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Monty432 - Solved: Plasma (1995) by Miguel Herranz
« on: April 03, 2019, 08:31:21 AM »
Fellow Autopuzzlers, Oguerrerob's recent posting of the fabulous Ghia Focus concept car reminded me of this other more obscure car (scale model actually) that also followed organic design trends of the time. Identify it and its designer for a point.

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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2019, 04:15:04 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2019, 08:51:08 AM »
Designed early 2000’s?
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2019, 04:48:20 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2019, 05:01:29 AM »
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Re: Monty432
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2019, 05:26:07 AM »
This looks like the Plasma from 1995 by Miguel Herranz (who is also the creator of the nice Renault 4 ever concept)
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Re: Monty432
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2019, 05:38:14 AM »
Kaching! Well done, you got it. I love the super-organic surfaces of the Plasma. I remember reading an article in a Spanish magazine when this concept was first shown (I think it was Herranz's graduation project from his Industrial Design studies at CEU Valencia) , in which it was referred to as McLaren Plasma, but there is no reference to McLaren anywhere in Herranz's website, so maybe he was forced to remove the name by request of McLaren, or maybe I am just misremembering. I once met Herranz and he's a very nice guy. I'll ask him about it if I come across him again.
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