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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: BobH on May 11, 2025, 19:30:51

Title: Pagoda roof
Post by: BobH on May 11, 2025, 19:30:51

So this is how the roof design came about!

https://rouewatch.com/design/paul-bracq/

Title: Re: Pagoda roof
Post by: zak on May 13, 2025, 20:26:31

" So two guys stand on a car's roof. ".....

Title: Re: Pagoda roof
Post by: Mike Hughes on May 14, 2025, 00:26:40

Quote from: zak on May 13, 2025, 20:26:31

" So two guys stand on a car's roof. ".....

. . . and if you zoom in on the photo, you'll notice that they are standing on a cleverly designed platform placed on top of the roof to distribute their weight.

Bracq is on the right; who is standing on the left?

Title: Re: Pagoda roof
Post by: zoegrlh on May 14, 2025, 11:31:46

Paul would know, send him this photo. Michael might have his current email address.

Title: Re: Pagoda roof
Post by: mdsalemi on May 14, 2025, 11:38:13

Bracq is on the right; who is standing on the left?


Rudi Uhlenhaut?

Title: Re: Pagoda roof
Post by: zoegrlh on May 14, 2025, 21:03:47

Michael for sure you are correct. The hair line is the giveaway. If you search early photos of Rudi, you can tell the hairline is same.

Title: Re: Pagoda roof
Post by: lowpad on May 18, 2025, 23:21:02

It's Béla Barényi, the MB safety guru and long-running head of its pre-development department (and often cited, with Bracq, as the source of the "Pagoda" roof). Here's an article I haven't seen before: https://totallythatstupid.com/2023/11/13/paul-bracq-at-90-joie-de-vivre/.