Automotive News - October 13, 2008 - (Page 51) 58 • OCTOBER 13, 2008 A U T O M O T I V E H A L L O F FA M E Class of ’08 features designer, racer and editor Three automotive pioneers — a designer, a racing legend and a former Automotive News editor — were among eight inductees into the Automotive Hall of Fame last week in suburban Detroit. Honorees included William Metzger, who established the nation’s first independent car dealership in Detroit in 1897. Another inductee was John North Willys, whose WillysOverland Motor Co. was briefly the nation’s second-largest automaker. The father-and-son team of Paul and Robert Galvin were recognized for their stewardship of Motorola Inc. Paul co-founded the company, and Robert ran Motorola after his father died in 1959. Other new members are Jack Telnack, the former chief designer of Ford Motor Co. who drew the original Taurus; Mort Schwartz, founder of the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium; Phil Hill, the first American to win the Formula One World Drivers Championship; and Bob Irvin, an automotive reporter who became editor-at-large at Automotive News and associate publisher of AutoWeek. Inductee Mort Schwartz, founder of the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium Derek Hill speaks on behalf of his father, racer Phil Hill, who died in August. Inductee Bob Irvin’s widow, Elizabeth, with Automotive News Publisher Keith Crain Jack Telnack, former head of design at Ford, and his wife, Marguerite Automotive News Publisher Keith Crain shares memories of editor Bob Irvin. The recipients of the Automotive Hall of Fame’s Young Leadership & Excellence Award are, from left: David Nowicki, Ford’s manager of advance program engineering; Mathew Hargett, chief engineer at Honda R&D Americas Inc.; Trang Hamm, president of Kuni Automotive’s Smart Center Portland and Smart Center Denver; and Lisa Drake, chief engineer for global hybrid strategy at Ford. Photos by Joe Wilssens http://www.AutoTrader.com http://www.eneos.us http://www.eneos.us
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