David Holls was a car designer for GM from the 1950s to the 1990s. He designed Cadillacs, Corvettes, Buicks, and Opels. Recorded in 1997.
0:00 – Childhood in Detroit
2:02 – Michigan State to General Motors
2:30 – First Job Cadillac Studio
3:08 – 1953 Cadillac Eldorado
3:56 – Harley Earl
5:00 – Army in Germany
5:39 – 1955 GM Design Tech Center
6:47 – 1959 Cadillac with Big Fins
7:30 – Design Philosophy and Bill Mitchell
9:56 – Origins of Automobile Design
12:04 – 1960 Cadillac, Buick Riviera, Corvette and Camaro
12:47 – Clay Modelers, Engineers, and Design Team
13:53 – Engineer Pete Estes
15:08 – Chief Designer Chevrolet
15:52 – Opel in Germany
17:27 – Opel Manta, Commodore, Senator, Diplomat, and Bitter
20:53 – Bill Mitchell’s Art & History
26:11 – Special Car Designs at GM
27:35 – 1963 Corvette Stingray
30:50 – Buick Riviera
31:55 – GM Divisions
33:54 – Selling a design to Bill Mitchell
34:10 – Humor of Bill Mitchell
36:40 – Young Designers at GM
40:30 – Running GM Advanced Studios
41:40 – Body Shape and Wind Tunnel
43:52 – GM Director of Design
44:13 – Writing the History of Automobile Design
47:10 – Automobile Safety and Design
47:53 – Back to Styling