SeanR

Died April 29th 2012.

http://umwelt-panorama.de/news.php?newsid=128571

The article is in German and I can't find any mention in any English papers, but he passed the other day. For those that do not know who he is, he had a huge hand in the design of the 928.

MainePorsche

RIP Tony Lapine.
Thank you.

SteveG

We wouldn't be here, on this site, I mean. Thanks Tony.

Randy V

Thanks for everything, Tony!

Translation:

Anatole Lapine is dead Anatole Lapine (1973). Copyright: Car Medienportal.Net/Por Art gallery (3 pictures) 2012-05-02 |

Anatole Carl Lapine, chief designer of many years of Porsche, died on 29 April 2012 in Baden-Baden. He had led the Design studio Style Porsche from 1969 to 1988. Anatole Lapine was born to 23. May 1930 in the Latvian Riga. After end of war he completed car mechanic teachings at Daimler Benz in Hamburg and visited afterwards those Hamburg school of building of cars. He went to 1951 into the USA, where he began one year after with general of engine in the body ahead development.

1965 returned Lapine to Germany and took over with OPELs the line of the Research center. On 15 April 1969 he changed as a director/conductor of the styling department to Porsche. Beside the Design Porsche 911 of the so called, G-Serie" developed under Lapines line numerous new Porsche models like 924, 928 and 944.

Also various Design projects the Porsche engineering customer development were realized by Anatole Lapine and his Style team.

Bill Ball

Tony Lapine, center.

tilac999

Thank you Tony Lapine. You created a timeless design. Well done.

Jadz928

This is seriously saddening.

My heart goes out to Hans and his family.

mickster

Rest in Peace Tony.

Tom in Austin

Thanks for posting Sean. Tony's genius is still being appreciated today and will continue to be long into the future!

Mongo

Thank you for your innovation, design, and years of fun with my 928 Tony!

bronto

Didn't know about the Opel stint. So I have owned 2 cars designed by him, the other being a '70 Opel GT.

Vilhuer

928 was actually designed by Wolfgang Möbius, he's the one on the left in picture with striped shirt. Lapine was head of design studio and certainly had influence in how 928 turned out but Möbius did actual design.

linderpat

thanks for posting Sean.

martinss

There's an interesting write-up about his GM stint here: http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/...p/Lapine,_Tony

mickster

How was the Opel GT? I always loved the lines.