Howard "Dutch" Darrin

Howard "Dutch" Darrin (1897–1982) was an American free-lance automotive stylist born in Cranford, New Jersey.

Darrin had been a US pilot serving in France in the last years of World War I when he met fellow countryman Thomas Hibbard.

Undercapitalised, they were forced to shut down by the financial crisis of 1929 which badly affected their American backer's resources.

[2] The first Kaiser models that Darrin designed went from non-existent to number eight in new car sales within two years (1947-1948).

[4] This car competed with the Chevrolet Corvette and was marketed as an alternative to spartan foreign roadsters such as MGs and Austin Healeys.