His father sent him to Carnegie Tech to learn to draw something besides cars, but it didn’t work. Born on Jin Greenville, Pennsylvania, as a kid Bill was always drawing cars.
One of Mitchell’s famous quotes is, “I got gasoline in my veins!” Mitchell’s father owned a Buick dealership, so Bill grew up surrounded by cars. See the photos of The King and the 1959 Stingray Racer at the bottom of this post. This is what the car looked like when it was in the Elvis Presley movie, “Clambake”. This is Mitchell and the 1959 Stingray Racer. Bill learned the corporate ropes from Earl, and while a faithful lieutenant, had his own unique style that completely changed the look of the Corvette. Earl was five years away from retirement and had already handpicked his replacement, William L. The look reflected Earl’s style long hood, low, and rounded – a simple yet beautiful design.
When Harley Earl’s XP-122 “Corvette” debuted at the 1953 GM Motorama, the clean design was way ahead of cars of the day.
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