Rudolf Hruska

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Rudolf Hruska

Rudolf Hruska (2 July 1915 – 4 December 1995) was an Austrian automobile designer and engineer. He was most famous for his design of various Alfa Romeo cars.

Biography

Hruska was born on 2 July 1915 in Vienna. His family was originally from Bohemia. He lost his mother at the age of five. Rudolf was raised by his relatives as his father decided to start a new family.

After graduating

Alfa Romeo Giulietta, before joining Simca and Fiat (1960–1967), working on the Simca 1000 and Fiat 124/Fiat 128. Hruska then designed the Alfa Romeo Alfasud and established the new Alfa Romeo Pomigliano d'Arco plant near Naples (1967–1973). Since then he was in a design firm in Arese (1974–1980) and at I.DE.A Institute in Turin (1980-).[1]

Hruska died on 4 December 1995 in Turin, at the age of 80.

References

  1. ^ Signor Alfasud Rudolf Hruska from alfasud.alfisti.net