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22-577: Gordon Miller Buehrig was born in Mason City, Illinois on June 18, 1904 to a banker. He attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois , but did not graduate. After dropping out of Bradley University in 1924, he worked as a body shop apprentice in Wayne, Michigan . He had early design experience with Packard , General Motors and Stutz . In 1929, he was responsible for designing the bodies (built by Weymann ) of

44-514: A delta region near at the junction of the Sangamon and Illinois Rivers. The sandy soil does not hold water well, quickly exposing crops to drought conditions as the water table drops during periods of low precipitation. However, the soil is very good for growing vegetables that are otherwise not common in Illinois. Modern irrigation has made this a highly productive agricultural area. A sand wetland on

66-434: A female householder with no husband present, 33.2% were non-families, and 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age was 44.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 42,461 and the median income for a family was $ 51,348. Males had a median income of $ 43,448 versus $ 31,087 for females. The per capita income for

88-491: Is a city in Mason County , Illinois , United States. The population was 2,077 at the 2020 census , down from 2,343 in 2010 . Mason City was established in 1857. The city took its name from Mason County. Mason City is located in eastern Mason County at 40°12′11″N 89°41′46″W  /  40.20306°N 89.69611°W  / 40.20306; -89.69611 (40.202965, -89.696109). Illinois Route 10 passes through

110-586: Is land and 24 square miles (62 km ) (4.3%) is water. Mason County is bound on the south by the Sangamon River , and on the west by the Illinois River . These rivers join at the county's southwest tip. The soil covering much of Mason County is very sandy. This was formed during the melting of the Wisconsin Glacier about 10,000 years ago. Meltwater from the glacier deposited large amounts of sand in

132-582: The 2020 census , it had a population of 13,086. Its county seat is Havana . The county is named in honor of George Mason , a member of the Virginia legislature who campaigned for the adoption of the United States Bill of Rights . Mason County was created in 1841 out of portions of Tazewell and Menard counties. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has an area of 563 square miles (1,460 km ), of which 539 square miles (1,400 km )

154-623: The Stutz Black Hawks entered at Le Mans . At age 25 he became chief body designer for Duesenberg , where he designed the Model J . He joined the Auburn Automobile Company of Auburn, Indiana , in 1934, producing the famous 1935 851 Boattail Speedster , based on the work of Alan Leamy . (A kit copy of this car was driven by the lead character in NBC's " Remington Steele ".) He also designed

176-541: The U.S. Census Bureau , Mason City has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km ), all land. The city drains to the south toward Salt Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Sangamon River and part of the Illinois River watershed. At the 2000 census , there were 2,558 people, 1,041 households and 681 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,599.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,003.5/km ). There were 1,127 housing units at an average density of 1,145.1 per square mile (442.1/km ). The racial makeup of

198-649: The Illinois River is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge . In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Havana have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to a high of 88 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −30 °F (−34 °C) was recorded in January 1999 and a record high of 106 °F (41 °C)

220-614: The World" and won Best of Show at the 1980 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance . He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in October 1989. He was one of 25 candidates for Car Designer of the Century , an international award given in 1999 to honor the most influential automobile designer of the 20th century. It was won by Giorgetto Giugiaro . Mason City, Illinois Mason City

242-805: The age of 85. His cremated remains are buried in Roselawn Cemetery in Auburn, Indiana. Buehrig was honored by the Scarab Club in Detroit, an artists' club with a show of his work and asking him to sign the beam in the banquet hall. During that event he revealed that one of his favorite vehicles was the Duesenberg 20 Grand, which was developed for the Chicago World's Fair of 1933 along with three other vehicles. Buehrig had read Le Corbusier 's Toward an Architecture and

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264-448: The city as Chestnut Street, leading east 19 miles (31 km) to Lincoln and west 8 miles (13 km) to Easton . Havana , the Mason county seat , is 22 miles (35 km) to the northwest of Mason City. Illinois Route 29 touches the western edge of the city, leading north 29 miles (47 km) to Pekin and south 32 miles (51 km) to Springfield , the state capital. According to

286-537: The city was 99.06% White , 0.04% African American , 0.08% Native American , 0.16% Asian , 0.27% from other races , and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population. There were 1,041 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who

308-484: The county was $ 23,427. About 13.8% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over. Mason County was identified as a “sundown” county which “has remained all white for many decades, despite its location between Springfield and Peoria...”. Although it voted for the Whig Party in the three elections from 1840 to 1848, Mason County

330-473: The county was 98.1% white, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 33.8% were German , 15.6% were American , 11.1% were English , and 10.3% were Irish . Of the 6,079 households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had

352-475: The distinctive Cord 810 / 812 , the latter recognized for its originality by the Museum of Modern Art in 1951. At the end of World War II, he worked with Studebaker and his design ideas led to their 1947 models. In 1949, Buehrig joined Ford , where his projects included the 1951 Victoria Coupe, the 1952 station wagon, and the 1956 Continental Mark II . He invented the removable T-top , patented 5 June 1951, which

374-436: Was $ 35,615, and the median family income was $ 47,991. Males had a median income of $ 35,058 versus $ 21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 18,411. About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. Mason County, Illinois Mason County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois . According to

396-428: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95. Age distribution was 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males. The median household income

418-505: Was deeply inspired by it. Buehrig's work also led to front-wheel-drive Oldsmobile cars and also inspired a Chrysler vehicle with its hood design. In 1981, he was included a list of the top 30 people who influenced automotive history by the Society of Automotive Historians. His Twenty Grand Duesenberg design was selected to be exhibited in Essen, Germany as one of “The Ten Most Beautiful Cars in

440-512: Was recorded in July 1983. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.85 inches (47 mm) in January to 4.43 inches (113 mm) in May. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 14,666 people, 6,079 households, and 4,060 families living in the county. The population density was 27.2 inhabitants per square mile (10.5/km ). There were 7,077 housing units at an average density of 13.1 per square mile (5.1/km ). The racial makeup of

462-660: Was to be solidly Democratic for the next sixty to seventy years due to its anti- Yankee German-American heritage. It was not until the 1920 election when bitter resentment was felt by German-Americans at Woodrow Wilson ’s postwar policies that Mason supported a GOP candidate. In the following eighty years, Mason was a Republican-leaning swing county, although isolationist sentiment did cause it to vote narrowly for Wendell Willkie in 1940 and more convincingly for Thomas E. Dewey in 1944. K-12 school districts include: It also includes portions of an elementary school district, New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88 , and

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484-976: Was used in the aborted TASCO sports car. Retiring from Ford in 1965, Buehrig taught from 1965 to 1970 at the Art Center College of Design in California . In 1979, he produced the design for the Buehrig motor car, a limited-production carriage roof coupe. In his last five years, he consulted for the Franklin Mint and helped oversee the development of their model cars. Buehrig married Elizabeth "Betty" Whitten on December 23, 1934. Together, they had one daughter, Barbara. His wife died on August 28, 1970. He later married Kathryn "Kay" Lundell. He also had two stepdaughters: Carol and Joanne. Buehrig died at his home in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan , on January 22, 1990, at

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