Retired GM design chief Chuck Jordan, left, appeared with current GM design chief Ed Welburn and retired design chief Wayne Cherry this summer at the Concours of America at Meadow Brook in suburban Detroit.
Legendary GM design chief Chuck Jordan dies at 83 By Greg Migliore | 12/10/10, 1:39 pm et Chuck Jordan, the legendary designer who helped usher in the modern era of car styling at General Motors, died on Thursday evening, Dec. 9. He was 83. Jordan is credited with a long list of iconic designs at GM at a time when the company set the tone for style in the industry in the 1950s and '60s. He was just the fourth man to hold the position of vice president of design, which he did from 1986 until his retirement in 1992. He joined GM in 1949 after graduating from MIT. Jordan quickly made his mark on a number of areas, working on projects as diverse as tractors and locomotives. He got a big break when he moved to the advanced design studio and worked on several of the Motorama cars, an eye-catching collection of concepts that toured the United States in the '50s. His long...
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