevrolet Corvair Yenko Stinger
Greg Ornazian
Troy MI
2004 Lexus IS 300
Asad Taj
Canton MI
Icons of Design
America’s Greatest Hits 1950-1970
Back by popular demand, this is a collection of great cars commonly recognized as milestones of American
automotive design. To pick a “best” or “most significant” design from this group of legendary icons would be
no simple task.
1964 1/2 Ford Mustang
Luciano Bastianelli
Sterling Heights MI
1956 Lincoln Capri
John McCarthy
Crystal Lake IL
Chris Thompson
Bloomfield Hills MI
1953 Studebaker Commander Starlight
Brian Butler
Bloomfield Hills MI
1956 Packard Caribbean
Larry McKelvey
Lathrup Village MI
1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
Robert Werner
Dayton OH
1955 Chrysler 300
Chrysler Group LLC
Auburn Hills MI
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
Mike McKinley
Grove City OH
Tim Wilson
London OH
1963 Studebaker Avanti R2
Chuck Decker
Murphysboro IL
1950 Ford Crestliner
Ed Meurer Jr
Northville MI
1957 Chrysler 300C
Paul Del Grande
Mississauga Ontario Canada
1967 Cadilac Eldorado
Ed Meurer Jr
Northville MI
1956 Continental MK II
Jim Goerke
Ann Arbor MI
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Frank Moore
Tillsonburg Ontario Canada
1965 Pontiac Bonneville
H. Lee Hadley
New Matamoras OH
Frank Moore
Tillsonburg Ontario Canada
1963 Corvette Sport Coupe
Duke MacDonald
Trenton MI
1970 Dodge Charger R/T SE
Warren Myers
Clarkston MI
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
Robert Machacek
Farmington Hills MI
1953 Cadillac Eldorado
Neal Porter
Orion MI
1965 Buick Riviera
Robert Machacek
Farmington Hills MI
1953 Buick Skylark
Don Sommer
Troy MI
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Popularity Contest
Detroit’s High-Volume “Low-Priced Three”
A look at Chevrolet, Ford and Plymouth, the Big Three’s most popular brands in the 1950s and 1960s, and how they
changed themselves and the industry. Clustered into five groups of these three brands, the trios are separated by about
five-year spans, showcasing every other design cycle.
1956 Plymouth Fury
Wendell Anderson
Franksville WI
1971 Plymouth Sport Fury GT
John Modl
Mondovi WI
1969 Chevrolet Impala SS
Tim Tripodi
Niles OH
1965 Chevrolet Impala SS
Ron Brosseau
Clarkston MI
Mike Polasky
Livonia MI
1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria
John Yatros
Lexington MI
1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe
Tom Driscoll
St Clair Shores MI
1969 Ford XL GT
Alan Poole
Trenton MI
Octie Ham
Lake Orion MI
1949 Chevrolet 2 Door Fleetline Deluxe
Jerry Schmidt
Detroit MI
1949 Ford Coupe
Vic Hollingshead
Farmington Hills MI
1965 Ford Galaxie 500/XL
Arthur Schumborg
Clawson MI
1959 Chevrolet Impala
Tom Huelsman
Chickasaw OH
1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner
Jeff Snook
Bowling Green OH
Joseph Kaptur
Chesterfield MI
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MOTORCYCLES
The evolution of motorcycle design can be seen first-hand in this display. The motorcycles transform from the
diminutive bicycle framed machines of the early 1900s to larger, mid century road bikes in just a few years.
The early superbike era of the 1950s and ‘60s inspires even more refined superbikes from the 1970s. In the 1980s
motorcycle designs got larger and more complex. By the time the new millennium arrived designs were more
daring and the motorcycle became an artistic medium all its own.
1953 Whizzer Model J
Clarence Becker
St Clair Shores MI
1964 Triumph Bonneville
David Kosuth
Romeo MI
1930 Henderson KJ
Brian Scharff
Findlay OH
2009 Confederate B120 Wraith
Matt Chambers
Birmingham AL
1914 Jefferson Board Track Racer
Dave Leitner
Auburn Hills MI
1930 Excelsior Super X
Brian Scharff
Findlay OH
2012 Confederate X132 Hellcat Café
Matt Chambers
Birmingham AL
1908 Thor Single
Bruce Linsday
Chagrin Falls OH
1949 Indian Super Scout
Dave Champion
Marine City MI
1911 Detroit Belt Drive Single
Bruce Linsday
Chagrin Falls OH
1969 Gilera 125c.c. 5V Regolarita
Competizione
Mark Schultz
Rochester MI
1972 Kawasaki H2
Kurt Christian
St Clair MI
1949 Salsbury Motor Scooter
Robert Machacek
Farmington Hills MI
1979 Finch Custom Trilogy
Ron Finch
Pontiac MI
1977 Amen Ridged Exhibitor
Daniel “OD” O’Donnell
Rochester Hills MI
1936 Harley-Davidson EL Knuckle Head
Joe Gardella
Putnam Twp MI
1976 Triumph Trident T160
Michael Parker
Grosse Pointe Park MI
1974 Ducati 750 Super Sport
Stewart Garrison
Arlington TX
1928 Harley-Davidson JD
Chris Price
Brighton MI
1936 Brough Superior SS80
Combination w/Watsonian Sidecar
Stewart Garrison
Arlington TX
1951 Vincent Black Shadow
Jerry Romano
Clarkston MI
1966 Matchless G85CS
Jerry Harrington
Livonia MI
1951 Norton International
Jerry Romano
Clarkston MI
1939 Ariel 1000
Don Sherman
Belleville MI
1964 Honda 50
Don Sherman
Belleville MI
1948 Indian Chief
Jeff Stewart
Finidlay OH
1965 Triton Café Racer
Jim Thomas
Galena OH
1973 Norton Dreer VR 880 Commando
Sprint Special
Jim Thomas
Galena OH
1938 Indian Sport Scout
Edward Van Rossen
Troy MI
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DESIGN FOR SPEED ON THE WATER
Detroit has been called the “Motor City” for over 100 years. This title has been almost exclusively connected to cars and
trucks. However, the same entrepreneurship and determination associated with motor vehicles also built some of the
fastest race boats in the world. Few people realize that the oldest, continuous form of motor racing has taken place in
Detroit on water, not land. This 108 year event is called the “Gold Cup”. This year we celebrate some famous race boats at
EyesOn Design 2012.
1978 Lauterbach Grand Prix
Hydroplane
Tom Bertolini
New Baltimore MI
1968 Hallet 6 Liter Hydroplane
Hal LeDuc
Commerce Twp MI
1932 Garwood Raceboat
Miss America X
Henry Mistele
Grosse Pointe MI
“White Lightning” CE 52 1972 Palmer 5
Liter Inboard Hydroplane
Paul Poledink
Northville MI
1956 Lloyd 280 Hydroplane
Alan Radue
Clinton Twp MI
1982 Ron Jones Class E-17
Jeff Sankuer
Marine City MI
1947 Wickens F-Class
Tim Settle
Brookville OH
1957 Miss U.S. Unlimited Hydroplane
George Simon III
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Michigan Society of
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Congratulates
for 25 Years of EyesOn Design
2011 EyesOn Design
Award Winners
Bridgestone Honorary Chairman’s Award
DEALER BUILT SUPER CARS - ULTIMATE MUSCLE
1970 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE
Dan McMichael
Indy IN
Bridgestone Preserving the Vision Award
Preserving the Vision
2011 Ferrari 599 GTO
Ken Lingenfelter
Brighton MI
Bridgestone Visionaries Award
COLLECTOR’S CIRCLE
1932 OLDSMOBILE
Doug Width
Bloomfield Hills MI
Bridgestone Rolling Sculpture Award
CLASSICS
1940 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL CABRIOLET
Jim McDonald
Bloomfield Hills MI
Bridgestone EyesOn
Interior Award
EXTREME MAKEOVERS - LEAPING
INTO THE FUTURE
1961 FORD THUNDERBIRD
Marianne Maisano-Peggie
Troy MI
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Design of Distinction Red Ribbon Awards 2011
Micro Cars
1965 Morris Mini Cooper S
Ross Becker
Shelby Twp MI
Classics
1940 LaSalle 4 Door Sedan
John Bertolone
Sterling Heights MI
Independent’s Day “Beyond the Big
Three” - Kaiser-Frazier/Willys 1955 Kaiser Manhattan
Gilbert Chestney
Chelsea MI
Three” - Hudson/Nash/Rambler 1967 Rambler Rogue
HowardCrum
Norwalk OH
Forward Look - Changing the Game
1960 Chrysler 300 F
Paul Del Grande
Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Extreme Makeovers Leaping into the Future
1964 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder
Fred Hoffman
Chelsea MI
British Sports Cars
1958 MG MGA 1500 Roadster
Steve Holliday
Oakland MI
Then & Now/Stock to Rock
1930 Ford Model A Standard Coupe
Ryan Johnson
Ypsilanti MI
1930 Ford Sedan
Bill Kullbom
Burlington IO
Classics1947
Packard 7 Passenger Sedan
David Dolby
Bloomfield Hills MI
1959 Chrysler 300 E
Ed Meurer Jr
Milford MI
Extreme Makeovers Leaping into the Future
1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa
Lowell Dusseau
Fort Wayne IN
Tuners - Modern Day Muscle
1999 Nissan Skyline GTR V-Spec
Daniel Mowczan
Sterling Heights MI
Scooters & Minis1962
Odom Mfg Little Petro Scooter
Steve Geier
Warren MI
Motorcycles
1965 Honda CA95 Benly
Linda Jason
Old School Restorations
Battle Creek MI
Evolution of the Muscle Car 1960-1973
1960 Pontiac Ventura
William Graham
West Bloomfield MI
Micro Cars
1958 BMW 600
Hector Orlandi
Kalamazoo MI
Three” - Hudson/Nash/Rambler 1960 Metropolitan Convertible
Rex Hamil
Waterford MI
Motorcycles
1951 Vincent Touring Rapide
Douglas Sawicki
Bloomfield Hills MI
Dealer Built Super Cars Ultimate Muscle
1968 Chevy Camaro
Mark Hassett
Ashtabula OH
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Three” - Kaiser-Frazier/Willys1951 Kaiser Henry J
Mike Hazel
Grand Blanc MI
Three” - Studebaker/Packard 1963 Studebaker Avanti
Lewis Schucart
Maryland Heights MO
1969 Pontiac GTO
Bill Schultz
Clinton Twp MI
Three” - Studebaker/Packard 1948 Packard Super Convertible
Don Sommer
Troy MI
British Sports Cars
1956 Austin Healey 100M
Lemans Roadster
Sarah Turner
Ada MI
1969 Oldsmobile 442 W-30
Rick Opie Willis
Hamilton OH
1993 Nissan 240SX Fastback
Damon Young
Howell MI
Scooters & Minis
1969 Honda ST70 Custom
Robert Schlesinger
Commerce Twp MI
Design of Distinction & LTU Students’ Choice Award 2011
Motorcycles
1938 Indian Four
Jim Henry
Britton MI
Design of Exceptional Merit Awards 2011
Design of Exceptional Merit - Volkswagen
1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer
Wayne Snyder
Bloomfield Hills MI
Design of Exceptional Merit Toyota/Calty Design Research
Collector’s Circle
1936 Cord 810 Cabriolet
Greg Ornazian
Rochester MI
Designers’ Choice Awards 2011
Three” - Studebaker/Packard 1953 Studebaker Commander Regal
Starliner Hardtop
Brian Butler
Bloomfield Hills MI
1969 Chevy Yenko 427 Camaro
Tom Clary
Alton MO
Extreme Makeovers - Leaping into the
Future - Before
Mark Edwards
Troy MI
Classics
1947 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet
Frank Flynn
Beverly Hills MI
Extreme Makeovers - Leaping into the
Future - After
Dave Frank
Sterling Heights MI
Motorcycles
1973 Triumph X75 Hurricane
Bob Hoeksema
Novi MI
Micro Cars
1960 Vespa 400
Don Ittel
Hobart IN
1949 Mercury Custom Hardtop
Bill Johnson
Scotts MI
1967 Pontiac 2 + 2
RichardLarabee
Farmington Hills MI
1988 Chrysler Conquest Tsi
John Lazorack, III
Royal Oak MI
Scooters & Minis
1947 Salsbury Motor Scooter
Robert Machacek
Farmington Hills MI
1949 Mercury Coupe
William North
Fenton MI
1957 DeSoto Adventurer
George Collar
Robert Brown
Wisconsin Rapids WI
Three” - Kaiser-Frazier/Willys 1954 Kaiser Darrin Roadster
Jeff Snook
Bowling Green OH
British Sports Cars
1952 Aston Martin DB2 Vantage
Robert Lutz
Ann Arbor MI
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Silver has a deeper significance
to this year’s EyesOn Design,
over and above its traditional
role of identifying the show’s
25th Anniversary. Silver has
long been the color choice for
designers to view and evaluate
their creations in. You see silver
is the perfect color to show
form through reflections and
highlights. The sun’s light refracts
on its millions of tiny metal flakes
rendering highlights that describe
the shape, size and character of
each radius and curve. The clear
glossy topcoat layered over this
platinum form produces reflections
of the surrounding environment
that move fluidly over sculpted
shape as the eye reads the
design. Nature’s colors add to this
experience contrasting the cool
blue sky against the warm earth
beneath, all of which can be set
afire when a brilliant sunset paints
its impressionistic image upon the
glossy finish. This visual symphony
created by the automobile
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designers to evoke an emotional
connection to their product is what
we are celebrating at the 2012
EyesOn Design. It is also the visual
experience that many visually
impaired people cannot enjoy.
For the past 25 years the major
automobile design studios and the
have focused this car show on
design. Recognizing that without
our precious eyesight we would not
be able to appreciate the visual
beauty of these fine automobiles.
We are celebrating 25 years
of benefit to this worthwhile
charity with some of the finest
examples of automobile design
on display. To mark this event, two
Silver Anniversary Tribute circles
have been assembled. One
filled with Chevrolet Corvettes.
A fitting example, since Harley
Earl, Bill Mitchell and all their
succeeding General Motors
Design Vice-presidents, recognized
the importance of design in
establishing the image of this sports
car and their preference was to
view them in silver. The second
silver group is a more eclectic
group of unique and significant
cars all considered landmark
designs. This circle has been
specially selected to be judged by
the Visionaries, a group of vision
impaired individuals who have
benefited from the Detroit Institute
of Ophthalmology and EyesOn
Design. They will glide their white
gloved hands over each body and
detail to determine, without sight,
which car they feel deserves a
special award.
Each category of vehicles on display at the EyesOn
Design represents an era or style of vehicle that
are both distinctive and collectible, whether it be
a classic era vehicle, an exotic sports car or a 60s
Muscle car. Each vehicle within the categories is
specifically selected to celebrate and demonstrate
great design. Differing from most other car shows,
EyesOn Design invites a distinguished panel of
automobile designers using design criteria to judge
the vehicles on display.
Starting in the 1920s and 30s, contests and
celebration of design were held, where the wealthy
showed off their latest custom designed and built
automobiles to be judged for beauty and elegance.
EyesOn Design continues to celebrate these Classic
automobiles as it has since the very first show.
The Dueces’ Wild category celebrates the eightieth
anniversary of one of the most popular and versatile vehicle
designs ever, the 1932 Ford V-8. Ford’s replacement for
the Model A came in many body styles and has been a
collectible vehicle not only in stock form, but also for the
hot rodders and customizers almost from day one. EyesOn
Design commemorates this enduring design with a display
demonstrating most body styles in many of its different
collectible states from stock to rod to custom.
Wooden It Be
Nice is a display
of wooden bodied
automobiles,
primarily from
the 1940s, that
demonstrate how
designers used
nature’s naturally warm material to inspire a sporting
character often associated with yachts and speed boats
from that era. This unique form of body construction brought
back fond memories of the 1920s when the depot wagons
had bodies made of wood because that was the most
efficient way to build a body.
In America, the
period from
1950 to 1970
was particularly
significant because
the automobile
was changing
form rapidly. From
this era came
many great cars
that every designer and collector will undisputedly agree
are milestones in automobile design. Once again EyesOn
Design will celebrate these Icons of Design with a group
of vehicles that represent the undisputed greatest designed
vehicles of this era.
Competition breeds creativity. During the 1950s and ‘60s
the “Big Three” pitted their low priced brands against each
other in an all-out sales war. Design became the weapon
of choice and many of the weaker independents became
casualties in this battle for style. To demonstrate how they
evolved and changed the look of the automobile the cars
involved will be displayed in the class known as Popularity
Contest.
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One of the most popular categories at EyesOn Design is
the muscle car group. We celebrate the designer’s ability
to create beautiful muscular forms and graphics that truly
telegraph the vehicles intended position as Maximum
Muscle. Combined with the 2+2 pony cars, inspired by the
first Ford Mustang,
this genre of vehicles
spawned some of
the most celebrated
designs of the 1960s
and 70s.
The League of
Retired Automobile
Designers is a group
of individuals that are
bonded by their past careers and their love of automobiles
and design. Many have sought to own their favorite
designed cars that reflect their taste and/or their talents.
With the Designer’s Circle we celebrate these designers
with a display of some of their personally owned choices.
Many of the designers will be on hand to explain why they
love what they own.
In recognition of more current vehicle designs that inspire
a modern hi-performance genre of cars, EyesOn Design
presents the Tuner class. These mainly smaller cars with
powerful engines
demonstrate
some tasteful
modifications by
both the factory
and owners that
turn a grocery
getter into a
street racer.
A good design is always a good design. Sometimes a
vehicle and its design become so popular that it is hard
to resist reinterpreting it in modern form, as homage to
the original and hopes of recapturing that affection. In the
Back to the Future class we celebrate the design of both the
original and modern versions of some of the recent remakes
of these iconic vehicles.
As always, we will
celebrate the design
work of Motorcycles.
Demonstrating a
range of years and
styles that show the
breadth and depth of
design for this type of
vehicle.
Celebrated design can be found in any form of
transportation. The racing boat offers an opportunity to
Design for Speed on the Water, where fluid design is almost
as important as fluid dynamics. This group of high speed
hydro racers demonstrates an evolution of the sport and
their design.
For the past several years, EyesOn Design has celebrated
those who collect and preserve great automobile designs
in our Collectors’ Circle. Once again we proudly display a
variety of some of the more interesting vehicles from those
that support the hobby and the charity.
Shelby’s Snake Pit will honor and commemorate the late
legendary racecar driver and builder Carroll Shelby. The
success of his own sports car, which fit a Ford V-8 into the
small British AC sports car, caused Ford to enlist him to
develop a high performance Mustang. The Shelby name
has been associated with the highest performance Mustangs
with distinctive styling from Ford’s corral ever since. His
legend will surely live on in these cars.
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Little Deuce Coupe
“She’s my little Deuce coupe, you
don’t know what I’ve got…”
The first words of a Beach Boys
song of the sixties, refers to the
1932 Ford 3-window coupe – a
legendary year and model from a
year of Ford production that was
both beautiful and unique.
Adored by the wine and cheese
set as well as the tattooed and
pierced-all-over gang, the ‘32 Ford
possesses the classic, yet rakish
styling that has established the
benchmark, against which all other
“hot rodded” cars are judged.
They’re cool!
The reason for the instant success
of the 1932 Ford, was the V8 they
offered for the first time, as a fifty
dollar option. Finally, affordable
Power! There had been other V8s
before, in other makes, but not
affordable cars.
by Bruce Wilson
Blue collar America had an
on-ramp to racing. When it
was first introduced in 1932,
times were hard; it was
the nadir of an economic
depression that was to last
‘til World War II.
Many soldiers left their
hot rod ‘32 Ford coupes
and roadsters behind in
‘41, to fight in the various
campaigns of the war.
Many had raced their strippeddown, souped-up jalopies, across
several of the dry lake beds in
California before the war. Some
came back and kept on racing!
Some did not.
Fast-forward to the present. There’s
still no car, stock or modified that
has the cache of the “Deuce”,
in any of the fourteen body styles
originally offered and shown at
this year’s EyesOn Design 25th
anniversary car show. We will have
all of the restored or original body
styles as well as counterparts in
street rod or modified versions. It’s
their birthday – a spry 80!
Whether sitting with a mean
rake and mag wheels, or as they
came from the factory, ‘32 Fords
have always run the gamut from
dignified to dangerous. Their stock
appointments could pull you in,
while the attitude of the raw,
open-wheel hot rods can scare
you – in a good way, please don’t
be afraid.
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Come close and check out how even
the stately Fordor (correct spelling) family
car, has been hot rodded! We’ve got
rather mundane models such as the
pickup – in a ‘spiked hair’ version!
We’ll show you what a “Deuce” can do
for your blood pressure!
They’ll all be represented; woodies and
cabriolets; you the public can help
celebrate THE “DEUCE” AT 80.
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Memories of Carroll Shelby
1923-2012
I don’t intend for this to be an obituary for Carroll Shelby. There
are plenty of those available elsewhere.
There was no surprise when Shelby died. He had been seriously
ill since February. He was scheduled to be a part of the Amelia
Island Concours seminar entitled “Ferrari vs. Cobra, the Battle for
the World Championship of Sports Cars” in March.
Photo by Joel Finn
His wife, Cleo, called from his hospital room to explain that Carroll was ill – pneumonia – and therefore very
questionable for the seminar. She was explaining his situation when suddenly a familiar gravelly voice erupted
in the background, “DON’T COUNT ME OUT!” yelled patient Shelby. Then he wrested the phone from his wife,
“Bill, I’ll be there!” Thus spake Carroll Shelby last winter…from his hospital bed, hooked up to machines and
not enjoying his status as one of, if not the oldest and longest surviving heart transplant recipients. He was
determined to the end, always looking ahead, never behind. That was Shelby. The seminar went on without
him but he was there in spirit. The panelists – Mauro Forghieri, Peter Brock, Charlie Agapiou, Lou Chinetti and
Bob Bondurant found it difficult to tell the story without the man who had created the Cobra and changed
everything with a group he called “a bunch of California hot rodders”.
Shelby had an uncanny knack for attracting headline talent. Phil
Remington, the brilliant master fabricator and metal artist was a pivotal
part of Shelby’s original Cobra retinue. Team Manager and engineer,
Carroll Smith, Ace photographer, Dave Friedman, Project Manager
Chuck Cantwell, and Deke Houlgate, PR. The list goes on.
Peter Brock, who came aboard early in the Cobra story was (and is)
a gifted designer who signed on to teach high performance driving
at Shelby’s Cobra driving school at Riverside Raceway. His designs of
Cobra logos and graphics are still fresh and vivid and have become
collector’s items as well as modern classics. Brock then designed the car
Photo by Joel Finn
that became known as the Cobra Daytona Coupe, strangely enough, a
project in which Shelby had no faith until Ken Miles and Pete came back from Riverside with the lap times of the
prototype. Brock’s design went on to win its class at LeMans in 1964 and the world Championship – America’s
first sports car world championship – on July 4, 1965 at Rheims, France. After Shelby American, Brock went on to
more success as a designer, constructor, author, and award winning photo journalist.
Shelby had faced health problems since his racing days
in the Fifties. He drove his final race at Laguna Seca with
a nitroglycerine tablet under his tongue to blunt the pain
of angina. No matter. He forced his obsolescent Birdcage
Maserati into second overall behind Stirling Moss’s state of the
art, rear engine Lotus 19, little more than a Formula 1 car with
fenders and two seats.
He always had his intellectual focus well up the road.
Another phone call I received showed Shelby’s distain for
ancient accomplishments and his abhorrence to rest on
laurels, no matter how plush or well earned. Someone had
asked about his sports racing creation, the King Cobra (nee
a Cooper Monaco packing a Cobra Ford V-8). Shelby didn’t
know how many he’d made. That was history. There was no
profit in it. So he called me for the facts. The conversation
was Shelby-blunt and to the point.
Photo by Dave Friedman
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Shelby: “Bill, Shelby, here. How many of those damn Cooper Fords did I build?
Warner: “Seven, including the Lang Cooper.”
Shelby: “Yeah, that’s right, I built seven of ‘em.” Click. Conversation over.
There was a broad streak of the warrior in Shelby. He
was at his best when confronted by a challenge. The
more potent the challenge, the better. Enzo Ferrari was
custom made for Carroll Shelby. The Axis powers, too.
The “Flying Sergeant” Shelby spent WWII flying AT-11’s
and such in Texas surviving at least one plane crash.
By the time he got his Lieutenant’s bars, the need for
bomber pilots had waned and fighter pilots were taking
the war to the Wehrmacht on a more personal level. As
for Ferrari, Shelby’s goal was to take the World Sports Car
Championship from him.
The list of drivers who raced his Cobras is as impressive,
as well. A true all-star team…Bob Bondurant, Dan
Gurney, Bill Krause, World Champion and three-time Le
Mans winner Phil Hill, AJ Foyt, Lloyd Ruby, Dan Gerber,
Allen Grant, Chris Amon, Bob Holbert, Dave MacDonald,
Bruce McLaren, John Morton, Lew Spencer, Ed Leslie, and, of course, Ken Miles who led the Shelby Cobra
charge.
In 1962 the Cobra hit the international sports car scene like a bolt of lightning. The reworked and massaged
British chassis packing what was essentially a small displacement Ford thin wall casting V-8 changed the world
of sports cars and sports car racing practically overnight. That got the attention of none other than Henry Ford
II who was having a high stakes international feud with Enzo Ferrari. Ford was spending money on the GT40
program like the GSA and the results were not in line with expenditures. So Hank the Deuce called the man
who made the Cobras (Powered by Ford, of course). The results Ford wanted came quickly. Shelby’s band of
California hot rodders won the first time out at Daytona. But it took another year to win the ultimate prize, the
24 hours of Le Mans. One year later he did it again. But 1967 was an all-American win organized by Shelby
who had already won Le Mans as a driver for Aston Martin in 1959. For 1967, odd couple Dan Gurney and AJ
Foyt won a crushing Le Mans victory for Ford and America upping the speed record for the day-long race by a
dazzling ten mph!
Just two years later Shelby was out of the Cobra
business. He had built nearly 1000 Cobras with more
than ten percent of the total as racing cars. He was off
to Africa for big game hunting.
A renewed association with Lee Iacocca brought
Shelby into the orbit of Chrysler Corp. A new
generation of Shelbys was produced, including
development of the Dodge (now SRT) Viper.
More recently, a string of potent Shelby Mustangs was
created for Ford at Shelby’s international headquarters
in Las Vegas. Customers can order one with engines
packing up to 1000 horsepower.
His post racing career was so spectacular, the cars
he created so desirable, that what powered Carroll
Shelby before Ford’s brilliant little V-8 was a love of cars and speed. Carroll Shelby was a member of the first
generation of professional American sports car and road racers. With gentlemen such as Masten Gregory, Phil
Hill and Dan Gurney, Shelby changed the perception and reality of American pro road racers that was unfairly
tainted by the decidedly blue collar roots and environment of American circle track and speedway racing. His
Cobras changed international sports car racing, investing it with the fury of a thumping American V-8 and a
very American spirit of innovation and impatience.
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He was a great driver and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine as their racer of the year. (His
matinee good looks didn’t hurt a bit.) But he was a fast, gentle and thoughtful racer who was just the sort of
driver perfectionist who John Wyer required at Aston Martin. His grace at speed, his ease with the car earned
him the respect of car owners, car builders and his fellow drivers.
Shelby was named Amelia’s honoree in 1999. When
I called him in the summer of 1998 to confirm his
participation the reply was classic Shelby…”I’ve got
another man’s heart and a new kidney, I don’t make
plans that far in advance; hell, I don’t even buy green
bananas!” But he made it to Amelia and his irascible
presence made the weekend perfect for his legion of
Cobra fans.
He returned to Amelia in 2010, filling in for Sir Stirling
Moss who had fallen down an elevator shaft at his
London flat. We had planned for an unforgettable
seminar entitled “The Three Greats” with Sir Stirling,
Don Garlits and Richard Petty. Carroll came on at the
by Gene Clendenning
eleventh hour notice to bail us out and sub for Moss.
Name one “Great” who would do that on five day’s notice? Not many, if any. It was an absolutely magical
and unforgettable moment.
We’ve lost a friend and an American original who, quoting his first
wife, Jeanne, could sell anybody “white blackbirds”, a man you
could count on when needed, who had the marketing skills of P.T.
Barnum with just a touch Bill Sol Estes thrown into the mix. Years
ago, while visiting him in his office in Gardena, I spotted a sign
over his desk. It read, “Will those who say it can’t be done, please
get out of the way of those of us who are doing it”………..classic
Shelby.
He was known to close a phone conversation to friends by saying
he loved them. The soft side, not seen in business deals, I am sure.
We spoke a couple of times just before he died. The conversation centered upon his health and the medical
challenges that he and my granddaughter were facing. He said he’d pray for her and closed by asking, “Pray
for me, also”. I did. Once again the soft side of the man became apparent. It was very touching and I was
moved.
by Steve Robertson
He was a man who rose from a humble childhood to success few will ever achieve or understand. All of us at
The Amelia Island Concourse d ‘Elegance Foundation
will miss him and send our condolences to his family.
Goodbye, my friend, the bananas finally ripened.
Bill Warner, 18 May 2012.
About the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
Now in its second decade, the Amelia Island Concours
de’Elegance is among the top automotive events in the
world. Always held the second full weekend in March. “The
Amelia” draws nearly 250 rare vehicles from collections around
the world to The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach
and The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island for a celebration of the
automobile like no other. Since 1996, the show’s Foundation
has donated nearly $2.0 million to Community Hospice of
Northeast Florida, Inc., Spina Bifida of Jacksonville, Shop
with Cops, The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, and other
deserving charities on Florida’s First Coast and beyond. The
18th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is scheduled
for March 8-10, 2013. For more information, visit www.
ameliaconcours.org or call 904-636-0027
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The EyesOn Design
LIFETIME DESIGN
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
EYESON DESIGN
LIFETIME DESIGN
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HONOREES
1988Gordon Buehrig (d)*
1989Strother MacMinn (d) & William Mitchell
(d)
For many years the most sought after award in
automotive design has been the Detroit Institute
of Ophthalmology’s Lifetime Design Achievement
Award. The prestige and importance of the award
derives as much from the people who confer it as
from the institution which makes it possible. It is one of
the few awards in which the only voices that count
in the selection of the awardee are those who have
previously received the award.
Thus, as you look at the list of award winners, note
that among them are perhaps the most important
automotive designers who have ever lived.
For two years, the Lifetime Design Achievement
Award did not go to an automobile designer. The 2009
winner, selected by his peers, was Willie G. Davidson,
the designer of so many iconic two-wheeled vehicles.
Classically trained as an automobile designer at the Art
Center College in Pasadena, California, Mr Davidson
did work in automotive design for some years prior
to returning to Harley-Davidson, the company his
grandfather started. There, he has distinguished himself
in a lifetime of vehicles which have sparked both style
and financial success, as well as a loyal following of
motorcycle lovers. Obviously, the most important auto
designers in the world share our very high regard for his
design talents and accomplishments.
In 2008, the award went to Mr Bob Lutz who,
although not a formally trained designer, has probably
influenced the look of more vehicles on the world’s
roads than almost any person alive during his years at
BMW, Ford, Chrysler and General Motors.
In attendance each year at the EyesOn Design
show there are several winners of the Lifetime Design
Achievement Award. Recognize them for what they
are, the Super Stars of the automotive and motorcycle
design world. They each deserve the acclaim
attached to this award.
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1990 Eugene Gregorie (d) & Virgil Exner (d)
1991Sergio Pininfarina & Harley Earl (d)
1992Sir William Lyons (d)
1993LeBaron Carrossiers
1994Nuccio Bertone (d) & Homer LaGassey
1995Porsche Family & Raymond Loewy (d)
1996The Centennial of American Auto Industry
1997Bruno Sacco
1998George Walker (d)
1999Richard Teague (d)
200020th Century Visionaries GM Styling Staff
1937-1972
2001Giorgetto Giugiaro
2002Tom Gale
2003Design Proteges of Harley Earl Era
2004Chuck Pelly
2005Chuck Jordan
2006Jack Telnack
2007Marcello Gandini
2008Robert Lutz
2009Willie G. Davidson
2010
Shiro Nakamura
2011
Walter de’Silva
2012
Chris Bangle
* (d) – deceased
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built our reputation around creative vision and
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and innovation to our industry. We’re proud
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in honoring those that share our passion for
forward-thinking, and have been an inspiration
to automotive technology and design.
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LIFETIME DESIGN
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“Bangle is arguably the most influential auto
designer of his generation.” Phil Patton,
New York Times, February 20, 2006.
One only needs to look down the street for
evidence of Chris Bangle’s ingenuity and
far-reaching influence.
A daring designer whose work has provoked
endless discussion, Bangle is best known for
his tenure as Chief of Design for the BMW
group, where he was responsible for bringing
the designs of the BMW, Mini Cooper, and
Rolls Royce into the Twenty-First century.
After attending the University of Wisconsin
and graduating from the Art Center College
of Design (Pasadena, California), Bangle
began his career at Opel in 1981, and then
four years later moved on to Fiat, where he
designed the brazen Coupe Fiat. In 1992, he
was named the first American Chief of Design
at BMW.
Bangle is no stranger to controversy in the
media, but what the journalists do agree on is
that no other designer has had such a farreaching impact in the automotive industry in
this century. His mandate to “strategize
emotion” through design has energized the
typically conservative brand, updating
BMW’s classic design with bold, sculptural
lines, a far cry from homogenous car design.
As a result, his daring designs have helped
BMW become the global leader in premium
car sales and brought in legions of new fans,
spurring rivals to follow suit in emulating this
distinctive style.
During his time at BMW, he introduced GINA,
an experimental concept roadster that
explored the amazing effects of replacing
the rigid metal skin of a car with one of fabric
that can change the shape and better
respond to the challenges of manufacturing
and aerodynamics.
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'ⓒ Privilege / Jung-‐hoon Woo' A Benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
After pushing car design language to its limits for
twenty-eight years, Bangle announced his departure
in February 2009 from the auto industry - but not from
car design. He is pursuing his own design-related
endeavors from his studio in Italy, focusing on new
ideas and cutting-edge innovation. To create the
proper structure for this, in March 2009, he founded
Chris Bangle Associates s.r.l. (CBA) at a centuries old
Borgata in the hills above Clavesana — a famed
center for wine in the Piemonte Region of Italy. Today,
as the managing Director of CBA, Chris Bangle leads a
team of designers and engineers, who, together with
the Associates from the CBA clients, use the Borgata
as a hybrid “Studio/Design Residency”. The open
spaces and beautiful vineyards around the Borgata
encourages the imagination; every year Bangle and
his colleagues create large art pieces to add to the
environs. The experiences in design and innovation
and the advice Bangle has to offer after over 25 years
as a manager make him a speaker in demand; he
travels frequently around the world to lecture, teach
design, and consult with his Client Associates. He is
married and has a son.
'ⓒ Privilege / Jung-‐hoon Woo' As an automotive contributor to
several national publications and
the author of a book on car
collecting, Rob’s well known for
his classic car expertise. He’s also
one of Hagerty’s chief market
experts. His knowledge helps us
determine your car’s worth whether you’re talking to one of
our coverage specialists or using
our online Valuation Tools. And
with our Guaranteed Value coverage, we’ll pay that amount in the
event of a total covered loss*.
Rob’s almost supernatural understanding of the market makes him
perfect for Hagerty, and makes
Hagerty perfect for you.
Hagerty. We may sell insurance
but we live classics.
*Unless you decide to retain your vehicle
or your policy has a deductible.
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PRESERVING THE
VISION
Michael Spezia
Museum Executive Director
Gilmore Car Museum
Because of his dedication to preserving and restoring historic and stylistically significant examples of the designers’
art through his work at the Gilmore Car Museum, we are
honored to present Mr Spezia with the 2012 Preserving
the Vision Award.
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automotive powered racing machines and wondered
what they may have sounded like back in the day?
Are you automatically attracted to the warm glow of
varnished wood surfaces and polished chrome on a
high performance engine? If you answered yes and
yes and are a boat racing fan then look no further
than the racing hulls proudly on display today from
the American Power Boat Association’s ‘Vintage &
Historic Racing Division’.
The Vintage & Historic Racing Division is a unique
group of former driving legends, the world’s best
wooden race boat restoration experts, talented
engine builders of ‘old iron’ and rabid race fans
who have all come together to create a ‘Floating
Museum That Makes Noise’! And you read that
correctly – MAKES NOISE! Throughout the summer or
wherever there is warm weather this dedicated group
of individuals take to the water and in a spectacular
display of roaring engines bring these racing hulls of
yesteryear back to life! These events allow you and
your family members to trace the steps of America’s
great boat racing heritage over the past 100 years
and then remarkably witness the sounds, the action,
the personalities, the hulls and everything else that
were once just silent memories. There are currently
over 30 event sites scheduled for 2012 (visit for details:
www.vintagehydroplanes.com/2012events.html) with
one of them right in our very own backyard! – The
Detroit APBA Gold Cup Races - JULY 13-15.
Vintage racing hulls at the Detroit Gold Cup are no strangers to
speed and put on a spectacular show for racing spectators.
By: Alan Radue
Okay, so now you know a little bit about what you
are looking at but inevitably are coming up with more
and more questions. Questions to racing hull owners
are like Mozart to classical music lovers; however, BE
WARNED our story telling enthusiasm may land you
in the driver’s seat (especially the youngsters) just to
get you as close as possible to these unique racing
machines. So I’ll do the best I can to answer some of
the more common questions that get tossed our way.
What makes a hull an APBA vintage and historic
racing hull? The current definition contained within
the APBA bylaws state ‘A vintage hull shall be built
prior to 1986 and must have been a racing hull at
one time in its history. A historic hull shall be built
prior to 1941’. There are a few exceptions but those
statements cover the vast majority of what you will
see on display today. Vintage and historic racing hulls
cover the complete racing spectrum from the smaller
stock outboards through the limited inboards right up
to the mighty Unlimiteds we all know and love.
I was only aware of the larger Unlimited class
hydroplane race boats and am not familiar with
the smaller classes. What do these smaller hulls
represent? When people say Gar Wood or Bill
Muncey they immediately think of Miss America and
Atlas Van Lines which made them famous around
the world. However most folks don’t realize this
prolific combination represents only the pinnacle
of their racing career and typically the largest race
boat they ever drove. The smaller classes of racing
hulls represent a training ground with the goal of
becoming a driver of an Unlimited hydroplane. Just
like a go-cart racer dreaming of driving in the Indy 500
these smaller racing hulls represent different classes of
racing where a driver can climb up through the ranks
and hone his or her racing skills. Many people will
argue it is this venue of the smaller class race boats
where the greatest and most spirited racing exists.
What are the classes of hulls and how are the letters
and numbers used to differentiate them? Everyone
is familiar with how the Unlimited class handles this
by placing a ‘U’ preceeding the hull number. Now
comes the tricky part with Vintage & Historic hulls
because of the many different classes. You will see
designations like E-173, GP-317 and H-1 where each
designation refers to a specific racing class.
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speed record for this class is over 100 mph.
E – The 280 cubic inch class was a stock class started
in the1950s and was known to racers as the first class
climbing up the ladder to separate the ‘men from the
boys’. The motor of choice was the 265 cubic inch
small block Chevrolet and eventually changed to the
Plymouth 273 cubic inch V-8. The minimum length
was 16 feet and this class eventually became the 5
liter class. The straightaway speed record for this class
is over 120 mph.
typical letter class designation
A boat racing event can A
on a vintage racing hull.
have six or more classes
present and even run multiple classes at the same
time which is where the letter designation becomes
critical to the folks scoring the event. Many of
the classes have changed over the years but the
following is a brief overview of the V&H classes you will
see today:
Y – The 48 cubic inch class began in the1940s and
the motor of choice was the modified 44 cubic inch
Crosley. Many motors were tried in this class but by
the1970s the preferred motor was the British made
Sunbeam known for its distinct sound at high rpm.
The minimum length for this class started out at nine
feet but has been increased through the years. The
straightaway speed record for this class is over
100 mph.
T – This class is the stock version of the 48 cubic inch
class which began running in the1960s. Again, the
popular motor of choice was the 44 cubic inch
Crosley. The motor size limit was eventually increased
to allow the much easier to find Toyota and Datsun
engines of the day as the Crosley’s were becoming
harder and harder to find. This class followed
the same length requirements as the Y class. The
straightaway speed record for this class is over
90 mph.
A – The 135 cubic inch class began in the1930s
and the motor of choice in the early years was the
modified Ford flat head. The Ford flat heads were run
for many years until they were eventually replaced by
the Ford Falcon 6 cylinder. The length of these hulls
were 13.5 feet but have been increased through the
years. The straightaway speed record for this class is
over 120 mph.
S – The 136 cubic inch class began in the1950s as a
stock class to the A class. The length requirements
were the same as the A class and the straightaway
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N – This class began in the1940s as the 225 cubic inch
class where Chevrolet and Ford 6 cylinder motors
were utilized. The Studebaker V8 motor took over
in the1950s but by the1960s the aluminum Buick 215
cubic inch V8 and the Ford 221 cubic inch V8 were
winning races across the country. The minimum
length is 16 feet for this class and they eventually
became the 6 liter class in the1990s. The straightaway
speed record for this class is over 130 mph.
F – This class was begun in the1930s. This class ran
modified Chevrolet, Ford and Plymouth engines and
was eventually bumped up to 305 cubic inches in
the1970s and then primarily ran the Chevrolet V8.
The minimum length for this class was 16 feet and the
straightaway speed record for this class is impressively
over 150 mph.
H – This class was started in the1940s and ran a
maximum of 427 cubic inches. Once they were
available many of the hydroplanes ran big block
motors from Chevrolet, Ford and Plymouth. The
minimum length for this class was 19 feet and the
straightaway speed record for this class is over 160
mph.
J – This class was the stock version of the H class and
eventually turned into the Grand National Hydro’s.
The minimum length for this class was 19 feet and the
straightaway speed record is over 140 mph.
GP – The Grand Prix class started officially as a class
in 1974 and currently run modified 500 cubic inch
motors. This class first appeared at the Gold Cup
event in Detroit in 1977 and has provided spectators
with many thrills throughout the years. Known for
drivers with nerves of steel the straightaway speed
record for this class is approaching 180 mph.
U – The Unlimited class is the grandaddy of all the
hydroplane classes with hull sizes in the range of 28
to 32 feet in length and 12 to 14.5 feet in width. Any
piston inboard engine or a single turbine engine can
be utilized under the current guidelines. The WWII
Allison and Merlin piston engines were a staple for
many years before the turbine era finally took hold
in the1980s. An often misunderstood fact about the
turbine engine is the racing hull is still pushed forward
by a propeller/screw which is a requirement for this
class. The straightaway speed record is over 200 mph
and was held for many years by local Detroiter Roy
Duby while driving Miss US1.
Who were the builders of these fantastic racing hulls?
Throughout the years of boat racing there are many
names which will arguably be the most familiar, such
as Lauterbach and Jones; however, you will also see
names like Lloyd, Hallett, Tempte, Farmer, Wickens
and a host of others who made their mark. Some of
the builders produced hundreds of hulls during their
career while others produced only a handful. To those
who love a particular builder each hull has specific
design cues which make them unique. From a Lloyd
tail fin with a kick up to the unmistakable design of a
Wicken’s hydroplane each hull captures a snapshot in
time of what was perceived to be the fastest way to
race on water.
which consist of Dentists, Engineers, Judges and any
other profession you can think of. The interesting
part of the ‘new generation’ of vintage racers is
they are developing a wide variety of driving skills
in different hulls and many are heavily involved with
hull construction and engine work. This group has
re-energized the effort of hull preservation and will
be responsible for pushing the Vintage and Historic
division forward in the future. The common theme, no
matter who the driver is, revolves around the individual
typically having a lifelong love affair with boat racing.
How do you find one of these hulls today? As with
everything else considered vintage racing hulls are
becoming harder and harder to find. However, there
still seems to be a continual flow of stories of hulls
being pulled out of old barns and garages being
opened for the first time in 40 years containing one of
these fantastic old racing machines. Some vintage
hulls are even ‘disguised’ and retrofitted to race on
the current APBA inboard circuit. All you have to do
is a little research and shed a few of today’s latest
advances in hull technology and you can end up
with a vintage racing hull with a spectacular history.
Unfortunately, some hulls at the end of their racing
career are left to fend for themselves against the
elements and many of them end up losing the battle
— of course not if any of us have anything to say
about it! The APBA sincerely hopes the race boats on
display today will encourage people to step forward
and preserve the rich boat racing history we are lucky
enough to enjoy stateside.
So now you are hopefully armed with a little
knowledge about the APBA’s Vintage & Historic
Racing Division. One thing I can guarantee – if you
enjoy looking at these race boats sitting on a trailer
you are going to LOVE the experience of watching
them at speed throwing some water! So be sure to
take your family to an event this summer and take a
closer look at the American Powers Boat Association’s
fastest growing division. And of course a great big
THANK YOU to EyesOn Design for inviting us to display
our passion on the majestic grounds of the Edsel &
Eleanor Ford House!
Unlimited driving legend Ron Snyder posing with author Alan Radue
for a shot after turning laps in vintage hydroplanes at the 2006
Detroit APBA Gold Cup.
Who drives these hulls on the APBA Vintage and
Historic Racing circuit? There are quite a few ‘original’
boat racers, along with a number of individuals who
previously competed mainly in the limited ranks. An
emerging group of drivers climbing into the cockpit
these days are the actual restoration enthusiasts
About the author – Alan Radue is a former vice
chairman of the APBA Vintage & Historic Racing
Division, an APBA Nationals winner and is the owner/
driver of the 280 class hydroplane Agitator which he
has campaigned around the country with his family –
The Radue Pit Crew.
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25 Years of
EyesOn Design
This year, EyesOn Design presents our 25th edition. It all
began a quarter of a century ago when a group of
the members of the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
Board of Directors, led by Al Ricca, decided to mount
a car show as a fundraiser.
A reader of the blind, Merrie Lynn Ruzzin, learning of
these efforts convinced her husband Dick, then a
General Motors Designer, to volunteer to assist this
planning group -- all of whom were totally naïve to
what the words “car show” might mean. Dick was
responsible for the group focusing on design and, as
well, for convincing his boss Chuck Jordan, then Vice
President of Design at General Motors, to back the
concept. With Mr. Jordan aboard, Jack Telnack, VP
Design at Ford, and Tom Gale in that same position at
Chrysler, were convinced of the worth of the idea. For
the first edition Keith Crain was asked to participate
as the Honorary Chairman and had much to do with
that early success.
of vehicle categories,
poster artists, signage
design, etc. And to this
very day the judges for the
awards on Father’s Day
are primarily designers.
Some current, some
retired, some from OEMs
and some from suppliers.
The Detroit Institute of
Ophthalmology makes
only two decisions
relative to the car show.
It approves the EyesOn
Design leadership’s selection as their Chairman.
And three months later they approved the budget.
From then on it is the Car Show Committee under its
Chairman in total control of the week of events.
Thus, from its inception, this
show has been an International
Celebration of Fine Vehicle Design of the Past,
The Present and The Future. As Tom Gale has said,
“We really don’t care so much about restoration
provenance, vehicle dollar value -- it is about design.
We don’t even care if there is a bit of rust here and
there”.
From the beginning, as well, designers have played a
major role in the selection of themes, in the discussion
A significant indicator of the success of this event
as a fundraiser is the amount of money raised over
the past quarter century. In total it has raised about
$3,500,000 for the programs of the Institute. These
programs are entirely devoted to the needs of the
visually impaired and the blind.
From its start, it is the Chairmen of the event who have
been responsible for its success.
Retracing history then, it is only fair to pay tribute to
these men and women who have led the show.
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It is a wonderful
story! Hopefully the
Ophthalmology and
the world of Automotive
Design will go on in this
symbiotic manner for
many generations to
come.
Thank you, designers.
When many people now
blind recover some level
of useful vision you will
have contributed in a
very real manner.
But it is also a tribute to the Honorary Chairmen, since
so often it is they who have been the Public Face of
the show.
They are:
Year Event Chair
1988 Al & Marleine Ricca
1989 Al & Marleine Ricca
1990 Michael Micallef
1991 Richard Ruzzin
1992 David Wenzler
& Gerald Mahoney
1993 David Wenzler
1994 David Wenzler
1995 David Wenzler
1996 David Wenzler
1997 Richard Ruzzin
1998 Howard Gandelot
1999 Gordon Miller
2000 Darrel Hampton
2001 William Scott
2002 Fred Bane
2003 John Matthews
2004 Rich Parks
2005 John Teodecki
2006 Marcus Shelley
2007 Marcus Shelley
2008 Marcus Shelley
2009 Marcus Shelley
2010 Bernadette Lussier
2011 Frank Valdez
2012 Frank Valdez
Honorary Chair
Keith & Mary Kay Crain
Heinz Prechter
Lee Iacocca
Lloyd Reuss
Edsel Ford II
Robert J Eaton
Dennis Archer
William Clay Ford Jr
John Engler
Robert Lutz
Ron Zarrella
Jacques Nasser
Pete Pestillo
Kenneth Way
Dr Dieter Zetsche
Bob Lutz
& Gary Cowger
Herb Fishel
Mark Fields
Chris Theodore
Rick Wagoner
Frank O Klegon
William Warner
Ken Lingenfelter
Ed Welburn
We are deeply grateful to this astounding list of people
who have understood the relationship between vision
and the appreciation of the sculptural beauty of fine
automotive design. It is a relationship between the
sense of sight and creative beauty in metal.
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2012 EyesOn Design Poster Artist
Tom Hale
By Glen Durmisevich
Tom Hale was commissioned to create the beautiful
painting that graces the 2012 EyesOn Design poster
and program cover. It features the Ford House and
a classic 1941 Lincoln Continental. Tom is considered
one of the most talented automotive artists in the
world and is a member of the prestigious Automotive
Fine Arts Society (AFAS) and the American Watercolor
Society (AWS).
Hale’s work is distinctive, often romantic and
highly prized in both the automotive and fine art
communities. He has a rare ability to create pieces
that celebrate classic design and are also strikingly
new. Hale’s painting of the 1941 Lincoln Continental
turns this classic car into a study of elegant design.
The rich subtle colors, bold strokes and soft hues of the
acrylic on canvas could easily be attributed to one of
the great Renaissance masters.
“Creating art gives me a great deal of pleasure,”
said Hale. “I find automobiles, especially the classics,
to be intriguing subjects. However, I am not intent
on painting ‘pictures of cars, nor creating a sense
of nostalgia. I want to create a work of art with the
automobile as my subject.”
Though born in New Jersey, Hale has resided in
Michigan for most of his life. He studied art at
Michigan State University and attended the Art
Center College of Design in Los Angeles. There, he
received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors
in l966. Upon graduation he began his career as a
styling designer with General Motors, Chrysler and
American Motors and in 1985, he left the industry to
pursue art as a full-time career.
Hale said he likes “to study the surfaces of a specific
automobile, trying to understand the reflective
patterns and reason light reacts in a particular
manner. Understanding this allows me to use that
surface as a canvas for my work.”
Hale’s paintings are shown extensively throughout
the United States and have been exhibited in both
national and international competitions. He has
received numerous awards including the Gold Medal
of Honor from the American Watercolor Society. His
work has earned him commissions from private and
corporate clients located in the United States and
twelve other countries.
Hale has exhibited in many concour events including
over 22 years at Pebble Beach and 30 years at
Meadow Brook (now St. John). Hale also created the
EyesOn Design poster art for 2006.
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“I enjoy the process of painting more so today than at any time in my life.” added Hale. “It’s a privilege to
communicate emotions through my artwork. I hope that everyone will enjoy my art as much as I have in
creating it.”
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Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology (DIO)
1972-2012 Celebrating 40 years as a bridge between the sighted
and visually impaired communities
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Friends of Vision volunteers
prepare to mail a “talking”
edition of the Grosse Pointe
News to DIO’s visually impaired
support group members
1994 Vision Honored guests
experiencing “low vision” at a
talk given by Philip Hessburg, MD
COMPASSIONATE
1992 (left to right) Friends of Vision Past
President, Pat Micallef, visually impaired
Support Group Facilitator, Dorothy Cook,
Philip Hessburg, MD, Irene Garcia, and Jane
Stone, Support Group Facilitator
1996 Oktoberfest under
a tent in the DIO
parking lot
DEDICATED
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FOCUSED
1977 DIO Fundraiser, Jury’s
Irish Cabaret, Richard and
Maureen Mullaney’s table
of guests.
1991 Dan Carlson, a founding
member of the Visionaries Support
Group, at EyesOn Design presenting
the Visionaries Award
ALTRUISTIC
DIO BOARD
First Row (left to right) Frank Valdez, Carolyn Barth,
PhD, James Candler, Philip Hessburg, MD, Maura
Campbell, Sandi Jorgensen, Nancy Pilorget, Judi
Dara, DIO Administrator.
Second Row (left to right) Jerry Teagan, Hans
Flick, Drew Brophy, Michael Patten, Ed O’Malley,
MD, George Williams, MD, John Capuano,
Marcus Shelley
Not Pictured: Andy Acho, Keith Cooley, Paul
Edwards, MD, Jim Heimbuck, John Roarty, MD
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OPTIMISTIC
MISSION:
A 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to move forward the day when blind people
recover some level of vision, and function independently.
MAJOR GOALS:
· To be the leader in accelerating international collaboration in vision related research.
· To be the leader in helping the visually impaired maintain independence and
dignity, as they live a satisfying and productive life in a sighted world.
RESEARCH:
Each year the DIO hosts an international congress on one of two major research initiatives.
The Eye and The Chip: An international research forum on the wedding of nano-electronics and neurobiology that will some day provide artificial vision (through a “bionic eye”) to many persons now blind. Such
devices will be of critical importance to those blind with Retinitis Pigmentosa and Macular Degeneration – the
leading cause of legal blindness – in persons over age 60. The next The Eye and The Chip will be held in
September 2012.
The Eye and The Auto: A research forum on the relationship between vision and the safe operation of
motorized vehicles. This international congress addresses advances in automotive technology and how they
relate to those with normal vision and the visually challenged. The Eye and The Auto was held September 12,
13, 14, 2011 at the General Motors Global Headquarters Learning Center at the Renaissance Center, Detroit,
Michigan.
Each congress assembles over 30 of the world’s leading authorities on the research discipline. By facilitating
collegiality, DIO has shown that collaboration can be accomplished. Results from The Eye and The Chip will
move forward the day when many persons now blind recover some level of useful vision – and on alternate
years results from the The Eye and The Auto will help reduce the number of highway deaths.
SUPPORT FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED:
The DIO has managed support groups since 1984. Helped by its volunteer arm, Friends of Vision, the DIO
currently facilitates four groups with over 150 members. Three groups meet at the DIO; the fourth group meets
in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
The Martha F. Gorey Resource Center Shop, located in the DIO building, houses a wide variety of low vision
aids. These items help to enhance every-day living, thus providing greater independence for the visually
impaired.
PUBLIC & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:
Public – DIO’s written materials on program services and information on vision loss are distributed to physicians’
offices, local libraries and at community events. Through a grant from the AT&T Foundation, DIO has been able
to design and equip a classroom for computer training for visually impaired. The AT&T Computer Training Lab
for the Visually Impaired welcomed its first students in the spring 2009.
Professional – DIO has a proprietary school license
with the State of Michigan. DIO holds seminars
for emergency physicians, and offers space for
lectures to the ophthalmology residents of the
Henry Ford Health System.
Vision To Remember Antiques Show – the crew that
put up “the walls” (left to right) Darrel Hampton, Tom
Wenzel, Jim Fielding, Howard Gandelot, Dr. P. Hessburg
The Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology is a not-forprofit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1972 and
located in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. We are
proud to serve the visually impaired community in
Wayne, Macomb, and Oakland Counties.
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The Eye and the Chip 2012
7th Biennial World Congress on Artificial Vision
Presented by: The Detroit Institute of
Ophthalmology and Henry Ford Health
System, Department of Ophthalmology
September 9 – 11, 2012
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
Detroit, MI
Some of the money we raise with the EyesOn Design programs, both at the North American International Auto
Show in January and the EyesOn Design Automotive Exhibition in June at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in
Grosse Pointe Shores, is aimed at curing blindness. Some day a number of people now blind will recover some
level of useful vision with an electronic device in the eye or in the brain. The Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
is the collegial center of efforts related to “artificial vision”.
Every other year for over a decade, the DIO, at its expense, has
brought to Detroit over thirty of the world’s leading scientists
working on this dream. Co-sponsored this year by Detroit Institute
of Ophthalmology and the Department of Ophthalmology of
Henry Ford Health System we will bring in the leading scientists from
research facilities in Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, England,
Germany, Israel, Japan, Spain, and of course, the United States. It is
the only meeting in the world where for three straight days, the only
subject under discussion is the relationship between neuro-biology
and nano-electronics. True artificial vision.
The organizers of this World Research Congress are:
Edward R O’Malley, MD
Chairman, Research Committee, Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
Board of Directors
Physician-in-Charge, Henry Ford Medical Center – Cottage
Campus
Joseph F Rizzo, MD
The David G. Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology, in the field of
Neuro-Ophthalmology,
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Philip C Hessburg, MD
President, Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
The formula for a successful collegial world research congress
is to bring together the true world’s leaders on a subject, give
them a carefully controlled allotment of time and then allow all
the other invited experts to challenge the researchers findings.
Often it is these challenge periods, also of specified and carefully
controlled time, that produces the most fascinating information for
the scientific community. It has been said that these challenge
periods are not “for the faint of heart”.
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Our confirmed panelists for 2012 are:
Gregory Auner, PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State
University, Detroit, MI
Anthony Burkitt, PhD, The Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne,
Australia
Eduardo Chichilnisky, PhD, The Salk Institute for Biological
Studies, La Jolla, CA
Stuart F. Cogan, ScD, Advanced Materials Research, EIC
Laboratories, Norwood, MA
Ethan Cohen, PhD, Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, US FDA, White Oak, MD
Rolf Eckmiller, PhD, Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of
Bonn,
Bonn, Germany
Long-Sheng Fan, PhD, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Eduardo Fernandez, MD, PhD, University Miguel Hernandez,
Bioengineering Institute, Spain
Shelley Fried, PhD, Boston Retinal Implant Project, Boston VA
Medical Center, Boston, MA
Ra’anan Gefen, NanoRetina, Inc., Herzliya, Israel
Robert Greenberg, MD, PhD, Second Sight, Sylmar, CA
Mark Humayun, PhD, Associate Director of Research,
Doheny Retina Institute at USC, Los Angeles, CA
Ralph Jensen, PhD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston,
MA
Sung June Kim, PhD, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Frank Lane, PhD, Illinois Instit. of Tech,, Chicago, IL
Bernard P. Lepri, OD, MS, MEd, US FDA, Silver Spring, MD
Nigel Lovell, PhD, University of New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia
Brian Mech, PhD, Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.,
Sylmar, CA
Daniel Palanker, PhD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
John Pezaris, PhD, Mass. Gen. Hospital, Boston, MA
Qiushi Ren, PhD, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, Shanghai,
China
Joseph Rizzo, MD, Harvard Medical School, Mass. Institute
of
Technology, Boston, MA
Gregg Suaning, PhD, University of New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia
Yasuo Terasawa, PhD, Vision Institute, Nidek Co., Ltd, Aichi,
Japan
Philip R. Troyk, PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago,
IL
James Weiland, PhD, Univ. of Southern California, Los
Angeles, CA
Eberhart Zrenner, MD, University of Tubingen, Tubingen,
Germany
To register go on line to:
www.henryford.com/cmeevents
Tonya W. Hibbet, MBA
Medical Education Representative
Henry Ford Health System
[email protected]
Direct: (313) 916-8208
Fax: (313) 916-8315
Congress Registration:
$400/ three-days (includes congress
sessions and materials, breakfast, lunch,
and Memory Stick of sessions)
$140/day (includes all of the above, except
Memory Stick of sessions)
$100/ three days: Residents, Fellows, Postdoctors and Students (includes all of the
above, except Memory Stick of sessions)
Travel Reservations:
Make reservations with AAA Travel
Call: 800-854-5044 (US & Canada Only) or
402-390-1060 (Collect) or
E Mail reservations to: [email protected]
Hotel Reservations:
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center,
Detroit, MI
For Reservation Call: 1-800-352-0831
Use Reservation Code: DIO TEATC
Purchase:
Memory Stick of Congress: $300
Video Stream of Congress: $150
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Ophthalmologists, Bioengineers, Biomaterials Researchers,
Corporate Regulatory Officials, Electrical & Electronic
Engineers, Journalists, Medical Device Representatives,
Nanotechnologists, Neuro-anatomists, Neuro-pathologists,
Neuro-radiologists, Neurologists, Neurosurgeons,
Neurophysiologists, Optometrists, the Blind Community,
the Interested Public,
the Press, Visual
Physiologists, Venture
Capitalists
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2012 EyesOn Design Awards
at the
NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
AUTO SHOW
The North American International Auto Show 2012 EyesOn Design
Awards honor the most significant automotive designs on display at
NAIAS 2012 as determined by the North American and global leaders
of design from automotive manufacturers, along with academic chairs
of transportation design programs and design leaders from other fields.
These awards recognize the skill and creativity of today’s most
gifted designers in the areas of Aesthetics and Innovation, Concept
Implementation, Functionality and Spirit of Industrial Design. Awarded
in production and concept categories, the EyesOn Design Awards are
coveted by automotive designers as validation for exceptional design,
as determined by the leaders of their field.
Presented by the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology (DIO), the EyesOn
Design Awards serve as an extension of the DIO’s annual EyesOn
Design automotive exhibition held each June to honor and celebrate
the past, present and future of automotive design. In addition to
recognizing major design achievement in the automotive industry,
funds raised by both EyesOn Design events support the DIO’s mission to
assist and educate the visually impaired, help preserve vision by public
and professional education and support research related to the eye.
The winners of the 2012 EyesOn Design Awards at NAIAS were
The 2012 EyesOn Design Award for Design Excellence Concept Vehicle
Lexus LF-LC
The 2012 EyesOn Design Award for Design Excellence Production Vehicle
2013 Ford Fusion
The EyesOn Design Awards for Design Excellence – honoring the most
significant production vehicle and concept vehicle designs on display
at the North American International Auto Show – were awarded at the
NAIAS on Tuesday afternoon,January 10, 2012.
Over the years, the EyesOn Design Awards have gained prestige thanks to the highly-respected panel of judges
chosen by founding chairman, Tom Gale, the much-respected retired VP Design, Chrysler.
Each member of the judging panel sees every vehicle being judged during the press preview, which is only
possible through a carefully-managed docent system organized by Gerry Piaskowski, Chrysler Design (Ret). The
docents who assist the design professionals making the selections are also automotive design professionals.
The polished crystal EyesOn Design Awards for the Best Concept Vehicle and the Best Production Vehicle
introduced at the NAIAS have been presented since 2006 The major sponsor of these awards was the Dassault
Systemes of Paris, France. The MC for the 2012 ceremony was Detroit auto media personality John McElroy.
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2012 EyesOn Design Award
Best Concept Vehicle
Lexus LF-LC
2012 EyesOn Design Award
Best Production Vehicle
2013 Ford Fusion
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Master of Ceremonies
John McElroy
Host of Autoline Detroit
Chief Judges
Willie G Davidson
Chuck Pelly
Jack Telnack
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
Company
Designworks USA
Vice President of Design, Ford
Motor Company – (Retired)
Judges Panel
Alfonso Albaisa Wayne Cherry Dan Darancou
Karen Davidson Willie G. Davidson Ralph Gilles Kevin Hunter Derek Jenkins Dave Marek Tom Matano Jae Min Keith Nagara Suk-Geon Oh Ken Parkinson
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Nissan
General Motors, retired
CH-Auto
Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson
Chrysler
Calty Design – Toyota
Mazda
Honda
Academy of Art University;
Volkwagen-America
Lawrence Tech University
Hyundai
General Motors
Chuck Pelly Steve Pasteiner The Design Academy
Advanced Automotive
Technologies
Lorenzo Ramaciatti Chrysler/Fiat
Dave Rand Changan Automotive
Stewart Reed Art Center College of Design
Pat Schiavone Whirlpool
Peter Schreyer Kia
Jack Telnack Ford, retired
Mark Trostle, Sr. ASC, retired
Franz
VonHolzhausen Tesla
Mark West College for Creative Studies
Visionaries
EyesOn Design’s own special
touch on judging vehicles
Since 1990, the Visionaries, a
group of visually impaired support
group members from the Detroit
Institute of Ophthalmology, judge
a category of vehicles on the
grounds of the Ford House. Their
goal is to decide through touch,
wearing white cotton gloves, which
vehicles they consider the most
beautiful.
Guided by volunteer automotive
designers and the vehicle owners,
they judge each car in a specific
class. They vote on their favorite,
and present a crystal award to
the owner of the winning vehicle
at the Visions of Excellence Award
Ceremony later in the day.
Having a group of visually
impaired persons judging at
EyesOn Design makes our
show unique and underlines,
for the general public, what
this car show is all about.
We believe that those who
attend EyesOn Design and
observe the Visionaries judging
a category of vehicles,
will leave the show fully
convinced that this is not “just
another car show.”
The fact that amazes many of us
who have watched this group
“judge” for over 20 years, is that
they almost invariably pick the
same vehicle we (with sight) would
have picked ourselves.
This year the Visionaries will judge
12 eclectic designs from 19322002 in the Circles of Silver class.
Watch for them out on the field.
You will certainly have a rewarding
experience.
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INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW EVERYTHING.
Over the next 15 months, Nissan will unveil 5 all-new models and countless
innovations. The Altima,R Pathfinder,R Sentra,R VersaR Hatch and RogueR will
all be redesigned from the ground up to forever change the way we drive.
Soon you will discover the comfort of zero-gravity seats, the safety of Moving
Object Detectionz and the pleasure of a shiftless transmission. If anything
hasn’t changed, it’s the badge. It’s our most innovative year ever.
Nissan. Innovation for all.R
*MOD cannot completely eliminate blind spots and may not detect every object. Always check surroundings before moving vehicle. Always wear your seat belt, and please don’t drink and drive.
©2012 Nissan North America, Inc.
Nissan is currently looking for creative design talents for Global Nissan Design studios. For details, go to www.cardesignnews.com.

A celebration of Design

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