John Sheppard (car designer)
Appearance
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/1959_Morris_Mini-Minor_Heritage_Motor_Centre%2C_Gaydon.jpg/220px-1959_Morris_Mini-Minor_Heritage_Motor_Centre%2C_Gaydon.jpg)
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John Sheppard (24 February 1922 – 29 March 2015) was a car designer who worked with Alec Issigonis on the Austin Mini and later on British Leyland's Metro, Maestro and Montego. He also designed the body for the Mini Moke.[1][2][3][4][5]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Austin_Mini_Moke_1.jpg/220px-Austin_Mini_Moke_1.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ John Sheppard, car designer – obituary. The Telegraph, 11 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Mini was designed 'in a Rolf Harris manner'. Oxford Mail, 22 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Tributes as last member of iconic Mini's design team dies. Birmingham Post, 22 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Hurst, Ben (22 April 2015). "Tributes as last member of iconic Mini's design team dies". Business Live. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "John Sheppard « 1959 Mini Register". 1959miniregister.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Mini Moke heritage
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141021124608/http://www.miniworld.co.uk/features/miniworld-features/436-issigonis-and-the-9x-projects
- http://oxfordbusinesspark.com/news/legendary-car-designer-honoured-oxford-business-park