David Ernest Bache was a British automobile designer.
12 Facts About David Bache
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Bache was born in Mannheim, Germany, the son of Aston Villa and England footballer Joe Bache who was coaching in Mannheim following his retirement.
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Towards the end of World War II David Bache joined the Austin Motor Company as an engineering apprentice.
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In 1954 David Bache moved to Rover in Solihull, becoming Rover's first ever stylist; the term 'stylist' was used at the time to differentiate the role from that of design engineer.
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David Bache raised the boot height and enlarged the rear window.
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David Bache was responsible for giving the Land Rover Series II a more domesticated appearance than its more agricultural predecessor.
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David Bache was very taken with the revolutionary new Citroen DS, as well as the imposing Facel Vega.
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David Bache created the shape for the P5, then expected to be a smaller, higher volume model of a similar size to the current Ford Zephyr.
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David Bache had a hand in the styling of the Range Rover that was launched in 1970, although the basic lines had already been defined by Spen King and Gordon Bashford.
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David Bache smoothed the prototype's functional lines and must share in the credit for the car's award-winning design.
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David Bache made improvements to Ian Beech's Austin Maestro design.
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David Bache was married, with two sons and one daughter.