Chuck Jordan (automobile designer)

Oldsmobile Aerotech

Charles M. "Chuck" Jordan (October 21, 1927[1] – December 9, 2010[2]) was an American automotive designer.

Born in Whittier, California,[3] he graduated with honors from Fullerton Union High School in 1945. He studied at MIT before joining GM.

Career

He was vice president of design for General Motors from 1986 to 1992. Only six people, including Harley Earl and Ed Welburn have held the position in GM's history.[4]

Jordan's work includes the Oldsmobile Aerotech concept cars, the 1988 Buick Reatta, the 1991 Chevrolet Caprice and the 1992 Cadillac Seville STS.[1][4][5]

1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible in Warsaw

He rose to director of design for Cadillac in the 1950s,[1] being chief designer of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado,[2] an epitome of fin design. He also spent time with GM Europe as head of design for Opel. He became vice president of design for GM North America after his stint at GM Europe. Jordan retired in 1992.

He died in December 2010 in California of lymphoma.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AutoWeek Magazine http://www.autoweek.com/article/20101210/CARNEWS/101219992
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Los Angeles Times http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/19/local/la-me-chuck-jordan-20101219
  3. ↑ "Interview: Chuck Jordan, GM's Chief Designer". Motor Trend. January 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 USA Today. "Retired GM Design Boss Chuck Jordan Dies After Decades of Stunners" http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/12/retired-gm-design-boss-chuck-jordan-dies-after-decades-of-stunners/1
  5. ↑ Jeff Glucker RSS feed. "Fabled GM design chief Chuck Jordan dead at 83". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.

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