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Robert Opron
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:48 pm
by Swervin_Mervin
News that completely passed my by, but Robert Opron died last week at the age of 89. Jalopnik link here:
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Gave us some of the greatest car designs:
Citroen DS (twin headlight facelift)
Citroen SM
Citroen GS
Citroen CX
Alpine A310
Renault Fuego
Renault 25
Alfa Romeo SZ
RIP
Re: Robert Opron
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:23 pm
by GG.
A true legend of design - his passing almost seems apposite somehow in light of how bad new car design is generally at the moment.
I remember reading about him not long ago in an Octane feature.
Re: Robert Opron
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:30 pm
by Simon
Yup, he really did design some amazing cars, and the Renault 25.
Re: Robert Opron
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:14 pm
by Jobbo
I saw Ravi post this on Facebook, with a pic of the SZ obviously. Some glorious car designs. In comparison, is everything done by committee these days or what?
Re: Robert Opron
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:28 pm
by Coaster1
Saw this on Twitter, didn’t know who he was..... but wow what a great back catalogue.
Re: Robert Opron
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:42 pm
by Delphi
That's an impressive roster of cool designs. RIP.