Car Body Designers
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 02 September 2008 |
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Car Body Designers
Whether looking at the cars of the pioneering period or the sumptuous limousines of the 1930s with their enormous engines, one should not overlook the important role of the car body designer. In the early stages the body was adapted to the shape and size dictated by the needs of production. However, as time went on new needs arose from a desire to make vehicles more personal and individual. Thus, since the post war period the car body designers have contributed much to not only making the making the motor car more elegant but faster and more economical as well.
The custom built cars of the past were merely beautiful, luxurious or imposing, but those of the 1970s are first and foremost designed to reduce wind resistance and therefore be more economical in fuel consumption, an aim that is much in harmony with the times in which we live. However, even though today most car design is seen in terms of safety, followed by versatility and reliability, there are still a surprising number of very expensive specialist cars being produced. The Mercedes 300 SL was first produced in the early 1950s, at which time it was a revolutionary design. Similarly, despite its huge cost the Ford GT series was developed in the 1960s as the direct result of Henry Ford’s desire to compete in Grand Prix racing.
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