My thoughts on the Avanti..........to those that ask about the design.....mostly women:-)

[Hawklover]

Good to know folks still appreciate good classic design!.........and it is always women, who come up to me to express their appreciation of the design, fyi, in 1961 four designers were locked away in a rented house in Palm Springs California.......the men were surrounded by hundreds of attractive female college students......all four stated that thoughts of those comely looking, and scantily clad women led to the cars seductive curvy design:-) .......not one straight line to be found anywhere on the cars body!......just like on a beautiful woman:-)LOL

[8E45E]

Good to know folks still appreciate good classic design!.........and it is always women, who come up to me to express their appreciation of the design, fyi, in 1961 four designers were locked away in a rented house in Palm Springs California.......the men were surrounded by hundreds of attractive female college students......all four stated that thoughts of those comely looking, and scantily clad women led to the cars seductive curvy design

Raymond Loewy & Associates did have at least one female designer on his Avanti design team: https://www.behance.net/gallery/2271...-(PEGGY)-SAUER

Reportedly, she worked on the Avanti interior, and came up with the sliding vanity tray, but according to this book, https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca...359-item.html? it was Raymond Loewy's idea first. But we all know how RL always took credit for EVERYTHING that came to reality from his design studio!! One can see a sliding vanity tray in use in the top center photo on the 'Damsels in Design' book cover of what appears to be a 1958 Chevrolet dash. It is similar in shape to the Avanti and 1964 & newer Lark type trays, except for the mirror being moved to the underside of the pop-up lid.

Craig

[Bob Caser]

Thank you for posting this information. I was aware of her work at GM but not her involvement on the Avanti. Learn something everyday.

Bob Caser

[StudeRich]

They got that Picture of an "Avanti" dash a bit wrong, it's a '64 Lark Type.

It is possible though, that Peg Sauer did also design the Vanity Tray in those Cars as well.