Owen Ray Skelton

Owen Ray Skelton
Skelton in 1920
Born(1886-02-09)February 9, 1886
DiedJuly 20, 1969(1969-07-20) (aged 83)
Occupation(s)Engineer, automobile designer
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Owen Ray Skelton (February 9, 1886 – July 20, 1969) was an American automotive industry engineer and automobile designer. Along with Fred M. Zeder and Carl Breer, he was one of the core group who formed the present day Chrysler Corporation. He made material contributions to Tourist Automobile Company, Allis-Chalmers, Studebaker, and was the main engineer behind the Chrysler Airflow automobile. He was elected to the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002.