# Where's harley Earl? When Is He Coming Back? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-harley-earl-when-is-he-coming-back/270116 "2004-10-19T21:46:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-harley-earl-when-is-he-coming-back/270116/1 "2004-10-19T21:46:46Z")
You may remember that GM-Buick resurrected the late Harly earl (GM stylist-designer of the 1930’s -1960’s), to “build you a great car”. He was featured in the Buick ads, along side such living personalities as Tiger Woods. Is Harley comin back? Has he finished his job? Were these ads featuring long-dead people sucessful? Heck, I’d like to see Henry Ford make a re-appearance from beyond the grave! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-harley-earl-when-is-he-coming-back/270116/2 "2004-10-19T22:10:23Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > Heck, I’d like to see Henry Ford make a re-appearance from beyond the grave! As long as he keeps his anti-Semetic views to himself. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-harley-earl-when-is-he-coming-back/270116/3 "2004-10-19T23:30:11Z")
I’ve just heard new group of commercials for “signature edition” Chryslers that come with Walter P. Chrysler’s signature (duh!) Considering Mr. Chrysler died 64 years ago, the endorsement really doesn’t do much for me. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-harley-earl-when-is-he-coming-back/270116/4 "2004-10-19T23:33:20Z")
When Earl realized the Rendezvous was really an Aztek w/o the overtly hideous body work, he killed himself. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-harley-earl-when-is-he-coming-back/270116/5 "2004-10-20T02:05:08Z")
Maybe John Diehl (the actor in those commercials) got a better paying gig. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-harley-earl-when-is-he-coming-back/270116/6 "2004-10-20T03:49:10Z")
It’s ironic that the real Harley Earl was the kind of designer who thought the key to making a good car was putting fancy gimmicks on it. Remember tailfins? That was Harley Earl at work. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-harley-earl-when-is-he-coming-back/270116/7 "2004-10-20T04:12:54Z")
Myself, I’m wondering where [Jackie Earle Haley](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355097/) is.