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- Feb. 12, 1990: Died:Gordon M. Buehrig
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- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Feb. 12, 1990 Scaling Down Defense
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- <source>Time Magazine</source>
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- MILESTONES, Page 57
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- <p> DIED. Gordon M. Buehrig, 85, legendary automobile designer;
- in Grosse Pointe, Mich. In the 1920s and 1930s Buehrig
- revolutionized the automobile's shape with his classic
- creations for the Duesenberg Model J and Auburn Boattail
- Speedster. In 1935 his design for the Cord featured front-wheel
- drive and flip-top headlights. He later devised and patented
- a T-top roof that became a popular accessory.
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