About Joe Bailon
Lived 1923 – 2017 (aged 94). Joe Bailon was a designer.
Joe Bailon (March 18, 1923 – September 25, 2017) was an American car customizer credited with creating the paint color Candy Apple Red, which eventually led to a full spectrum of candy paint colors, each with a metallic base-coat, a transparent color coat, and a final clear coat.
Bailon customized such cars as Zsa Zsa Gabor's Rolls-Royce, Danny Thomas' Continental, Dean Martin's Cadillac station wagon, and Sammy Davis Jr.'s, Chevrolet Vega wagon. Joe built the Oldsmobile Toronado-powered Panthermobile.
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Who was Joe Bailon?
American industrial designer
When was Joe Bailon born?
Joe Bailon was born on 18 March 1923.
When did Joe Bailon die?
Joe Bailon died on 25 September 2017.
What was Joe Bailon's occupation?
Joe Bailon was a designer.
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