Our good friends at Automotive Rhythms took some time out at the New York Auto Show last week to interview the man that helps make all new General Motors vehicle designs happen, VP of Global Design, Ed Welburn.
In the video below Ed Welburn shares many details on how the design and inspiration for new automotive design at General Motors led to the emergence of the all-new Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, Buick LaCrosse, Buick Regal, Buick Encore and even the new Corvette Stingray. Enjoy!
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While this year marks 60 years of the Chevrolet Corvette, the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance focused on one of the coupe’s most sought after models, the 1963 Sting Ray. General Motors design boss Ed Welburn was on hand to show off the all-new C7 Corvette, but even the hard-edged styling of the 2014 Stingray couldn’t take away from the beautiful 1963 models sitting out on the field.
In addition to the original Sting Ray and the 1959 Sting Ray Concept, some of the other classic ‘Vettes included “Big Tank” racecars, an interesting cutaway coupe, a right-hand-drive Z06 and the attention-grabbing 1963 Corvette Rondine by Pininfarina. Another impressive Corvette was the 1964 Corvette XP-819 rear-engine prototype. Owner Mike Yager had the car finished as a driving chassis for this year’s show, but promises the car will be back to its original glory in time for next year’s event.
Amelia Island 2013: Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray from concepts to split windows originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Once again, we were on the scene for the Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The spectacle of this truly prestigious event, marking the 18th year, kicked off the weekend to a pleasant sunny field highlighting some of the finest automobiles in the world. This year the Concours celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Porsche 911 and Ford GT40 along with the cars of Harry Miller.
Some of the displays of Porsche 911’s were something to cherish with just about every variation of the German classic on display including a couple one-off all-wheel-drive rally 911s. On the other end of the spectrum several iconic Ford GT40’s laced the field with their one-off displays with vast collections from Harry Miller and a few for the honorary chairman Sam Posey.
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance also highlighted over 60 years of the Corvette with the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray on display surrounded by notable Corvette models through the years. We didn’t forget the astonishing Lamborghini’s at the start of the field to really get your motors running. Seminars featured Ed Welburn, Vice President Global Design at General Motors, 1963 Sting Ray designer Peter Brock and the GT40 racing tales by Dan Gurney, David Hobbs, Brian Redman and others.
Every year the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance gets better and better, the images below that we captured is further proof of concept. We look forward to joining the festivities once again next year and sharing many of these stunning automobiles with you.
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Where else would you expect the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to show up first? Although this time it isn’t exactly in Jay Leno’s Garage, Leno instead playing an away game at Brown’s Classic Auto in Scottsdale, Arizona. Nor does Leno drive the car, instead taking an 11-minute walkaround of the new American sports car with General Motors design head Ed Welburn, the same man who recently brought by a string of classic Corvettes to the talk show host’s California compound.
It is, admittedly, a love-fest for the American sports car now featuring 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque, but one that also features admissions about previous Corvette seats like “they were kinda rough,” and the explanation that labeling the coupe “Stingray” means not having to call it “the base Corvette.” On top of that, Welburn also explains the proper application of the term “dashboard.” You can watch it all in the video below.
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The latest episode of Jay Leno’s garage is labeled a special edition as they come to us directly from Brown’s Classic Auto in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he gets an up-close and personal look at the revolutionary 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray along with GM’s Vice President of Global design, Ed Welburn.
In traditional form, Jay drills down a list of questions to further reveal design inspiration of the all-new Corvette Stingray. With Jay’s passion for automobiles, not to mention how he can contest to the evolution of the Corvette from his own personal collection, particularizes many features and aspects of the new Vette with Welburn. “It is all in the details!”
If you have 12 minutes to sit back and enjoy Jay Leno and Ed Welburn’s detailed walk-around of America’s newest sports car, hit up the video below. Enjoy!
