Every year we give this award to one the pioneering people without whom we might not have any cars to make models of! This year’s winner is;
The founder of the iconic Ferrari brand, Enzo was also a racing driver who founded Scuderia Ferrari and moved into building road cars in order to finance his racing pursuits.
Motor pioneer Bertha Benz was the business partner ofher husband Karl and became the first person to drive an internal-combusion-engine vehicle over a large distance for an actual purpose when, in 1888, she and her two teenage sons drove her husband’s Benz Patent-Motorwagen 66 miles fromMannheim to Pforzheimm to visit her mother and prove motor vehicles had practical applications.
Deisgner Marcello Gandini is widely known for styling multiple iconic vehicles, including several Lamborghinis, among them the Miura and Countach, as well as theCitroen BX, Lancia Stratos and Mk1 VW Polo.
Designer and Engineer Alec Issigonis was responsible forthe design and development of multiple classic British vehicles including the classic Mini, the first mass-produced car to feature a transverse front-mounted engine driving the front wheels, a package that became standard for all small cars to follow.
Akio Toyota is the current chairman of the Toyota MotorCompany and its former President and CEO. He is also an avid motor racing fan and driver.
Congrats to all these hugely deserving nominees!!
