Anatole Carl Lapine | |
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| Born | May 23, 1930 Riga, Latvia |
| Died | April 29, 2012 (aged 81) Baden-Baden, Germany |
| Occupation | Automobile designer |
Anatole Carl "Tony" Lapine (born 23 May 1930 in Riga, Latvia, died 29 April 2012 in Baden-Baden, Germany) was an automotive designer and racing driver. Lapine worked for General Motors (GM), Opel, and Porsche. During his time as chief designer at Porsche he oversaw development of the front-engined, water-cooled 928, 924 and 944 that began to appear in the mid to late 1970s, as well as two revisions to the Porsche 911.