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Retroautos Collectible & Classic RETROAUTOS December 2012 ISSN 1836-9472 The “Copper Car”, one of five Thunderbolts built. Four survive today. This one sold for $935,000 at auction recently. Once owned by actor Bruce Cabot, it has passed through several hands , and is a winner at Pebble Beach. Bruce Cabot, the actor, stared in over 100 films. One of his last appearances was in the 1971 James Bond movie “Diamonds are Forever”.
Retroautos Collectible & Classic Alex Tremulis: Influential Car Designer Alex Tremulis had a storied career in car design. As a 19-year old and without any formal training in art or engineering, he landed a job on the design team for the Auburn-Cord- Duesenberg Company in 1933. In 1936, he was named Chief Stylist for the company and remained in that role until the company failed in 1937. He then worked for GM design and later was hired by Preston Tucker to pen the 1948 Tucker. From 1956 through to the mid sixties he headed up Ford advance styling studio. One of his roles was to hunt for talented car designers in art schools across the USA. Late in his career he was a design consultant to Subaru, and shaped the BRAT. He was a also contributor to Road and Track magazine. RETROAUTOS December 2012 ISSN 1836-9472
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