{"id":29369,"date":"2022-06-20T13:57:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=29369"},"modified":"2022-06-20T13:57:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:57:23","slug":"payne-eyes-on-design-this-weekend-celebrates-racing-corvettes-and-peter-brock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/payne-eyes-on-design-this-weekend-celebrates-racing-corvettes-and-peter-brock","title":{"rendered":"Payne: Eyes on Design this weekend celebrates racing, Corvettes and Peter Brock"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2022 Eyes on Design show promises a full weekend of activities, culminating in a\u00a0concours Sunday at the Ford House in Gross Pointe Farms.<\/p>\n

Dedicated to showcasing the art of auto design, Eyes’ theme this year is “Designed for Speed” \u2014 appropriately following the Detroit Grand Prix and showcasing 200 significant race car design of the past, present and future \u2014 including the 2023 IMSA-prototype Cadillac GTP Hypercar, making its first public appearance.<\/p>\n

The program will also celebrate the work of Peter Brock\u00a0\u2014 noted Corvette and Shelby designer \u2013 and hold a symposium at General Motors’\u00a0Design dome featuring top Corvette designers weighting in on Chevy\u2019s first mid-engine Corvette.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMany of the nearly 200 vehicles are rare, significant race cars that the general public have never seen up close,\u201d said Glen Durmisevich, Eyes on Design design and theme director, in an interview. \u201cIndividual descriptor signs will be placed in front of the cars at the Ford House, telling the unique story and significance of each vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the race cars on display will be:<\/p>\n

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1955\u00a0Lancia D50 Formula 1 car.<\/strong>\u00a0Campaigned by Enzo Ferrari and driven to world title by Juan Fangio in 1956.<\/p>\n

\u00a02016 Ford GT GTLM class #66 Livery<\/strong> \u2013 Developed by Multimatic\u00a0for Ford\u2019s ambitious\u00a0return to Le Mans 50 years after the Ford GT-40 won in 1966, the \u201916 GT placed first, third\u00a0and fourth in class. The #66 car was the fourth-place finisher driven by Billy Johnson, Stefan Mucke\u00a0and Olivier Pla.<\/p>\n

\u00a01970 Plymouth Superbird.<\/strong>\u00a0The legendary\u00a0Superbird featured an extended nose, high-mounted rear wing, fender air extractors, and hidden headlights to give it\u00a0a significant edge on the track. It ran away with 21 NASCAR wins for Plymouth in 1970 before being outlawed.<\/p>\n

\u00a02023 Cadillac GTP Hypercar Concept.<\/strong>\u00a0Eyes on Design will mark the first public viewing of Cadillac’s new IMSA prototype.\u00a0Unveiled to media earlier this month<\/a>, the Hypercar Concept previews the hybrid V8-powred race car that Cadillac will campaign at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and 24 Hours of Le Mans next year.<\/p>\n

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Other notables are Jim Hall’s Chaparral 2 from the Petroleum Museum; 1952 “Fabulous” Hudson Hornet; 1964 Shelby Daytona “Brock” Coupe; 1988 Corvette GTP Prototype from Hendrick Motorsports Collection.<\/p>\n

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The weekend kicks\u00a0off at M1 Concourse Friday night with an event honoring Brock as a Lifetime Design Achievement Recipient.<\/p>\n

A visionary designer who penned early Corvette designs as well as the notorious Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe\u00a0fastback that won Le Mans in the 1960s, Brock was feted by dignitaries like Amelia Island Concourse founder Bill Warner and Jack Roush.<\/p>\n

Eyes on Design moves Saturday to the GM Design Dome in Warren for two design symposiums. The first honors the work of Strother MacMinn, a founder of Toyota’s Calty Design Research studio in California. Over a 50-year teaching career at the Art Center in Pasadena. MacMinn influenced many future designers, including J Mays, Chris Bangle and Wayne Cherry.<\/p>\n

“If you are in a car today, Mac probably influenced its design,” said former GM Vice President of Design Chuck Jordan. “No one influenced car design more.”<\/p>\n

An example of his renowned Le Mans Coupe will\u00a0be on display. It will be a\u00a0central focus of a\u00a0panel discussion\u00a0featuring\u00a0Le Mans Coupe builder Dennis Kazmerowski;\u00a0Stewart\u00a0Reed, Art Center’s head of transportation design;\u00a0designer Steve Pasteiner\u00a0and Peter Brock.<\/p>\n