Bill Mitchell 23 years as a designer at General Motors, eventually becoming Vice President of Design, a position he held for 19 years until his retirement in 1977

but he got started as an illustrator for Barron Collier https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-quick-history-of-revs-institute-scca.html

and was known for pranks and being a drunk, when not being regarded for great design. He once stole a New York Central park horse carriage and attempted to drive it into his hotel lobby.

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