Friedrich Geiger
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Friedrich Geiger (24 November 1907 – 13 June 1996) was a German
Mercedes-Benz 300SL
, are among the most highly regarded in automotive history.
Biography
Born in
Daimler-Benz in April 1933. He began in the special vehicles manufacturing department, where, in the 1930s, he was responsible for the 500K and 540K sports cars
.
Geiger left Daimler-Benz in April 1948, but returned to the company two years later, this time as a test engineer in the styling department. He became head of styling within a few years, after designing the
coupé, named one of the ten greatest Mercedes ever built and one of the 25 greatest cars of the 20th century.[1][2]
Geiger continued to work at Daimler-Benz until his retirement in December 1973, by which time he had helped create the
(1963).Geiger was succeeded by Bruno Sacco, one of his staff at the styling department.
Geiger died in Bad Überkingen in 1996, aged 88.
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Notes
- ^ Biggs, Henry. "Top 10: greatest-ever Mercedes". MSN Cars UK. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Dornin, Tim (15 March 1999). "Car of the century voting narrows". AAP General News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
References
- Engelen, Günter (March 2007). "100th anniversary of Friedrich Geiger". Mercedes-Benz Classic.
- Mattar, George (February 2008). "The Man Behind Great Tri-Stars". Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- "A stylist with a strong sense of aesthetics and proportion: Friedrich Geiger". media.daimler.com. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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