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16 Harley-Davidson, Inc. 2011 Annual Report
The first design Willie G. Davidson ever did for
Harley-Davidson was the tank emblem in 1957. He wasn’t
an employee yet, just a young designer out of Art Center
College of Design moonlighting for the Motor Company.
With a father who took him to races and rode a
different motorcycle home from work almost every night,
and uncles who also worked at the Motor Company,
Willie G. had motorcycling in his blood. When it came
time to build our styling department, it was a job he was
literally born to do.
No one could have foreseen all that would happen
from there, but 49 years later, history shows it was one of
those rare moments when the right person arrives in the
right place at exactly the right time.
Willie is quick to point out that the things this company
has accomplished are far more than any one man could
do, but those who have worked with him are just as quick
to point out any number of accomplishments that never
could have happened without him.
After nearly five decades, Willie G. Davidson is
retiring as Head of Styling at Harley-Davidson.
He will stay connected to the company as
Chief Styling O≈cer Emeritus.
WILLIE G. DAVIDSON