The Kaiser Darrin 161

America’s Sport Custom Production Car 

I had no idea who Howard “Dutch” Darrin was, as I pedaled my Schwinn Sting Ray past his house and peered down the driveway into his garage. From the sidewalk, I could see clay scale models and drawings on the walls. I loved drawing and making model cars, but I was just a kid. I didn’t even know car design was a profession at that point in time. One afternoon Darrin invited me into his studio. Little did I know, it would lead to a life-long obsession with cars and a bountiful career in design.