Howard Darrin
Howard "Dutch" Darrin (1897–1982) was an American free-lance automotive stylist born in Cranford, New Jersey. Darrin had been a US pilot serving in France in the last years of World War I when he met fellow countryman Thomas Hibbard. They were employed after the war as designers by Brewster & Co which they left.
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Howard Darrin
Craig Howell · Flickr: 1930 Duesenberg J Hibbard Darrin Victoria convertible · CC BY 2.0
- Born
- 1897 · Cranford.
- Died
- 1982
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- United States
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- designer
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Howard "Dutch" Darrin (1897–1982) was an American free-lance automotive stylist born in Cranford, New Jersey. Darrin had been a US pilot serving in France in the last years of World War I when he met fellow countryman Thomas Hibbard. They were employed after the war as designers by Brewster & Co which they left.
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Born at Cranford in 1897, died in 1982.
Howard Darrin (1897–1982) was an American designer.
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- 1.Richard M. Langworth. All the Luck: Howard A. “Dutch” Darrin, Part 1 - Richard M. Langworth. richardlangworth.com. 2017-05-27.
- 2.Paul Niedermeyer. 1947 Frazer Manhattan - Kaiser-Frazer: The Last New American Carmaker, Until Tesla - K-F History, Part 1. curbsideclassic.com. 2019-12-23.
- 3.Bobby Kimbrough. Legendary Automotive Designers: Howard “Dutch” Darrin. streetmusclemag.com. 2017-08-31.
- 4.Kaiser-Darrin. radical-mag.com. 2018-09-01.
- 5.DE. 467215. Umwandelbares Verdeck für Kraftwagen. 1926-12-28. 1928-10-20. Howard A. Darrin.
- 6.Howard A. Darrin Papers, A description of his papers at Syracuse University. library.syracuse.edu. 2010-03-19.
- 7.Mark Trotta. Kaiser Frazer Cars. classic-cars-a-to-z.com.
- 8.Bill Vance. Vintage cars: Even the Manhattan couldn't save Kaiser-Frazer. timescolonist.com. 2022-01-20.
- 9.Bruno von Rotz. Kaiser-Darrin - Kunststoff-Seriensportwagen mit Schiebetüren (Fahrzeugberichte). zwischengas.com. 2015-01-15.
- 10.Geoff Hacker. The DKW Flintridge – Howard “Dutch” Darrin’s Last (Built) Sports Car - Undiscovered Classics. undiscoveredclassics.com. 2011-12-29.
- 11.Howard A. Darrin Papers, auf library.syracuse.edu, abgerufen am 7. Januar 2024
- 12.Geoff Hacker. Howard “Dutch” Darrin – King of the Coachbuilders: Motor Trend, February 1953. undiscoveredclassics.com. 2011-10-30.
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