RE: McLaren F1 Designer Joins Group Lotus

[35secToNuvolari]

It's a good marketing step to add GM to the "team," but I'm not sure how influential he'll be. He might just end up arguing with everyone and get frustrated.

If the news were, "GM given full engineering control, given blank check at Lotus." That would be a different story. That's what happened at Mclaren.

[Pistachio]

35secToNuvolari said:

It's a good marketing step to add GM to the "team," but I'm not sure how influential he'll be. He might just end up arguing with everyone and get frustrated.

If the news were, "GM given full engineering control, given blank check at Lotus." That would be a different story. That's what happened at Mclaren.

He he heh he You know its true Bro!!
Sorry just speaking like they do at Lotus now

[Pistachio]

any way they will all look like this soon..remember this
Car is still registered but off the road, does GM still own it?

Edited by Pistachio on Thursday 1st September 09:33

Edited by Pistachio on Thursday 1st September 12:07

[andyps]

Pistachio said:

any way they will all look like this soon..remember this
Car is still registered but off the road, does GM still own it?

And of course, the creator of Midas still works for McLaren on the F1 having been taken on fairly early in the project, presumably by GM.

[Pistachio]

andyps said:

Pistachio said:

any way they will all look like this soon..remember this
Car is still registered but off the road, does GM still own it?

And of course, the creator of Midas still works for McLaren on the F1 having been taken on fairly early in the project, presumably by GM.

He (Harold Dermott) retired last year I believe.
Styling by Richard Oakes

Edited by Pistachio on Thursday 1st September 15:57

[jerrytlr]

dandarez said:

This myth has perpetuated so long, that the F1 was designed by one man, Gordon Murray.

Murray was the Chief Engineer of the project for the F1. He headed the team.

What the car looked like, ie: its appearance and the whole exterior (what most regard as being the DESIGNER's job),
was down to one man, and it wasn't Murray -

it was one Mr PETER STEVENS.

Thanks for clearing that up, saved me the bother!

Peter also designed the interior and aerodynamics of the car. If Bahar and co had any sense they would get him back on board ....

Peter not only designed the later Esprit but the Gen4 Subaru Legacy too -so he really does have a Legacy to his name ;-)


Cheers,

Jerry