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Edmund E. Anderson was an Industrial Designer in the North American automotive industry, notably as the lead designer for American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1950 to 1961. Anderson also worked in automotive design at General Motors until 1950, when he was recruited by George W. Mason, the president of Nash Motors, to develop the independent automaker's own in-house design studio. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is the worlds largest automaker. ...
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Also see: Kelvinator and American Motors Corporation Nash Motors was an automobile manufacturer based in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the United States from 1916 to 1938. ...
Anderson designs Anderson was largely responsible for some rather brilliant re-designs of existing AMC products during his tenure as AMC's Director of Styling. Notable achievements included the revamped 1955 Nash Rambler that became the 1958-1960 Rambler American, as well as its subsequent 1961 restyle. Anderson gave the Rambler American an entirely new look without any major re-tooling costs, which allowed AMC to make money in a very tight, competitive market. The Nash Rambler was an American automobile produced by the Nash Motors division of Nash Kelvinator Corporation between 1950 and 1957. ...
The original Rambler was an automobile produced of the Thomas B. Jeffery Company then by its successor, Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and finally, by its successor, American Motors Corporation (all in Kenosha, Wisconsin). ...
Anderson was also responsible for the Pininfarina Nash of 1952. He revised the highly acclaimed Italian designer's contracted work for a more American look. However, the "Pininfarina" logo remained on the car because of its marketing value. The compact 1964 American that used some of the larger 1963 Classic body components, was also Anderson's work. The Pininfarina badge See also Battista Pininfarina, founder of the company, and his son, Sergio Pininfarina Carrozzeria Pininfarina is an automobile coachbuilder and specialty vehicle maker in Turin, Italy. ...
The Rambler Classic was an intermediate sized automobile that was built and sold by American Motors Corporation from 1961 to 1966. ...
After asking to be named Vice President of Styling, and being rebuffed, Anderson resigned from the company effective December 1961, and retired to Mexico. His replacement as AMC's principal designer was Richard A. Teague. Richard A. Teague was a principal designer for the American Motors company. ...
Bibliography - Foster, Patrick R. (1993). American Motors - The Last Independent. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-240-0.
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