303:"World Car" with a similar purpose. This project grew in scope, eventually being renamed the Total Automotive Systems Concept (TASC) and becoming a joint venture of the Advanced Studios and the Automotive Forward Planning Group. In this form its ambition was to change GM's development process to increase interchangeability of components across platforms, and improve both interior space and fuel efficiency of the cars. Implementation of the program required the restructuring of the development and manufacturing groups and use of new processes. It extended to encouraging outside suppliers to invest in developing new lighter-weight components. As the program expanded the size of the team under MacKichan's direct oversight grew to seventy persons. One product of the TASC project was a sporty 2+2 fastback called the TASC4GT. This car, which was powered by a rear-mounted rotary engine, was designed by a small group led by Dick Ruzzin and progressed to the point of a full-sized fiberglass model.
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Although it was primarily the work of Robert McLean, MacKichan contributed to the final design of the original 1953 Corvette. He would have a long association with the
Corvette, overseeing all Corvette styling from the early 1950s well into the 1960s. He also spoke at Covette-themed events, and kept
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commissioned a study to evaluate the feasibility of rationalizing platform development for the company's divisions overseen by
General Motors Overseas Operations (GMOO) — Vauxhall, Opel, and Holden. In late 1969 MacKichan and a small group from the Overseas Design Studio initiated a project called
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Among the earliest models influenced by TASC were the 1973 T Car and 1978 V Car. The
Chevrolet Small Family Car (SFC) project was aligned with the TASC program and eventually resulted in the 1980 GM X-Bodies. Other car lines resulting from the TASC project included the J, A, B, and C lines. A
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January 1968. This car used a rear-mounted inline four-cylinder engine rather than the Corvair's air-cooled flat-six. After progressing to a full-scale mockup, the project was cancelled in June of that year.
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was released in 1960, during his tenure as Chief
Designer. This car's shape influenced several other manufacturers' products, particularly in Europe. Shortly afterwards MacKichan was chief designer of another compact Chevrolet; the 1962
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garageable minivan was also part of the TASC initiative. A full-size model of this concept was presented to GM's management in
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design that was released in 1963. This was also a Studio X project.
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593:"Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad 1955-57"
350:Clare M. MacKichan Memorial Award
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