Hired by Harley Earl in 1951 to head up the Chevrolet's designs, gifted and talented Clare MacKichan's creative juices started flowing immediately. He had a hand in the styling and development of early Corvettes. By the time he came on board, the 1953-1954 full-size cars were pretty much completed so he added a few suggestions to give Chevy a modern and up-to-date look. Upon taking charge of his team in late 1951, his main goal was looking forward to 1955 and beyond. For over three years, MacKichan worked tirelessly with a group of equally talented stylists, model builders, and automotive artists and the end product of their work was the stunning 1955 Chevrolet. Evolutionary facelifts were provided for 1956 and 1957; all of these were iconic American cars from the 1950s. As soon as the 1955 models went into production, as well as wrapping up little details for the following two seasons, he took dead aim for the next totally new Chevrolet proposed for model year 1958. Rallying his team