| 词条 | Gene Winfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|image=Winfield-With-Female-Fan-2014-GNRS-JTTWebServices.jpg |caption=Winfield (right) pictured with a fan |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1927|6|16}} |birth_place = Springfield, Missouri, US |birth_name = Robert Eugene Winfield |occupation = Automotive designer |website = {{url|http://genewinfield.org}} }}Gene Winfield (born June 16, 1927) is an American automotive customizer. In the mid-1960s, his designs caught the attention of the film community, resulting in a large body of his work being seen on screen, including in the iconic 1982 film Blade Runner. Early life and careerWinfield was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1927. His family moved to Modesto, California, in 1929, and he grew up there. He was first exposed to cars when his older brother, Glenn, opened a wrecking yard. He bought his first car in 1942, paying $75 for the 1928 Ford coupé, and promptly added a radio antenna with foxtail (despite having no radio in the car). Later that year, the brothers opened Winfield Used Cars in Modesto. His second car was a 1930 Ford, powered by a 1937 flathead. Winfield became interested in auto racing, including driving 135 mph in a Ford Model T ("The Thing") at Bonneville Speedway in 1951.[1] He soon opened a business in Modesto, Winfield's Custom Shop. An early innovation was in custom painting, where the two colors are carefully faded together[8] Building on his experience, in 1962, Winfield joined Aluminum Model Toys (AMT) as a consultant style designer for their model kits.[2]{{unreliable source|date=November 2018}} Winfield also worked with Detroit automakers who turned to craftsmen to add their custom touches to factory cars. As part of the "Ford Custom Car Caravan," Winfield developed the Pacifica Ford Econoline van, the Mercury Comet Cyclone Sportster, and the Strip Star, an aluminum bodied sports car with a powerful 427 V8 engine.[3] Winfield's next aluminum-bodied project was even more ambitious. Joe Kizis, a Connecticut show promoter, held an annual Autorama (an indoor rod and custom car show) in Hartford, Connecticut. Kizis gave Winfield a $20,000 commission to build a show car, the Autorama Special.[11][12] Designed by Ben Delphia, this vehicle later became known as The Reactor, a mid-engined front wheel drive two seater, with a very low profile due to the Corvair flat six.[11] It showcased a light aluminum body, like the 'Strip Star,' but the technology went far beyond novel bodywork. Winfield took the {{convert|180|hp|kW|abbr=on}} turbocharged engine from a Corvair Corsa and mated it to the drivetrain from a Citroën DS,{{cn|date=November 2018}} and retains the wide front and narrow rear track of the DS.[4]{{unreliable source|date=November 2018}} An episode of "Bewitched" was written around this car and its unique abilities, including the height adjustable suspension.[3] Winfield also used the Corvair engine in a more conventional Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, for The Piranha, a car meant to show the usability of ABS plastic in automotive materials.[5] Winfield made this car a television star as well, on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [6] AMT hired him in 1966 to manage the new Phoenix, Arizona based Speed and Custom Division Shop, which built full scale cars as promotional vehicles. After AMT closed this division in 1971, Winfield continued work in the custom auto body field in Southern California and appears as honored guest at auto related events in the US. In recent years, Winfeld was honored as the Detroit Autorama "Builder of the Year" in 2008,[7] and since 2013, has been on the International Show Car Series (ISCA) circuit, chopping tops and shaping sheet metal for the crowds in a special section of each show called "The Summit Racing Equipment Chop Shop".[8] Filmography{{multiple image| align = right | direction = vertical | image1 = Spinner3.jpg | width1 = 190 | caption1 = A spinner from Blade Runner | image2 = Gene Winfield's Strip Star Car.jpg | width2 = 190 | caption2 = Strip Star | image3 = Eartha Kitt Catwoman Batman 1967.JPG | width3 = 190 | caption3 = Eartha Kitt behind the wheel of The Reactor }} Revered as "The King Of Kustoms", Winfield was featured in the 1st DVD in a series called The Kings Of Kustoms. The series is a documentary and will highlight various car customizers, such as VooDoo Larry from Chicago, Illinois, or Alex Gambino of San Jose, California.[9]
See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1105_winfield_rod_and_custom/model_t_coupe.html|title=Custom Car Builder Gene Winfield - Model T Coupe - Automobile Magazine|date=29 April 2011|work=Automobile}} [15][16]2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Gene_Winfield|title=Gene Winfield - Kustomrama|work=kustomrama.com}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.c-we.com/piranha/GeneWinfield.htm|title=Gene Winfield - Legendary Custom Car Builder|work=c-we.com}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://public.fotki.com/Rikster/11_car_photos/beautiful_custom_cars/gene_winfield/the_reactor/|title=The Reactor - Gene Winfield|work=Fotki - www.fotki.com}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.c-we.com/piranha/page2.htm|title=Piranha & Man from U.N.C.L.E. Car - Piranha "Roots"|work=c-we.com}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.c-we.com/piranha/page4.htm|title=Piranha & Man from U.N.C.L.E. Car - Piranha "Spy Car"|work=c-we.com}} 7. ^{{Cite book|title = Hot Rod Detroit|last = Larivee|first = Bob|publisher = GP Publishing|year = 2015|isbn = 978-0-692-30899-8|location = Oxford, Michigan|pages = 281}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url = https://autorama.com/attend/boston/|title = Attend Show-Boston World of Wheels-Autorama.com|last =|first =|date = 2016-03-27|website = Autorama.com|publisher = Championship Auto Shows (CASI)|access-date = 2016-03-28}} 9. ^{{cite book |last=Grant |first=David |title=The Legendary Custom Cars and Hot Rods of Gene Winfield |publisher=Motorbooks |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-7603-2778-4}} 10. ^The Last Starfighter 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.c-we.com/piranha|title=Piranha & Man from U.N.C.L.E. Car Homepage|work=c-we.com}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.wyotech.edu/post/2009/06/10-top-tv-cars|title=10 TV Cars You Wish You Owned|work=wyotech.edu}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/eartha-kitt|title=Eartha Kitt discusses driving the 'Catmobile'|work=Archive of American Television}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.startrekpropauthority.com/2008/10/galileo-shuttlecraft.html|title=Star Trek Prop, Costume & Auction Authority: The Galileo Shuttlecraft|work=startrekpropauthority.com}} 15. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=https://www.automobilemag.com/news/two-one-off-socal-customs-set-invade-pebble-beach-concours/ |title=These Two One-Off SoCal Customs Are Set to Invade Pebble Beach |last=Jurnecka |first=Rory |date=28 Jun 2017 |website=www.automobilemag.com }} 16. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.harpiesbizarre.com/supercar.htm|title=The Super Car - Bewitched|work=harpiesbizarre.com}} }} Sources
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