Commemorative Buick Harley Earl Felt Fedora Hat RARE
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UP FOR AUCTION IS A VERY RARE BUICK COLLECTIBLE. IT IS A 100% WOOL FELT HARLEY EARL STYLE FEDORA HAT. THIS WAS A BUICK DEALER ITEM ONLY AND BUICK SENT JUST ONE HAT PER DEALER SO IT HAS A VERY LIMITED PRODUCTION NUMBER. IT WAS MADE AND SENT TO BUICK DEALERS TO COMMEMORATE THE LEGENDARY CAR DESIGNER HARLEY EARL AND THE FEDORA HE WAS ALWAYS KNOWN TO WEAR. HARLEY EARL WAS THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF GENERAL MOTORS ART AND COLOUR DESIGN SECTION STUDIO BEGINNING IN 1927. IN 1939 HARLEY EARL DESIGNED THE BUICK Y "CONCEPT CAR", THE FIRST CONCEPT CAR BUILT BY ANY MANUFACTURER EVER. SOON AFTER HARLEY EARL CONVINCED THE PRESIDENT OF GM THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE ANNUAL BODY CHANGES DRIVEN BY DESIGN TO SELL MORE CARS. HARLEY EARL WAS PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT AND IS CREDITED WITH BRINGING THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE INTO EXISTENCE. THE FEDORA HAT BOX HAS THE BUICK TRI SHIELD LOGO ON THE OUTSIDE WITH "HARLEY EARL IS HERE" WRITTEN BELOW IT. INSIDE THE HAT BOX THE BUICK TRI SHIELD LOGO IS LIGHTLY WATERMARK PRINTED THROUGHOUT. THE BOX ALSO HAS A NICE SATIN ROPE AS SEEN IN THE PICTURES. THIS FEDORA IS NEW AND WAS KEPT IN THE HAT BOX ITS ENTIRE TIME. MY FAMILY OWNED A BUICK DEALERSHIP THAT IS NOW CLOSED AND I AM SELLING PARTS AND MEMORABILIA FROM THE BUSINESS. IF YOU ARE A BUICK, HARLEY EARL, OR GM MEMORABILA COLLECTOR THIS IS A CHANCE TO OWN A ONE
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