Christopher Hoffman wrote:
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>It's to Engel's further credit that he could produce a completely different
>design language in the fuselage cars (not just the '69 C-bodies but also
>the
>'71 B-bodies, the stunning '70 Challenger/Barracuda, and the swoopy
>Duster/Demon variants of the crisp and boxy Valiant/Dart... and using the
>same front clip!) that still looked like Chryslers.
I wouldn't give Engel too much credit for the e-body 'cudas and Challengers
or the '71 b-body. John Herlitz was primarily responsible for the '70 'cuda
and '71 Roadrunner. Those are two of my favorite designs. I believe
Engel's contribution was that he "oversaw" the designs and killed the
fastback 'cuda. IIRC Milt Antonick helped on the 'cudas and Brownlee was
responsible for the Challenger and probably the other Dodges. I think
Herlitz was head of Plymouth through the Prowler and PT Cruiser until
Daimler (boo hiss) retired him with the brand around 2000.
I always wondered how much Engel had to do with the design of the fuselage
Imperials, because the fuselage cars seem out of character for him. In my
opinion his signature design is the Turbine car.
Rob
'70 'cuda
'83 Imperial
'03 GT Cruiser turbo
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