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Paul Bracq (born December 13, 1933, Bordeaux, France) is an automotive designer noted for his work at Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Citroën, and Peugeot. Career. Bracq's career began in the design studio of Philippe Charbonneaux, serving as his assistant in 1953 and 1954.
Apr 25, 2024 · Paul Bracq managed to accomplish this, not once but twice. In this two-part series we take a look at his career, focusing on a number of his more famous shapes as well as shedding light on some of his lesser-known work.
Paul Bracq: The legend behind the icon. July 20, 2023. Paul Bracq’s genius as an automotive designer was clear right from the beginning of his career. In the golden years of automobile engineering, he was part of the Mercedes-Benz team that created modern masterpieces such as the 280 SL Pagoda.
Apr 26, 2024 · By. Don Andreina. – Posted on April 26, 2024. (first posted 4/26/2018) Yesterday, in the first part of this series we took you through Paul Bracq’s beginnings with Philippe Charbonneaux and his ten years at Daimler-Benz. Today, we look at the rest of his career.
- First Projects - The Mercedes-Benz W108 and The Pagoda
- The Popular W114
- A New Direction
Having made his way into the Mercedes-Benz design department, the talented young man first contributed to a few insignificant projects and helped higher-ranking colleagues; however, the executives at Mercedes-Benz saw huge potential in him and offered him his first personal project in late-1960. While Paul's colleagues slaved over the 190 SL model,...
After designing the marque's most luxurious sedan, Paul Bracq was given a new task – creating a cheaper but not inferior mid-sized sedan that would appeal to drivers around the globe. The new model became part of the E-Class lineage, and was incredibly popular worldwide. From 1968 to 1976, Mercedes-Benz sold nearly 2 million units of the W114, whic...
After 10 years with Mercedes-Benz, the French-born designer decided to change his surroundings and moved to the headquarters of its rival – BMW. As the chief designer at BMW, Paul Bracq developed models such as the BMW 1600ti, the BMW Turbo concept (later its design theme was used for BMW M1 supercar), the BMW 7-series (E23) and the 6-series (E24)....
Dec 17, 2014 · December 17, 2014 at 19:10. French designer Paul Bracq is a living legend, having penned some of the most iconic automobiles in the world like Mercedes’ 230 SL and 600 limousine, as well as BMW...
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