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Trained in Transportation Design at the
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Arthur Baker
naturally gravitates towards projects automotive! As an
outside consultant and later as in-house Director of
Design & Engineering at Senter Engineering Corporation
and as an outside consultant for MHT, Arthur Baker
provided product designs for the following wheel brands:
SEC Wheels, MHT Luxury Alloys, Cragar Wheels, Boyd's by
Cragar, Centerline, Senter/Steaker Racing, SEC Racing
Wheels and various private labels.
Shown below is a small selection from that
body of work. Photos for these wheel products and of the
automobiles were provided by Jeanine Hill
Photography. The original photos are great! All
digital image modifications are the responsibility of
Arthur Baker Design. |
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MHT® Coronado —
Classy, elegant chrome plated alloy
wheel, designed to complement the semi-conservative
styling of luxury cars in the mid '90s: the Lexus ES300,
Infinity J30, Cadillac STS & Eldorado, etc.
(Click on image at left to see a
larger view of this wheel design.) |
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SEC Robo™ Wheel —
Senter Engineering Corporation was a
veritable newcomer to the automotive aftermarket in 1990,
but the Chairman of the board, Lou Senter had been making
aluminum wheels for decades.
The Robo™ wheel, with its
"show-car" styling, featured a unique in its day
blend of machined and as-cast surfaces.
(Click on image at left to see a
larger view of this wheel design.) |
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MHT® Opus™ Wheel —
Is it a 5-spoke or a 5-window
design? The careful balance of positive and negative in
this wheel, especially when chromed, allows it to look
great on a wide variety of vehicles.
(Click on image at left to see a
larger view of this wheel design.) |
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SEC Convex™ Wheel —
Senter Engineering Corporation made
multi-piece racing wheels for sprint cars, modifieds and
super-modifies. Out of this experience came their line of
3-piece road wheels. Convex was designed for light trucks
and rear-wheel drive cars.
(Click on image at left to see a
larger view of this wheel design.)
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