Cars & Concepts

Damsels in Design

Pontiac designer Jeanette Krebs tours a GM Feminine Show in the late 1950s with Bunkie Knudsen, then-Pontiac Division head. Krebs contributed to interior styling.
March 31, 2018 05:00 AM

It's a little-known slice of auto styling history: In the 1940s and 1950s, talented female designers plied their trade at American car companies, mostly lending their expertise to vehicle interiors, but also conceiving safety and ergonomic improvements.

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