<VV> March 2012 Automobile Magazine

[Harry Yarnell]

Be aware Collectible Automobile and Automobile, are two completely separate
magazines. Both excellent in their own right.



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There is an article starting on page 86 of the March 2012 Automobile
Magazine entitled "Inside Man" about Blaine Jenkins, designer of GM
interiors in the '60s and '70s.  The article is written by Robert Cumberford
and is full of Corvair references.  It says he contributed to "every Corvair
ever made."  The article credits him with the interior of the Super Monza
and includes a color photo of its interior and a close up of a door panel.
It also mentions his work on "Pinky".  One interesting anecdote involves a
claim that he proposed the all-black interior that debuted on the '62 Monza.
He said that management resisted but caved in when it was allowed that the
headliner would be white.  In retrospect Mr. Jenkins observed; "They sold
tens of thousands of Honduras Maroon cars with that interior."  And, last
but not least, I have to note that the article reveals that it was Blaine
Jenkins who created the 1965 color, "Evening Orchid."

I think that Collectible Automobile is the best of all the current auto
enthusiast magazine and Robert Cumberford is one of my favorite writers in
the enthusiast press today.  I enjoy his "By Design" column where he
critiques auto design, an important aspect of automobiles that's too often
ignored by the enthusiast press.  He has favorably mentioned Corvairs in the
past, even devoting an entire article to praise of the design of the 1960
Corvair.  In this article in the current issue, he has outdone himself!
Must reading for the Corvair enthusiast as well as any vintage GM fan!

~Bill Stanley
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