Martin Smith

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Martin Smith is a retired automobile designer, noted for extensive stints at Audi, Opel and Ford of Europe.

Born in 1949 in Broomhill, Sheffield, England, Smith attended King Edward VII School. A car fanatic since he was a boy, he wrote letters to Mini designer Alec Issigonis asking how to become a car designer and received kindly and encouraging replies. He studied Engineering at the University of Liverpool before graduating with a master's degree in vehicle design from the Royal College of Art in London.

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Martin Smith is a retired automobile designer, noted for extensive stints at Audi, Opel and Ford of Europe.

Born in 1949 in Broomhill, Sheffield, England, Smith attended King Edward VII School. A car fanatic since he was a boy, he wrote letters to Mini designer Alec Issigonis asking how to become a car designer and received kindly and encouraging replies. He studied Engineering at the University of Liverpool before graduating with a master's degree in vehicle design from the Royal College of Art in London.

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