John Sheppard (car designer)
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Sheppard designed much of the body for the Mini.
John Sheppard (24 February 1922 – 29 March 2015) was a car designer who worked with Alec Issigonis on the Mini and later on British Leyland's Metro, Maestro and Montego. He also designed the body for the Mini Moke.[1][2][3]
References[]
- ^ John Sheppard, car designer – obituary. The Telegraph, 11 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Mini was designed 'in a Rolf Harris manner'. Oxford Mail, 22 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Tributes as last member of iconic Mini's design team dies. Birmingham Post, 22 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links[]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141021124608/http://www.miniworld.co.uk/features/miniworld-features/436-issigonis-and-the-9x-projects
- http://oxfordbusinesspark.com/news/legendary-car-designer-honoured-oxford-business-park
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 2015 deaths
- British automobile designers
- People from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Designer stubs
- Automotive biography stubs