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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Paul Bracq''' (b. December 13, 1933, Bordeaux, France) is an automotive designer and an "automotive artist". Among Bracq's designs is a vehicle considered to be among the finest ever built, the [[Mercedes-Benz 600]].<br />
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His work in the early 1950s with [[Citroën]] led to a ten-year stint as the head of [[Daimler-Benz]]'s Advanced Design studios in Sindelfingen starting in 1957. It was here that Bracq was entrusted with the design of the most expensive and complex Mercedes-Benz automobile to date, the [[Mercedes-Benz 600|600]]. He also designed the 230SL Pagoda, the 220S Coupé, the 250 and 220D as well as the [[Mercedes-Benz W108|W108]] series.<br />
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Upon his return to France in 1967, Bracq went to work for Brissonau and Lotz where he was responsible for the design of the TGV high-speed passenger train. During this time, Bracq was also responsible for prototypes of a sports car based on the [[BMW]] 1600Ti and a coupé based on the [[Simca 1100]].<br />
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In 1970, Bracq was appointed design director of [[BMW]] where he was responsible for some of that firm's most important automobiles of the period, including the top-of-the-line [[BMW 7-Series|7-Series]]. His 1973 [[BMW Turbo|"Turbo"]] concept car won "Concept Car of the Year" by the ''[[Revue Automobile Suisse]]'' that year; the car repeated the feat in 1992 in the [[Bagatelle Concours d'Elegance]].<br />
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His work with [[Peugeot]] beginning in 1974 included personal transportation for the Pope.<br />
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Bracq's artistic works have been displayed in art museums all over the world. He is also active as a judge in many of the most important automotive concours, including the [[Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance]].<br />
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==External link and reference==<br />
*[http://www.idcenter.co.jp/en/bracq/paul.htm Timeline of Paul Bracq's career]<br />
*[http://www.bmwism.com/bmws_designers.htm ''BMW Designers'' ] An overview of automotive designers working for BMW. <br />
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[[Category:French automobile designers]]<br />
[[Category:BMW designers]]<br />
[[Category:car designers|Bracq, Paul]]</div>Red marquis