Your most respected people in the motor industry

ported_head · 20th March 2004, 16:32

we have all voted our favourite supercars and non-supercars and yet still the supercars we hated. now, how about we get behind the scenes. name the people each one of you respect the most, and i am not setting any limitations on the number either. it could be anybody, somebody managing the finances or product development or a mere salesman.
just for the kicks, you can name anybody besides Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Lamborghini and Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. dont get me wrong, each one of us i m sure have great respect for these 3 persons. but im sure there are a lot more out there.

scratch your head guys, and give respect where it's due.

ported_head · 20th March 2004, 16:38

here area few of mine..

Dr. Felix Wankel

Carlos Ghoshn

Hiroshi Tamura

Dr. Ferdinand Piech

Gordon Murray

of course many more, but these guys are on top of my list, or the fact that i have probably forgotten somebody.

Shan2nu · 20th March 2004, 18:24

1. Soichiro Honda - Founder of Honda Motors.

2. Gordon Murray - The man behind the ultimate production car, the Mclaren F1.

3. Kenichi Nagahiro - Invented the Vtec engine.

4. Frederick William Lanchester *- patented the "Disc Brakes".

5. M Schumacher - a Ferrari is nothing without this guy behind the wheel, he also played a major role in getting the Ferrari F1 team to where it is, today.

6. Dr. Felix Wankel - invented the Rotary or Wankel engine.

More to come.......

Regards...
Shan2nu

GrimReaper · 20th March 2004, 18:40

Gordon Murray. Dont know any other people who are widely known

GrimReaper · 20th March 2004, 18:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Shan2nu @ Mar. 20 2004,21:54)]5. Enzo Ferrari - managed to succeed in making cars even though he wasn't an engineer.

Dude he said no Ferrari Enzo

ajmat · 20th March 2004, 21:04

Wendel Wiedleking (hope I got the name right) head of Porsche - taken immense risks to get Porsche to
where it is operationally and strategically

Luca Di Montezemolo - made Ferraris and Maseratis reliable and actually win races

Bruno Sacco - past head designer of Mercedes

Eberhart Van kuenheim - Ex head of BMW - made BMW what they are - pre Bangle

Jac Nasser - Rescued some great brands and made them better - Aston Martin and Volvo - Jaguar - partially

John Egan - made Jaguar attractive for Ford to take over

Bob Lutz - A real car guy - he know a winner by instinct and not market research

Colin Chapmen + John Miles- Founder of Lotus + cheif chassis tester - believed that 90% of car handling limits should be on tap all the time + focus on power to weight ratio and v. little e-gizmo nonsense

CK Birla - He still makes the impossible happen - 48 year old Amby on the road still

Carlos Ghosn - revamped Nissan

am sure more will come along

Aditya · 20th March 2004, 21:47

There are just too many to list. But the three names that follow are my favourites.
Sir William Lyons, Carol Shelby and Tom Walkinshaw.

ported_head · 20th March 2004, 22:26

i knew i had forgotten somebody..
Bob Lutz..motor industries most certified car nut. IC engine fan to the core, which is why i totally respect him.
Of course, Jaguar designer Ian Callum. Got to love the Jaguar design. In case any of you are wondering why i mentioned Hiroshi Tamura, because he was the guy behind the Skyline project at Nissan.

v12 · 20th March 2004, 23:17

Gordon Murray - For the McF1
Soichiro Honda - Founder of Honda
Wilhelm Maybach
Peter Monteverdi - the one who created the Monteverdi 375 and the Hai 650.
Gottlieb Diamler and Karl Benz how cud u guys forget them.

ported_head · 20th March 2004, 23:33

damn, your right v12. forget the very inventors of the CAR. almost an unforgivable sin

Aditya · 21st March 2004, 00:32

[There are just too many to list.]
I never forgot Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler.

Rehaan · 21st March 2004, 05:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Aditya @ Mar. 20 2004,23:02)][There are just too many to list.]
I never forgot Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler.

hahahaha

Revvmaster · 21st March 2004, 12:48

Carlos Ghosn

Helmut Panke (BMW chief)

Wenedelin Weidking

Lee Iacocca (no-nonsense man, brought chrysler outta the ashes)

Gordon Murray

There was this guy, who went from BMW to head PAG from 00-02. Can anyone help me find his name...can't seem to recollect.

Ross Brawn

Jagdish Khattar of Maruti (knows his stuff, no-nonsense)

Stratos · 21st March 2004, 17:24

i used to respect JAC NASEER very much. but Ford threw him

others in my list are..

BOB LUTZ
GORDON MURRAY
AJENDRO DE TOMASA
COLIN CURTIS
RUDOLF DIESEL
BATISTA PININFARINA
JEREMY CLARKSON

VALENTINO BALBONI
GIURGETTO GIUGIARO
FABRIZIO GIUGIARO

ajmat · 21st March 2004, 17:33

The key designer behind the BMW cars

Wolfgang Riezle

20th March 2004, 16:32	#1
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	Your most respected people in the motor industry we have all voted our favourite supercars and non-supercars and yet still the supercars we hated. now, how about we get behind the scenes. name the people each one of you respect the most, and i am not setting any limitations on the number either. it could be anybody, somebody managing the finances or product development or a mere salesman. just for the kicks, you can name anybody besides Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Lamborghini and Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. dont get me wrong, each one of us i m sure have great respect for these 3 persons. but im sure there are a lot more out there. scratch your head guys, and give respect where it's due.
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20th March 2004, 16:38	#2
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	here area few of mine.. Dr. Felix Wankel Carlos Ghoshn Hiroshi Tamura Dr. Ferdinand Piech Gordon Murray of course many more, but these guys are on top of my list, or the fact that i have probably forgotten somebody.
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20th March 2004, 18:24	#3
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	1. Soichiro Honda - Founder of Honda Motors. 2. Gordon Murray - The man behind the ultimate production car, the Mclaren F1. 3. Kenichi Nagahiro - Invented the Vtec engine. 4. Frederick William Lanchester *- patented the "Disc Brakes". 5. M Schumacher - a Ferrari is nothing without this guy behind the wheel, he also played a major role in getting the Ferrari F1 team to where it is, today. 6. Dr. Felix Wankel - invented the Rotary or Wankel engine. More to come....... Regards... Shan2nu
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20th March 2004, 18:40	#4
GrimReaper BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 261 Thanked: 0 Times	Gordon Murray. Dont know any other people who are widely known
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20th March 2004, 21:04	#6
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,861 Thanked: 27,961 Times View My Garage	Wendel Wiedleking (hope I got the name right) head of Porsche - taken immense risks to get Porsche to where it is operationally and strategically Luca Di Montezemolo - made Ferraris and Maseratis reliable and actually win races Bruno Sacco - past head designer of Mercedes Eberhart Van kuenheim - Ex head of BMW - made BMW what they are - pre Bangle Jac Nasser - Rescued some great brands and made them better - Aston Martin and Volvo - Jaguar - partially John Egan - made Jaguar attractive for Ford to take over Bob Lutz - A real car guy - he know a winner by instinct and not market research Colin Chapmen + John Miles- Founder of Lotus + cheif chassis tester - believed that 90% of car handling limits should be on tap all the time + focus on power to weight ratio and v. little e-gizmo nonsense CK Birla - He still makes the impossible happen - 48 year old Amby on the road still Carlos Ghosn - revamped Nissan am sure more will come along
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20th March 2004, 21:47	#7
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,830 Thanked: 77,043 Times View My Garage	There are just too many to list. But the three names that follow are my favourites. Sir William Lyons, Carol Shelby and Tom Walkinshaw.
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20th March 2004, 22:26	#8
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	i knew i had forgotten somebody.. Bob Lutz..motor industries most certified car nut. IC engine fan to the core, which is why i totally respect him. Of course, Jaguar designer Ian Callum. Got to love the Jaguar design. In case any of you are wondering why i mentioned Hiroshi Tamura, because he was the guy behind the Skyline project at Nissan.
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20th March 2004, 23:17	#9
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	Gordon Murray - For the McF1 Soichiro Honda - Founder of Honda Wilhelm Maybach Peter Monteverdi - the one who created the Monteverdi 375 and the Hai 650. Gottlieb Diamler and Karl Benz how cud u guys forget them.
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20th March 2004, 23:33	#10
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	damn, your right v12. forget the very inventors of the CAR. almost an unforgivable sin
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21st March 2004, 00:32	#11
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,830 Thanked: 77,043 Times View My Garage	[There are just too many to list.] I never forgot Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler.
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21st March 2004, 12:48	#13
Revvmaster Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,190 Thanked: 95 Times	Carlos Ghosn Helmut Panke (BMW chief) Wenedelin Weidking Lee Iacocca (no-nonsense man, brought chrysler outta the ashes) Gordon Murray There was this guy, who went from BMW to head PAG from 00-02. Can anyone help me find his name...can't seem to recollect. Ross Brawn Jagdish Khattar of Maruti (knows his stuff, no-nonsense)
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21st March 2004, 17:24	#14
Stratos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,609 Thanked: 1,449 Times View My Garage	i used to respect JAC NASEER very much. but Ford threw him others in my list are.. BOB LUTZ GORDON MURRAY AJENDRO DE TOMASA COLIN CURTIS RUDOLF DIESEL BATISTA PININFARINA JEREMY CLARKSON VALENTINO BALBONI GIURGETTO GIUGIARO FABRIZIO GIUGIARO
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21st March 2004, 17:33	#15
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,861 Thanked: 27,961 Times View My Garage	The key designer behind the BMW cars Wolfgang Riezle
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