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Gene Winfield

Roger Eugene Winfield (June 16, 1927 – March 4, 2025) was an American automotive customizer and fabricator. In the mid-1960s, his designs caught the attention of the film community, resulting in a large body of his work appearing on screen, including in the iconic 1982 film Blade Runner.

Infobox

Born
Robert Eugene Winfield(1927-06-16)June 16, 1927Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Died
March 4, 2025(2025-03-04) (aged 97)Atascadero, California, U.S.
Occupation
Automotive designer
Spouses
mw- Delores Johnson (divorced)Kathy Horrigan (divorced)
Children
3
Website
www.winfieldsrodandcustom.com/

Tables

· Filmography
Year
Year
Film
Year
Film
Film
Film
Vehicle
Film
Notes
1973
1973
Film
1973
Film
Sleeper
Film
Six bubbletop movie cars
Film
Fiberglass body, 1969 VW Beetle chassis and engine
1982
1982
Film
1982
Film
Blade Runner
Film
25 vehicles
Film
Worked with Syd Mead on flying car concept
1984
1984
Film
1984
Film
The Last Starfighter
Film
Starcar
Film
Exists both as physical and computer-generated car
1985
1985
Film
1985
Film
Trancers
1987
1987
Film
1987
Film
RoboCop
Film
6000 SUX
Television
Television
Film
Television
Year
Year
Film
Year
Film
Title
Film
Vehicle
Film
Notes
1965
1965
Film
1965
Film
Get Smart
Film
Sunbeam Tiger
Film
Gadgets on car
1967
1967
Film
1967
Film
Bewitched
Film
Reactor
Film
"Super Car": Turbocharged Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine, front wheel drive, Citroën DS chassis, aluminium body. episode 3.19
1967
1967
Film
1967
Film
Batman
Film
Reactor
Film
Catmobile (episode 110 and 111)
1967
1967
Film
1967
Film
Star Trek
Film
Shuttlecraft Galileo
1967
1967
Film
1967
Film
Star Trek
Film
Reactor
Film
"Jupiter 8" car from "Bread and Circuses"
1967
1967
Film
1967
Film
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Film
Piranha
Film
Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine, plastic body
1968
1968
Film
1968
Film
Mission: Impossible
Film
Reactor
Film
Episode "The Freeze": used in a ploy to make a bank robber believe he's been in suspended animation for 14 years
Film
Year
Film
Vehicle
Notes
1973
Sleeper
Six bubbletop movie cars
Fiberglass body, 1969 VW Beetle chassis and engine
1982
Blade Runner
25 vehicles
Worked with Syd Mead on flying car concept
1984
The Last Starfighter
Starcar
Exists both as physical and computer-generated car
1985
Trancers
1987
RoboCop
6000 SUX
Television
Year
Title
Vehicle
Notes
1965
Get Smart
Sunbeam Tiger
Gadgets on car
1967
Bewitched
Reactor
"Super Car": Turbocharged Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine, front wheel drive, Citroën DS chassis, aluminium body. episode 3.19
1967
Batman
Reactor
Catmobile (episode 110 and 111)
1967
Star Trek
Shuttlecraft Galileo
1967
Star Trek
Reactor
"Jupiter 8" car from "Bread and Circuses"
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Piranha
Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine, plastic body
1968
Mission: Impossible
Reactor
Episode "The Freeze": used in a ploy to make a bank robber believe he's been in suspended animation for 14 years

References

  1. Road & Track
    https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a23747237/gene-winfield-gofundme/
  2. Street Rodder
  3. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/obituaries/gene-winfield-dead.html
  4. Automobile Magazine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130429045732/http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1105_winfield_rod_and_custom/model_t_coupe.html
  5. c-we.com
    http://www.c-we.com/piranha/GeneWinfield.htm
  6. Classic Customs and Lead Sleds
    https://books.google.com/books?id=W1bfk91NZikC&q=gene+winfield+detroit&pg=PA13
  7. Kustomrama
    http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Gene_Winfield
  8. www.automobilemag.com
    https://www.automobilemag.com/news/two-one-off-socal-customs-set-invade-pebble-beach-concours/
  9. Fotki
    http://public.fotki.com/Rikster/11_car_photos/beautiful_custom_cars/gene_winfield/the_reactor/
  10. c-we.com
    http://www.c-we.com/piranha/page2.htm
  11. c-we.com
    http://www.c-we.com/piranha/page4.htm
  12. Hot Rod Detroit
  13. Autorama.com
    https://autorama.com/attend/boston/
  14. Central Valley TV
    https://www.centralvalleytv.net/news/car-builder-gene-winfield-battling-cancer/
  15. "Vale: Custom car legend Gene Winfield"
    https://www.streetmachine.com.au/news/gene-winfield-interview
  16. The Legendary Custom Cars and Hot Rods of Gene Winfield
  17. winfieldcustomshop.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201205014255/https://www.winfieldscustomshop.com/about
  18. "Piranha & Man from U.N.C.L.E. Car − Other Winfield Creations"
    https://www.c-we.com/piranha/page9.htm
  19. "The Last Starfighter"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120326202319/http://www.break-in-studios.com/archive/TheLastStarfighter_CG.htm
  20. HotCars
    https://www.hotcars.com/robocops-car-the-6000-sux-details/
  21. harpiesbizarre.com
    http://www.harpiesbizarre.com/supercar.htm
  22. Archive of American Television
    http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/eartha-kitt
  23. startrekpropauthority.com
    http://www.startrekpropauthority.com/2008/10/galileo-shuttlecraft.html
  24. c-we.com
    http://www.c-we.com/piranha
  25. wyotech.edu
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090628084952/http://news.wyotech.edu/post/2009/06/10-top-tv-cars
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