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Opel Designer Erhard Schnell talks about design at Opel in the 1960s

By Car Design News2020-02-11T08:09:00+00:00

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Opel designer Erhard Schnell has sadly died (1927-2020). In this video he describes the design department at Opel in the 60s and working on the 1965 Experimental GT.

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