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BobH

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Pagoda roof
« on: May 11, 2025, 19:30:51 »
So this is how the roof design came about!

https://rouewatch.com/design/paul-bracq/
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Re: Pagoda roof
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2025, 20:26:31 »
" So two guys stand on a car's roof. ".....
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Re: Pagoda roof
« Reply #2 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?
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Re: Pagoda roof
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2025, 11:31:46 »
Paul would know, send him this photo. Michael might have his current email address.
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Robert Hyatt
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Re: Pagoda roof
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2025, 11:38:13 »

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


Rudi Uhlenhaut?
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Re: Pagoda roof
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: Pagoda roof
« Reply #6 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/.
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