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| T
A B L E O F C O N
T E N T S |
| THE FISHER BODY CRAFTSMAN 'S
GUILD -- AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY |
| By John L. Jacobus |
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| Chapter I. Introduction |
1 - 19 |
| Background |
7 |
| Purpose of the Guild |
11 |
| Public Relations Bonanza |
12 |
| Overseas Craftsman’s Guilds
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12 |
| Lives Changed |
13 |
| Tenets, Values and Virtues |
14 |
| Demise of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s
Guild |
14 |
| Unanswered Questions |
15 |
| Fisher Body Craftsman’s
Guild Time Line and Milestones |
16 |
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| Chapter II. Napoleonic Coach
Competition (1930-1948) |
21 - 43 |
| Introduction |
21 |
| The Fisher Brothers |
21 |
| Philanthropy |
22 |
| Fisher Body “Royal Coach”
Trademark |
22 |
Napoleonic Coach Trademark
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23 |
| Youth Scholarship Program |
24 |
| Source of Inspiration |
24 |
| Napoleonic Coach Designers and
Creators |
25 |
| Master Model Coaches |
26 |
| Plans and Instructions |
28 |
| Guild Purpose and Organization |
29 |
| Advertising, Promotions and
Incentives |
30 |
| Napoleonic Coach Competition,
Master Craftsman Class |
36 |
| Shipping Crate |
36 |
| Judging and Scoring Coaches |
37 |
| Some Napoleonic Coach Details |
38 |
| Coach Builder’s Biographic
Survey |
39 |
| Some Ingenious Ideas Used to
Build a Coach |
39 |
| Napoleonic Coach Kits |
40 |
| Labor Hours Required |
40 |
| The Guildsman, Official Magazine
of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild |
41 |
| Traveling Coach Competition,
Apprentice Craftsman Class, Inaugurated 1934–35 |
41 |
| 1934–35 Traveling Coach
Competition Regions |
42 |
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| Chapter III. Model Car Competition
(1937-1968) |
45 - 123 |
| Pre-World War II Model Car Competition
(1937–1940) |
45 |
| Post-World War II Model Car
Competitions (1946–1968) |
50 |
| Model Body Styles, Dimensions,
and Construction Methods |
62 |
| Materials Used by Guildsmen |
67 |
| Tools and Equipment Used by
Guildsmen |
67 |
| Trim from Common Household Items |
68 |
| Metal Trim and Brightwork |
69 |
| Paint |
70 |
| Construction Materials and Methods
Used |
70 |
| Secrets of Success |
75 |
| Subcontractors |
82 |
| Guild Clubs |
83 |
| GM Dealers |
85 |
| Art Center College of Design |
85 |
| Stylist’s Genes, Pedigrees
and the “Right Stuff” |
86 |
| Project Planning |
87 |
| Family Know-How |
88 |
| Top 18 Brother or Family Scholarship
Teams |
92 |
| Labor and Time Commitment |
93 |
| Shipping Container |
94 |
| Deadline |
94 |
| Judging and Scoring |
95 |
| Quantity of Model Entries for
Selected Years |
101 |
| Judges’ Workload |
104 |
| GM Sons’ Presence |
104 |
| 1963 and 1966 Competition Demographics
(Age, Education) for Awardees Only |
105 |
| Program Diversity and International
Scope |
106 |
| Age Bracket Expansion |
107 |
| Fairness |
107 |
| Purchased or Duplicated Models |
107 |
| The Regional Awards System |
108 |
| Competition Integrity |
109 |
| National Guild Convention and
Banquet |
111 |
| Being a National Scholarship
Winner |
115 |
| Consolation Prize: Certificate
of Design and Craftsmanship and Score Sheet |
116 |
| Demise of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s
Guild |
116 |
| Can’t Keep a Good Man Down |
118 |
| Legacy |
119 |
| Postscript |
121 |
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125 are 16 color plates containing 41 photographs |
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| Chapter IV. The Search for
Guildsmen |
125 - 254 |
| Napoleonic Coach Builders |
125 |
| Model “Dream Car”
Makers |
140 |
| Afterwards |
248 |
| Non Sequitur |
251 |
| Recovery and Identification |
252 |
| Non-Guild Memorabilia |
254 |
| Future Guild Reunions |
254 |
| Accredited Industrial Design
Programs |
254 |
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| Appendixes |
255 - 290 |
| Appendix A. Fisher Brothers
in Brief |
255 |
| Appendix B. Skip Geear’s
FBCG Foundation and Mini-Museum |
256 |
| Appendix C. Coach Builder’s
Biographic Survey Form, June 1997 |
257 |
| Appendix D. Fisher Body Division’s
Role During World War II |
259 |
| Appendix E. Model Car Competition
Rules and Regulations |
260 |
| Appendix F. Popular Construction
Techniques Used by Guildsmen |
262 |
| Appendix G. The Awards and Regional
Awards System |
268 |
| Appendix H. Detroit Guild Convention
Details for Selected Years |
270 |
| Appendix I. Analysis of Some
Aspects of the 1963 and 1966 Model Car Competitions |
273 |
| Appendix J. Overseas Craftsman’s
Guilds |
278 |
| Appendix K. U.S. Guildsmen by
Name, Year(s), University and Vocational Interestt |
284 |
| Appendix L. The Fisher Body
Crafsman’s Guild: A Model for Educational
Reform, by Anthony V. Simone |
288 |
| Appendix M. Persons Officially
Assigned by GM Styling to Be Design Judges |
290 |
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| Abbreviations, Acronyms and
Terms |
291 - 294 |
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| Acknowledgements |
295 - 303 |
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