Robert E. Bourke of Loewy/Studebaker is credited with the Starliner design.
Beautiful 1953 Starliner, owned by Ian Hendry of Yorba Linda, California.
The american highway of ‘53
was beset with awkward
hulking bulky hunks
ungainly lunks
absent visual integrity
behemoth
style-less
detroit steel
no true soul
no genuine feel
as if gliding to earth
from a burst of stardust
graceful
and sleek
igniting our lust
came Bourke’s vision
of automotive chic
as enticing
and exciting
as a beautiful women
no american car
was minimalisticaly finer
a heavenly body
named for its celestial muse
the alluringly stunning
Starliner
gorgeous from the start
even now
a stainless steel
work of art
it heralded the future
in motor city design
from that point in time
detroit’s awkward design minds
moved steadily to refine
fresh ideas to define
a new era of mobile beauty
the classic Commander
still coveted today
even idolized
restored
rebuilt
and customized
it’s a rolling
sculptural
masterpiece
beauty to outlast history
magnificent simplicity
bravo Robert E!
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rob kistner © 2021
Poetry at: dVerse
~ comparison below shows dramatic design difference of ‘53 Starliner ~
1953 Studebaker
1952 Studebaker
1953 Ford
1953 Plymoth
1953 Chevrolet