Photo: Sean O'Flaherty
From the Denver Post:
Philip S. Egan, an industrial designer and author who was one of the last surviving members of the Tucker '48 design team, died Dec. 26 in San Rafael, Calif. He was 88 and lived in Fairfax, Calif. His daughter Frances Anamosa confirmed the death.
The Tucker '48 sedan was futuristic style incarnate. And it was fast, capable of 120 mph. Only 51 were ever built. Inside, the car was as sleek and functional as a cockpit. Egan created much of its interior. His layout of the dashboard evoked a coolly elegant jukebox or a really swell cigarette machine.
Read more. Thanks for the link Steve!
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