List of vehicle designers

The list of vehicle designers lists people who were or are known as designers of automobiles .

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Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

B.

• Uwe Bahnsen - former head of design at Ford , created Ford Taunus to Sierra, later lecturer in the European branch of the Art Center Pasadena in Vevey (Switzerland)
• Chris Bangle - American automobile designer, former chief designer BMW Group (1992-2009), formerly u. a. at Opel and Fiat
• Johannes Beeskow (1911–2005), designer and constructor ( Neuss , Erdmann & Rossi , Karmann )
• Mario Felice Boano (Italy, vehicle designer for Viotti, Bertone, Ghia, Farina and Castagna; partner in Ghia, founded Carrozzeria Boano with son Gian Paolo Boano . At Ghia, he was involved in Alfa Romeo 1900 S and Alfa Romeo 2500 CC, Lancia Aurelia , VW Karmann-Ghia , Chrysler K-200 Special and Ferrari 166 Berlinetta)
• Flaminio Bertoni - sculptor and automobile designer at Citroën , created the 2CV and the D models ( DS , ID )
• Eugene Bordinat (USA, vehicle designer, chief designer at Ford)
• Paul Bracq - French designer (Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Peugeot)
• Jacques Brasseur (France, vehicle designer)
• Gordon Buehrig (USA, vehicle designer; Head of Design Auburn Cord Duesenberg)
• Jean Bugatti (France), head and body of the design department at Bugatti (u. A. Types 40, 46, 50, 51, 57)
• Roland Bugatti (France), Bugatti Type 252

C.

• Ian Callum - British designer ( Aston Martin , Jaguar )
• Henri Chapron (France, Levallois, Paris), coupes and convertibles on the large Citroën and Delahaye sedans
• Philippe Charbonneaux
• Luigi Colani (Germany, industrial design)
• Frank Costin (UK, vehicle designer)

D.

• Howard A. Darrin (USA, Los Angeles, Howard "Dutch" Darrin, vehicle designer ; Darrin Automotive Design )
• Don De La Rossa (Chief Designer at Lincoln )
• Raymond Dietrich (vehicle designer; at times self-employed; head of design at Chrysler and Briggs Manufacturing ). Co-founder of LeBaron

E.

• Harley Earl (USA, vehicle designer, first chief designer at GM, introduced car design)
• Elwood P. Engel (USA, vehicle designer; chief designer at Chrysler and Lincoln )
• Virgil Exner (USA, industrial designer; chief designer at Chrysler )

F.

• Leonardo Fioravanti (* 1938) automobile manager (Fiat, Ferrari), Fiat design boss and entrepreneur ( Fioravanti SrI )
• Pietro Frua (1913–1983), vehicle designer and coachbuilder

G

• Marcello Gandini (Italy, vehicle designer, including Bertone Design (Lamborghini Countach, Diablo and Miura, Lancia Stratos Citroën BX and XM, Alfa Romeo Carabo and Montreal, Cizeta Moroder, Fiat X1 / 9 , Bugatti EB 110, De Tomaso Pantera))
• Giacinto Ghia (1887–1944) (Italy, Turin) coachbuilder and entrepreneur
• Giorgetto Giugiaro (Italy, see also: Italdesign , ( Golf I , Fiat Panda, Maserati Ghibli, Lancia Delta and many other high-volume models, most recently also Chinese models))
• Albrecht Graf von Goertz - Designer a. a. of the BMW 507 , Datsun Z, BMW 503
• Werner Gubitz , Packard's chief designer
• Murat Günak - from 1994 to 1998 head of design at Peugeot , ( 206 CC , 307, 607), from 1998 to 2003 head of design for Mercedes cars, SLR and Maybach , ( Mercedes SLK 1st generation, W202, W203, CLS , SLR , Maybach 57 and 62 ) From 2004 to January 2007 Head of VW Group Design ( IROC , Roadster , Golf V , Eos and Tiguan )

H

• Thomas L. Hibbard (1898–1982), American automobile designer, coachbuilder and entrepreneur. Co-founder of LeBaron and Hibbard & Darrin
• Bill Hines (US, vehicle designer, 1950s)
• Franz von Holzhausen - Design Manager at General Motors ( Pontiac Solstice , Saturn Sky , Opel GT ), Director of Design at Mazda North America ( Mazda Nagare , Mazda Furai ), today chief designer at Tesla Motors ( Tesla Model S , Tesla X )

I.

• Alec Issigonis (UK, vehicle designer, created the Morris Minor , Mini , 1100, 1800 and Austin Maxi)

J

• Xaver Jehle (Liechtenstein)

K

• Otto Kuhler (Germany and USA) automobile design (Karr. Kathe & Sons, Austro-Daimler, NAG, Snutsel Père & Fils, Delage, Fiat, Hansa), buses, later industrial and railway design; Artist

L.

• Harm Lagaay - worked as a designer at Porsche from 1971 , later went to Ford , then to BMW , where he played a key role in the design of the Z1 roadster and spent the years from 1989 until his retirement in 2004 at Porsche again, this time as chief designer. He is responsible for the models: Porsche 964 , Porsche 993 , Porsche Boxster , Porsche 996 , ( Porsche Cayenne , Porsche Carrera GT , Porsche Cayman ) and Porsche 997 .
• Louis Lucien Lepoix (1918–1998) (France, industrial and vehicle designer, designer of sports cars (e.g. for Simca and Bugatti Type 101 ), passenger cars (e.g. for Ford ) and truck cabins (e.g. for Magirus -Deutz , Hanomag , Henschel and Büssing ))
• Claude Lobo - former Ford head of design, creator of the Ford Ka and the New Edge design
• Raymond Loewy (American universal designer, worked for Studebaker and Hillman ( Rootes Group ))
• Claus Luthe - designer of the NSU Ro 80 , later worked as head of design at BMW

M.

• Giovanni Michelotti (Italy, vehicle designer)
• Bill Mitchell (USA, vehicle designer at General Motors )

N

• John Najjar , chief designer at Lincoln and Continental
• David North (USA, vehicle designer)

O

• Robert Opron - designer at Simca, assistant to Bertoni, then his successor as chief designer at Citroën, later at Renault

P

• Georges Paulin (France, designer for Pourtout, "Darl'mat" Peugeots and Delage, aerodynamics expert)
• Sergio Pininfarina - Italian automobile designer, designed a. a. for Ferrari
• Peter Pfeiffer - from 1978 to 2008 head of the passenger car and commercial vehicle design department at Mercedes-Benz (four-eyes face, Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class ), successor to Bruno Sacco, followed by Gorden Wagener

Q

• Patrick le Quément - French car designer, creator of the Ford Sierra, VW Düsseldorf, former head designer Renault

R.

• John Reinhart - chief designer at Packard , Lincoln and Continental
• Mario Revelli di Beaumont - Italian automobile designer, worked a. a. at Pininfarina
• Leon Rubay (USA, New York and Cleveland OH) - designer for Rothschild and Holbrook, designed White cars from 1915

S.

• Bruno Sacco - 1958 to 1999 constructor and designer ("stylist") at Mercedes-Benz , there at the end chief designer, 2006 member of the Hall of Fame (USA)
• Alexis de Sakhnoffsky (1901-1964); Russian-American designer for Van den Plas , Hayes , Packard and White. Designer of the Tucker '48
• Giovanni Savonuzzi (1911–1987), designer (Cisitalia, Ghia, Gilda, Chrysler Turbine car, Fiat)
• Sixten Sason (Sweden, vehicle designer, e.g. Saab 92 )
• Malcolm Sayer (UK, vehicle designer)
• Herbert Schäfer - German automobile designer, formerly chief designer at VW
• Peter Schreyer - German automobile designer; Audi (TT, A2), Volkswagen (New Beetle), Kia (ex_cee'd)
• Luigi Segre (Italy, Turin, vehicle designer), co-owner of Ghia after Giacinto Ghia's death;
• Walter Maria de Silva - Italian automobile designer, until December 2006 chief designer at Audi and since January 2007 chief designer of the Volkswagen group
• Frank Spring (USA, vehicle designer; chief designer at Murphy and Hudson)
• Brooks Stevens (1911-1995), American industrial and automotive designers (Willys Jeep Station Wagon, Jeepster and FC-150, Harley-Davidson, Excalibur, Studebaker; Paxton Phoenix)

T

• Richard A. Teague , designer at GM , chief designer at Packard and Chrysler (car brand), chief designer and VP design at American Motors
• John Tjaarda (USA, vehicle designer) Ford, Mercury, Lincoln
• Tom Tjaarda (USA, vehicle designer for Ghia, Pininfarina, OSI, Ital Styling)
• William Towns (UK, vehicle designer)
• Alex Tremulis (USA, vehicle designer for LeBaron , Chrysler , Packard , American Bantam , Crosley Motors and Tucker )

W.

• George W. Walker (USA, auto and industrial designer, chief designer at Ford)
• Hartmut Warkuß - German automobile designer, first at Audi, later at VW (chief designer as successor to Schäfer)
• Charles Weymann (1889–1976), Franco-American aviation pioneer, entrepreneur, body builder and inventor of the Weymann body with textile cover on a light frame (worldwide licenses)
• Jan Wilsgaard (1930–2016), Norway, Volvo chief designer, z. B. Volvo Philip , Volvo Amazon , Volvo 850

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• George Nick Georgano: The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present. 3. Edition. Dutton Publishing, New York 1982, ISBN 0-525-93254-2 . (English)
• Nick Georgano, Nicky Wright (Photos): Art of the American Automobile. Prion Books, 1995, ISBN 1-85375-163-4 . (English)
• Nick Georgano, Nicky Wright (Photos): The American Automobile: A Centenary, 1893–1993. New edition. Smithmark Publishers, New York 1993, ISBN 3-613-01549-8 . (English)
• Beverly Rae Kimes (Ed.), Henry Austin Clark Jr.: The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. 2nd Edition. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1985, ISBN 0-87341-111-0 . (English)
• John Gunnell (Ed.): Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975. 4th revised edition. Krause Publications, Iola WI 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X . (English, CD-Rom / PDF)

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