Education
After attending the Waldorf School in Stuttgart he began studying industrial design in Ulm, Germany, but after a year was dismissed by the examination board, because his talent was doubted. In 1957 he started practical training at the body design department of the family-owned sports car company under design director Erwin Komenda.
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