Sheppard designed much of the body for the Austin Mini (pictured example from 1959, collection of the Morris Mini-Minor Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, UK).
1961 Austin Mini model range

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]

Austin Mini Moke

References

  1. ↑ John Sheppard, car designer – obituary. The Telegraph, 11 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Mini was designed 'in a Rolf Harris manner'. Oxford Mail, 22 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Tributes as last member of iconic Mini's design team dies. Birmingham Post, 22 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Hurst, Ben (22 April 2015). "Tributes as last member of iconic Mini's design team dies". Business Live. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "John Sheppard « 1959 Mini Register". 1959miniregister.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.


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