Dick Dean (February 9, 1933 – July 10, 2008), born Richard Dean Sawitskas [Sa-wits-kas], was an American automobile designer and builder of custom cars.Born in Wyandotte, Michigan, 20 miles south of Detroit, the heart of the automotive world, Dean studied art and drafting at Theodore Roosevelt High School (Wyandotte) and also attended the Ford Trade School because his life's ambition was to be a model-maker at Ford Motor Company. His father, Vic, owned a Nash dealership and Dean worked in the body repair shop. He learned the technical aspects of auto body repair, but was frustrated with the lack of creativity. Wikipedia
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