Complex sentence: The interior design of these new cars was contracted to the Philadelphia architectural firm Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson, and the resulting furnishings and pastel-shaded colour schemes were widely acclaimed.
Split into simpler sentences: The interior design of these new cars was contracted to the Philadelphia architectural firm Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson. The resulting pastel-shaded colour schemes were widely acclaimed.