The 1956 Motorama would be the last one held under the direction of the great Harley Earl. There were no Motoramas held in either 1957 or 1958, the year that Earl handed over GM's design reigns to Bill Mitchell, so this marked the end of an era in car design. So it's fitting that this show was complete with a theatrical stage revue as well as a short film called Design for Dreaming to introduce GM's vision of the future.
It's interesting to note that all of the non-GM cars (Mercury, Chrysler, Packard) that Tremulis photographed that day were built by Ghia.



1956 Firebird II

1956 Pontiac Club de Mer



1956 Buick Centurion





1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket



1955 Pontiac Strato Star


1955 Buick Wildcat III


1956 Mercury XM Turnpike Cruiser (Ghia)


1956 Chrysler Plainsman (Ghia)


1955 Chrysler Flight Sweep I (Ghia)


1956 Packard Predictor (Ghia)



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