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Who Was
He?
Herb
Grasse
Design
was owned and operated by Herb Grasse, who was in
the field of Industrial Design, Transportation
Design and Model fabrication since 1962. Designing
and building everything from typewriters to
production vehicles. He had the privilege to work
with some of the top Custom Car and Automotive
people world wide. With years in the transportation
industry he knew that he could help you with all
your needs from custom cars to production vehicles.
His architectural models have set a new level of
excellence and presentation, at a realistic price,
with an emphasis on quality, accuracy, presentation
and on-time delivery. He could take any design or
architectural project from starting sketch idea,
through to finished presentation with years of
experience in the design and
modeling.
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Education
- Syracuse University - Fine Arts
1963-1964
- Art Center College of Design - Bachelors
of Science Degree 1968 Industrial Design
-Transportation Design
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Employment
History:
- Smith Corona Marchant - Model Maker -
1962-1964
- Chrysler Corporation - Dodge Styling
Studios - Designer 1968-1969
- Ford Motor Company - Designer - 1970
-1972
- Herb Grasse Design - Design Director
1972-1973
- Bricklin Vehicle Corporation - Director
of Design -1973-1975
- Ford Motor Company Asia-Pacific -
Principal Designer Exteriors 1976-1988
- Nissan Australia - Chief Designer
-1988-1989
- Herb Grasse Design - Design Director
1990-2009
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Awards:
- INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MAGAZINE 1975 -
Industrial designer of the year in Product
Design for the Bricklin Automobile
- THE SOCIETY OF ART CENTER ALUMNI - 1975
- Best Transportation Design for the
Bricklin Automobile
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Show and Custom Car
History:
I have had the privilege to work with
some of the top Custom Car and Automotive people
world wide.
- George Barris Customs
- Dick Dean
- Bill Cushenberry
- Bob Larivee Sr. - Promotions Incorporated
- Don Stacy - National Autorama
- George Miller/Byron Kennedy - Village
Roadshow Australia
- Malcolm Bricklin - Bricklin
Corporation
- Jim Gaylord - Gaylord Cars
- Malcolm Bricklin - Visionary Vehicles
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The following vehicles were
done for George Barris
- ZZR Car - Graphics logo - 1967 Associate
Designer
- Batmobile - 1966 Associate Designer,
Graphics
- Yvonne DeCarlo Car - 1967 Associate
Designer
- The Hanson Volkswagen - 1998 Associate
Designer
- The Spice Girls Cadallic- 1998 Associate
Designer
- 2000 Millennium - 1998 Associate
Designer
- Dunkin Donuts "Breakfast Utility Vehicle"
- 1999 Associate Designer
- Chrysler City Coup - 2000 Associate
Designer
- PT Cruiser Dual Cowl Phaeton - 2002
Associate Designer
- Mustang Ranchero - 2002 Associate
Designer
- Shark Attack - 2004 Associate
Designer
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The following vehicle was
done for George Barris/Dick Dean
- Cougar Woodie 2005 Show Car - 1998
Associate Designer
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The following vehicles were
done for Dick Dean
- Shalaco II Concepts - Designer
- Mervet - Designer
- VW Styling - Designer
- Lincoln - Designer
- Turbo Cycle - 1997 Designer
- Mini Concepts - 2004 Designer
- The Peanut Car was commissioned by The
Halo Creative Group - 2004 Designer
- There were many other vehicle concepts
that I did for Dick Dean but they were
unnamed.
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The following vehicle was
done for Bill Cushenberry
- Gypsy Dune Buggy - 1967 Designer
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Here is a list of some of the
vehicles I have been involved with:
- Dodge - Yellow Jacket Show Car - Chrysler
Corp. - 1970 Designer
- Dodge - Daroo II - Chrysler Corp. 1970
Associate Designer
- Ford - Tracker Show Truck - 1979
Designer
- Ford Falcon Ute Sundowner Show Car - 1978
Designer
- White Road Commander Show Truck - 1972
Designer
- Mission Impossible Car - 1972
Designer
- Lola T70 Show Car - 1973
Designer
- Mad Max II - Concepts - 1981
Designer
- Bricklin- 1972 Designer
- Bricklin Chairman Show Car - 1975
Designer
- Bricklin Gatoraid Indy Show Car - 1974
Designer
- Waltzing Matilda Jet Truck - 1979
Designer ( held the land speed record for trucks
in Australia)
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