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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 761322, member: 56&quot;]I don&#039;t know if this counts as a book, but here it is anyhow.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the 1930’s, General Motors created the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild. It was an annual model building competition that ran until the late ‘60s.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the &#039;30s, the focus was on building a Napoleonic coach based on the Fisher Body Company logo; later on, it shifted to more of a concept car approach.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plans for the coach model surfaced in the family papers.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]190048[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]190055[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The prizes were significant:&nbsp; engineering scholarships as well as cash.&nbsp; Careers were started by this competition.&nbsp; It was good public relations and a valuable test of aptitude with an eye to future recruitment.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]190049[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It was very complex.&nbsp; The builder had to do everything:&nbsp; build the chassis and the suspension, model and cast decorative elements, carve ornament, paint and gild, upholster – whatever.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of specifications were included:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]190050[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s a drawing for a tassel:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]190051[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The center-spread has the only color:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]190052[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]190053[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s a completed model:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]190054[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Some winners night provide a sense of scale:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]190069[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They show up very now and again online and in auctions and can sell in the $1000 range.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some links:</p><p><a href="https://detroithistorical.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/the-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://detroithistorical.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/the-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild/" rel="nofollow">https://detroithistorical.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/the-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pistonpalace.com/fisher-body-craftsman-s-guild.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pistonpalace.com/fisher-body-craftsman-s-guild.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pistonpalace.com/fisher-body-craftsman-s-guild.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://oshawamuseum.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/artefacts-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild-coach-1933/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://oshawamuseum.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/artefacts-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild-coach-1933/" rel="nofollow">https://oshawamuseum.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/artefacts-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild-coach-1933/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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