Did Raymond Loewy Design The Lionel #497 Coal Loader (1950), And, The Pennsylvania GG-1?

Dennis GS-4 N & W No. 611OGR Forum Member

The Lionel #497 Coal Loader:

According to the following link, Raymond Loewy designed the #497 Lionel Coal Loader. (You will have to scroll to the 1950's era in the link below to see the very brief notation.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy

The Pennsylvania GG-1

Also as properly noted by subsequent posters in the thread regarding "Most Beautiful Electric", it appears that Loewy did not actually design the Pennsylvania GG-1, but, in the opinion of many observers, improved its appearance with his additional design input. (I will correct the OP in that thread to be more precise.)

Here's the passage from WIKI:

"Later, at the Pennsylvania Railroad's request, he restyled Baldwin's diesels with a distinctive "sharknose" reminiscent of the T1. While he did not design the famous GG1 electric locomotive, he improved its appearance with welded rather than riveted construction, and he added a pinstripe paint scheme to highlight its smooth contours."

10/28/189:55 AM

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Mike WyattOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Beats me, but Loewy and his industrial group DID design:

the coke dispensing machines- the bottle vending machine and the counter-top machine seen in lunch counters

the Studebaker Champion

the 1953 Studebaker Starliner Coupé

the 1963 Studebaker Avanti

the 1941 Lincoln Continental

the DC-3

the Air Force One paint scheme (for John Kennedy- a design scheme still used today).

the PRR S1 Streamliner

the Shell oil logo

the Exxon logo

the US Postal Service logo

Like famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Loewy formed a company and became the leader and final approver of work done by his (younger) associates. A lot of his work is on display in the Studebaker Museum in South Bend, IN.

10/28/1811:21 AM

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Tom TeeOGR Forum Member

His design career spanned many fields. Automobiles, advertising, corporate logos, buildings, etc.

I read that when given the go ahead on the GG-1 clean up, he climbed over the body and chalk marked subtle changes to produce the gem of which we have models today.

10/28/1811:27 AM

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D500OGR Forum Member

Mike Wyatt posted:
Beats me, but Loewy and his industrial group DID design:
the coke dispensing machines- the bottle vending machine and the counter-top machine seen in lunch counters
the Studebaker Champion
the 1953 Studebaker Starliner Coupé
the 1963 Studebaker Avanti
the 1941 Lincoln Continental
the DC-3
the Air Force One paint scheme (for John Kennedy- a design scheme still used today).
the PRR S1 Streamliner
the Shell oil logo
the Exxon logo
the US Postal Service logo
Like famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Loewy formed a company and became the leader and final approver of work done by his (younger) associates. A lot of his work is on display in the Studebaker Museum in South Bend, IN.

Much of the styling work on Studebakers - including both Pre-War and Post-War cars - was done by Virgil Exner, who worked "for" Loewy as a young designer. They did not get along, it seems. Loewy tended to grab credit, as I understand. Most of the Studebaker Hawk design was Exner's. Exner became well-known later for his successful "Forward-Look" Chrysler Products.

10/28/185:29 PM

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