Earl lucas ford biography of nancy

Earl Lucas is well-suited to design luxury Lincolns for Ford Motor Co. Before his job creating automotive exteriors in Dearborn, he put the bling in the personal aircraft of the Sultan of Brunei: dazzling designs in diamonds and gold, with other top-end touches.

Early in his career in the late 1990s, the Texas native, 45, was able to stretch the limits of his creativity with virtually no ceiling on the budget.

His jet interiors included chinchilla bedding, gold- and platinum-lined kitchen shelves, custom Baccarat crystal vases, deerhide leather seats and plush carpets that cost millions of dollars.

The amenities were little more than pocket change for Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, who Forbes says has an estimated net worth of about $20 billion.

"Whatever I could dream up, it was OK," Lucas said.

"Any time a designer is allowed to express what's in their head without any limitations, it's always a wonderful thing. ... Getting exposure to that