Newport, J. Herbert
Variant namesBorn in 1906, Newport began his career as designer/engineer in 1927 as an apprentice at Brunn and Company in Buffalo, New York. He went on to work brief stints at Floyd-Derham, Inc. (Rosemont, Pennsylvania), DuPont Motors (Wilmington, Delaware), Dietrich, Inc. (Detroit, Michigan), General Motors (Detroit), and Studebaker Corporation (South Bend, Indiana); served as chief designer for Duesenberg, Inc. from 1933 to 1935.
From the description of J. Herbert Newport collection, 1922-1991. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 182736235
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| creatorOf | Newport, J. Herbert. J. Herbert Newport collection, 1922-1991. | University of Michigan |
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| associatedWith | Brunn & Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Mormon Meteor (Automobile). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Nash-Kelvinator Corporation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Steinwedel, Louis William. | person |
| associatedWith | Wolff, Raymond. | person |
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