K27w

Does anyone know who actually penned the 924/944/968 series of cars, or was it a design studio collaboration ?.

Porsche5050

bump-I'd like to know also.

instigator

ok i'll fess up, i did the first concept of the car and ferry like it so much that he ran with the idea. so if you guys want to pay homage(spelling) please send emails to arrange payment thanks and thank me

Ken D

Harm Lagaay was working for Porsche when he designed the 924. Not sure if he penned the 944 though...?

pedro951

got this from pca site


caption:
"Rare photo of Harm Lagaay's early
924 prototype, built in June 1973.


Lagaay is now chief designer at Porsche."

Doug944s2

Yep, Dutchman Harm Lagaay, working under Anatole Lapine, did the prototype that Pedro951 posted (cool shot, BTW!)....then somebody else in the design dept. refined the design to make it a little crisper and less rounded. The flares on the 1979 924 Carrera concept,which really spawned the look of the 944, were the work of Lapine.

user 8430

Man thats a KEWL! shot of the 924's......if you look around there are 4 total in the pic! Thats a classic shot, check out the guy in the photo, total seventies haha, I was born in June 1973, neat.I wonder where this photo was taken?

tifosiman

[quote]Originally posted by kgain968:
<strong>Man thats a KEWL! shot of the 924's......if you look around there are 4 total in the pic! Thats a classic shot, check out the guy in the photo, total seventies haha, I was born in June 1973, neat.I wonder where this photo was taken?</strong><hr></blockquote>

I don't think the photo is from 1973. The car is, but the photo was taken later on. I *think* one of the ones in the background is a 944.

Tifo

user 8430

Ya, you may be right that black one looks like it might be a 944. I suppose also if the prototype wa built in '73 and there is a full fledged 924 beside it, it has to be later than '73.

K27w

awsome picture, almost looks like they had the 968 thing going on with the tail end.
thanks