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Solved: PN #1333 -- Gautam Sen Stenella
« on: December 08, 2019, 04:53:24 AM »
According to the description, this was a real car. Please identify designer and the name he gave to this roadster for a point
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2019, 04:20:25 AM »
Experts?
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2019, 01:20:59 PM »
Chris Bangle?

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2019, 02:30:12 PM »
no
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2019, 07:46:18 PM »
the designer from Europe?

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2019, 11:17:04 PM »
he is currently living in Europe, but he was not born in Europe
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2019, 04:12:45 PM »
Japanese designer?
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2019, 04:26:02 PM »
he is currently living in Europe, but he was not born in Europe
South Asia?

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2019, 05:07:21 PM »
David Gittens

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2019, 10:21:07 PM »
yes, from South Asia, not Mr Gittens
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2019, 10:38:28 PM »
India?

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2019, 01:39:30 PM »
yes, from India
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2019, 10:28:53 PM »
Professionals?
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2019, 01:35:11 AM »
Was this car designed between 1985 and 1995 ?

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2019, 04:18:11 AM »
yes
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2019, 04:35:03 AM »
Was the designer born before 1970 ?

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #16 on: December 23, 2019, 04:45:22 AM »
I did not ask him and I do not see this in his bio, but I believe he was born before 1970
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2019, 04:58:37 AM »
Is he currently working for a major European car manufacturer ?

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #18 on: December 23, 2019, 09:46:52 AM »
he is not working for any car companies
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #19 on: December 23, 2019, 09:50:17 AM »
Is he still working as a car designer ?

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #20 on: December 23, 2019, 10:30:44 AM »
Did he publish any car design books?

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #21 on: December 23, 2019, 12:23:42 PM »
he no longer works as a designer

he published car design books, in fact it is locked for BSA because he is now extremely close to an identification
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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #22 on: December 23, 2019, 11:13:23 PM »
Stenella
Design by Gautam Sen
The prototype made by  B D Rampure
It became the foundation for Indian San Storm:

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Re: PN #1333
« Reply #23 on: December 24, 2019, 09:29:08 AM »
well found
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