Creative Industries of Detroit

As America entered the post war 1950s a resurgence by the auto manufacturers enabled them to create the most eccentric and extravagant automobiles of all time. Fierce competition between designers from General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and independents such as Packard all turned to one car builder nestled firmly in America's bustling automotive mecca to help design the most elaborate prototype and concepts cars ever: Creative Industries of Detroit. Author Leon Dixon's comprehensive account chronicles the greatest automotive achievements constructed at Creative Industries of Detroit. The careers of the company's founder, Fred Johnson, and his successor, Rex Terry, are examined to show how two former Chrysler employees led the most diverse automotive firm in all of Detroit. Dream cars created and examined in great detail include the Ford Atmos-FX, Mercury XM-800, Dodge Granada, Packard Balboa, Packard Panthers, Packard Request, Ford Mystere, Corvette Corvair, Dodge Daytona, Plymouth Superbird, Delorean and many more. The amazing amount of hardware was constructed under one roof, each make separate from the other, and with a high level of secrecy.

"Creative Industries of Detroit: The Untold Story of Detroit's Secret Concept Car Builder" offers the most exhaustive and complete account of the 40-plus-year history creating dream, prototype, concept, and one-off cars from Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1950 Presidential Lincoln Limousine to the 1993 Mustang Mach III concept cars. This all-inclusive book is the first-ever on the subject, and features behind-the-scenes images and interviews never published before.

Pe masura ce America a intrat in anii '50 postbelici, o reaparitie a producatorilor auto le-a permis sa creeze cele mai excentrice si extravagante automobile din toate timpurile. Concurenta acerba intre designeri de la General Motors, Ford, Chrysler si independenti, cum ar fi Packard, s-au indreptat spre un singur constructor de automobile, amplasat ferm in agitatia Mecca auto din America, pentru a ajuta la proiectarea celor mai elaborate prototipuri si concepte de automobile: Creative Industries din Detroit.