Paul Bracq

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Paul Bracq (born December 13, 1933 in Bordeaux ) is one of the leading automobile designers as well as one of the leading artists on the subject of automobiles.

Career

Mercedes-Benz 230 SL (year of construction 1964)
Mercedes-Benz / 8 (published in 1968)
BMW Turbo (1972)

From 1950 to 1953 Bracq graduated from the École Boulle for design in Paris . In 1953 he became a member of the professional association Chambre Syndicale de la Carrosserie and assistant to the designer Philippe Charbonneaux . His work for Citroën in the early 1950s led to a ten-year commitment as a designer at Daimler-Benz in Sindelfingen , which began in 1957. Here Bracq was entrusted with the design for the Mercedes-Benz 600 . He also created the design of the “Pagoda Roof” - 230 SL , the 250 S and the “Strich-Acht” .

After returning to France in 1967, Bracq worked for the Brissonneau & Lotz design office . During this time he was responsible for prototype designs such as a roadster based on the BMW 1600 ti and a coupé based on the Simca 1100 . He was also involved in the design of the TGV high-speed train .

In 1970, Bracq was appointed Design Director of BMW to succeed Wilhelm Hofmeister , where he was responsible for some of the most important automobiles of the period, including the top-of-the-range 7-series . His “turbo concept car”, the BMW Turbo X1 , developed in 1973, won the “Concept Car of the Year” award from the Swiss Automobile Review that year .

Paul Bracq started at Peugeot in 1974 . He was Chief of Interior Design for the models 305, 505, 205, 405, 106 , 406 and 206. A planned popemobile was not realized at Peugeot. At BMW he was followed by Claus Luthe .

Bracq has dedicated himself to painting since retirement. His artwork has been exhibited in art museums around the world. He is also active as a juror in some of the major automotive competitions such as the annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California .

Vehicle designs

The following vehicles were designed by Paul Bracq:

Private

Bracq is married to Alice Bracq and has two children named Boris and Isabelle.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Niklas Maak: Masterworks for 500 marks . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung . No. 41 , October 14, 2012, p. V7 ( available online [accessed October 16, 2012]).
  2. ↑ Paolo Tumminelli, Car Design, teNeues 2004, ISBN 3-8238-4561-6 , page 380.
  3. ↑ a b c Happy Birthday: Paul Bracq is 80 years old. In: ticker.mercedes-benz-passion.com , December 13, 2013, accessed on March 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ a b Under the sign of the kidney - from Bracq to Bangle. In: ams-kongress.de , September 24, 2010, accessed on March 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ Hans J. Schneider: BMW 5 Series - Technology + Types, Models up to 1997 . ISBN 978-3-7688-5789-5 , pp. 12-13 .
  6. ↑ pinterest.fr Accessed March 10, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Bracq, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French automobile designer
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Bordeaux