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Joseph E. Oros, Jr. (born June 15, 1916 in Cleveland, OH – August 2, 2012〔( SSDI )〕)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = biserica.org )〕 was an automobile stylist for Ford Motor Company over a period of 21 years〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = CIA.edu, LINK, June 2004, page 6 )〕 — known as the Chief Designer of the team at Ford that styled the original Mustang,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Mustangmonthly.com, June 24, 2009 )〕 and for his contributions to the 1955 Ford Thunderbird.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Ateupwithmotor.com, Aaron Severson, 04 July 2009 )〕 Oros was also an artist, sculptor, painter and industrial designer, having designed appliances and other products.〔 Oros was born to non-English speaking Romanian parents,originating in Transylvania.〔 He was moved up a grade from 3rd to 5th because of his fantastic art work even though his math and science skills were questionable. Oros died on August 2, 2012 at the age of 96. He lived in Santa Barbara, California〔 with his wife Betty Thatcher Oros, until her death in 2001. His house was full of his own artwork, including paintings and sculptures. Oros was working on a 3D model of the earth depicting all the original settlers. In 2009, he was about 1/4 of his way through it. ==Education and career== Oros graduated at the top of his class〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Autolife.umd.umich.edu )〕 from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1939 — having studied under Viktor Schreckengost〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Cleveland.com, Steven Litt, January 27, 2008 )〕 — and later became a student at General Motors's School of Automotive Design, where he worked under Harley Earl's guidance, including a period of time with Cadillac.〔 At GM, he met classmates Elwood Engel, later design chief at Chrysler Corporation and George W. Walker, later vice president of design at Ford Motor Company. After serving in World War II, Oros went to work for Walker's industrial design firm. He also recommended hiring there of his close friend Engel. Walker and Oros worked on designing Nash automobiles until 1947, when Walker's firm won a contract with Ford. Together, they worked on the designed of the 1949 For,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Ford Media )〕 a design Oros described as inspired by an airplane.〔 When Walker later became head of Ford design in 1955, Oros joined Walker and Engel there. Oros worked primarily on the designs for Ford's cars and trucks, while Engel worked on Lincoln and Mercury. Oros received a Medallion Award from the Industrial Designers Institute (IDI) (now the Industrial Designers Society of America) along with George W. Walker, Eugene Bordinat, Herbert Tod, Rulo N. Conrad, John Najjar, and Elwood P. Engel, for the 1956 Lincoln Premier hard-top〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = idsa.org )〕 — as well as an IDI Bronze Medal in 1964〔 along with Eugene Bordinat, L. David Ash, G. L. Halderman, Charles H. Phaneuf, D.C. Woods, J. Najjar, and J.B. Foster for their contributions to the Mustang. Oros rose to director of exterior design and had oversight for many Ford vehicle projects. In 1958, Oros did the primary design work on the new, four-seat Ford Thunderbird that was to debut in the 1958 model year. It beat out a competing design by Engel (which later became the iconic 1961 Lincoln Continental). Although delays caused the revised Thunderbird to arrive in dealerships three months late, it was a huge sales success. The 1958 Thunderbird outsold the old two-seat model 2-to-1, and was named Motor Trend's Car of the Year. The body style was continued through 1960. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Oros」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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