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13-591: Gordon Miller Buehrig was born in Mason City, Illinois on June 18, 1904 to a banker. He attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois , but did not graduate. After dropping out of Bradley University in 1924, he worked as a body shop apprentice in Wayne, Michigan . He had early design experience with Packard , General Motors and Stutz . In 1929, he was responsible for designing the bodies (built by Weymann ) of

26-497: Is a city in Mason County , Illinois , United States. The population was 2,077 at the 2020 census , down from 2,343 in 2010 . Mason City was established in 1857. The city took its name from Mason County. Mason City is located in eastern Mason County at 40°12′11″N 89°41′46″W  /  40.20306°N 89.69611°W  / 40.20306; -89.69611 (40.202965, -89.696109). Illinois Route 10 passes through

39-649: The Stutz Black Hawks entered at Le Mans . At age 25 he became chief body designer for Duesenberg , where he designed the Model J . He joined the Auburn Automobile Company of Auburn, Indiana , in 1934, producing the famous 1935 851 Boattail Speedster , based on the work of Alan Leamy . (A kit copy of this car was driven by the lead character in NBC's " Remington Steele ".) He also designed

52-667: The U.S. Census Bureau , Mason City has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km ), all land. The city drains to the south toward Salt Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Sangamon River and part of the Illinois River watershed. At the 2000 census , there were 2,558 people, 1,041 households and 681 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,599.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,003.5/km ). There were 1,127 housing units at an average density of 1,145.1 per square mile (442.1/km ). The racial makeup of

65-635: The World" and won Best of Show at the 1980 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance . He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in October 1989. He was one of 25 candidates for Car Designer of the Century , an international award given in 1999 to honor the most influential automobile designer of the 20th century. It was won by Giorgetto Giugiaro . Mason City, Illinois Mason City

78-841: The age of 85. His cremated remains are buried in Roselawn Cemetery in Auburn, Indiana. Buehrig was honored by the Scarab Club in Detroit, an artists' club with a show of his work and asking him to sign the beam in the banquet hall. During that event he revealed that one of his favorite vehicles was the Duesenberg 20 Grand, which was developed for the Chicago World's Fair of 1933 along with three other vehicles. Buehrig had read Le Corbusier 's Toward an Architecture and

91-452: The city as Chestnut Street, leading east 19 miles (31 km) to Lincoln and west 8 miles (13 km) to Easton . Havana , the Mason county seat , is 22 miles (35 km) to the northwest of Mason City. Illinois Route 29 touches the western edge of the city, leading north 29 miles (47 km) to Pekin and south 32 miles (51 km) to Springfield , the state capital. According to

104-537: The city was 99.06% White , 0.04% African American , 0.08% Native American , 0.16% Asian , 0.27% from other races , and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population. There were 1,041 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who

117-479: The distinctive Cord 810 / 812 , the latter recognized for its originality by the Museum of Modern Art in 1951. At the end of World War II, he worked with Studebaker and his design ideas led to their 1947 models. In 1949, Buehrig joined Ford , where his projects included the 1951 Victoria Coupe, the 1952 station wagon, and the 1956 Continental Mark II . He invented the removable T-top , patented 5 June 1951, which

130-403: Was $ 35,615, and the median family income was $ 47,991. Males had a median income of $ 35,058 versus $ 21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 18,411. About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. Mason County, Illinois Too Many Requests If you report this error to

143-428: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95. Age distribution was 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males. The median household income

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156-514: Was deeply inspired by it. Buehrig's work also led to front-wheel-drive Oldsmobile cars and also inspired a Chrysler vehicle with its hood design. In 1981, he was included a list of the top 30 people who influenced automotive history by the Society of Automotive Historians. His Twenty Grand Duesenberg design was selected to be exhibited in Essen, Germany as one of “The Ten Most Beautiful Cars in

169-1011: Was used in the aborted TASCO sports car. Retiring from Ford in 1965, Buehrig taught from 1965 to 1970 at the Art Center College of Design in California . In 1979, he produced the design for the Buehrig motor car, a limited-production carriage roof coupe. In his last five years, he consulted for the Franklin Mint and helped oversee the development of their model cars. Buehrig married Elizabeth "Betty" Whitten on December 23, 1934. Together, they had one daughter, Barbara. His wife died on August 28, 1970. He later married Kathryn "Kay" Lundell. He also had two stepdaughters: Carol and Joanne. Buehrig died at his home in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan , on January 22, 1990, at

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