The car itself was actually driven for a number of years by Harley Earl, until he replaced it with a 1951 model car.

He also appeared as the spirit of Harley Earl in a series of commercials for Buick.

"My name's Harley Earl," the fedora-clad ghost says in the first ad, "and I've come back to build you a great car."

"Buick as a division has nothing that Harley Earl would even remotely give his stamp of approval to."

The concept actually dated back to 1928 when the legendary Harley Earl first began designing Chevrolets.

Harley Earl retired from General Motors in 1958 after overseeing the design of the 1959 models.

Harley Earl was used in a brief advertising campaign for Buick, particularly during its reconstruction period between 2001 and 2002.

Teague described how two sets of overlay designs were made for Harley Earl to choose from.

Harley Earl, the son of the company's owner, was kept on as manager.

Harley Earl left the company to become the head of General Motors styling department in 1927.

The car itself was actually driven for a number of years by Harley Earl, until he replaced it with a 1951 model car.

He also appeared as the spirit of Harley Earl in a series of commercials for Buick.

"My name's Harley Earl," the fedora-clad ghost says in the first ad, "and I've come back to build you a great car."

"Buick as a division has nothing that Harley Earl would even remotely give his stamp of approval to."

The concept actually dated back to 1928 when the legendary Harley Earl first began designing Chevrolets.

Harley Earl retired from General Motors in 1958 after overseeing the design of the 1959 models.

Harley Earl was used in a brief advertising campaign for Buick, particularly during its reconstruction period between 2001 and 2002.

Teague described how two sets of overlay designs were made for Harley Earl to choose from.

Harley Earl, the son of the company's owner, was kept on as manager.

Harley Earl left the company to become the head of General Motors styling department in 1927.