Peter Horbury, who transitioned Volvo from boxy to curvy, remembered as 'giant in car design'

Lotus Peter Hobury 2023 — As Ford's executive director of design, Horbury was tasked, along with design head J Mays, with creating a global "One Ford" styling theme.

July 01, 2023 10:28 AM

Former colleagues and industry executives paid tribute to Lotus design chief Peter Horbury, who has died at age 73.

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