It was Sloan who created a department then known as GM Art and Color , and made the decision to employ the auto industry's first full - time professional stylist – Harley Earl . His family business had long been coachbuilding , and it ...
81 1931 / Marmon 16 WILLIAM R. GIBSON 83. In the company's early years , when other pioneer auto builders were debating whether to increase the number of their engine cylinders to 2 or even 4 , Cadillac steadfastly stuck to its original ...