AmericaJR’s Gloria and Jerome Rzucidlo recently visited the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) to check out their new exhibit, Detroit Style: Car Design in the Motor City, 1950–2020. This exhibition organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts will highlight the artistry and influence of Detroit car designers working between 1950 and the present day. It will bring together 12 coupes and sedans designed across that 70-year period to highlight significant achievements in style and technology. The 12 cars include unique examples of experimental show cars created for display and iconic production models sold to the mass market. Design drawings and photographs will allow you to imagine the creative and innovative processes that bring a vehicle from the drawing board to the street.
1967 Ford Mustang (lent by Moray Callum) 
1970 Plymouth Barracuda 
1998 Chrysler Chronos 
Sports Car Proposal (about 2000) by David Lyon 
Race Car Proposal (about 1990) by Ken Okuyama 
Chrysler designers at work, 1960s. FCA North America 
Chrysler designer adding decal to a concept drawing, about 1989. FCA North America 
Earl Lucas, Chief Exterior Designer of Ford’s Lincoln Motor Company sketching. 2015. 
General Motors designer John Camaro drawing with tape, about 1983. General Motors LLC 
General Motors clay modelers adjusting a proposed version of the Oldsmobile Toronado, 1963. General Motors LLC. 
Chrysler modeler refining details of a clay car, 2002. FCA North America 
2002 Ford GT Concept (on loan from Ford Motor Company Global Design) 
2017 Ford GT production car 
Car-themed gift shop 
Seat Belt Chairs for sale 
Up-cycled Rubber handbags and jewelry 
Art Clock 
Visit the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) at 5200 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI. General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. All museum visitors must make an advance reservation at ticketapp.dia.org.