Freeman Thomas: Part 1

Cars That Matter

EpisodeJul 6, 202033m

Freeman Thomas: Part 1

Cars That Matter

EpisodeJul 6, 202033m

After an introduction, Robert kicks things off by recounting how the two men met over their love of Porsche (0:24), then Robert backtracks to find out how Freeman fell in love with cars and what led him to study design (3:35). Then Robert steers the conversation to focus on Freeman's time at Volkswagen where he designed the iconic New Beetle (11:10), after which Freeman relays his career move back to Europe with Audi in developing the acclaimed Audi TT (18:51). Then Robert changes gears to talk about Freeman's time working with DaimlerChrysler (23:08). Learn More: Cars That Matter Follow Us: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Hosted by: Robert Ross Produced by: Chris Porter Theme Music By: Celleste and Eric Dick A CurtCo Media ProductionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Cars that Matter is all about cars that have captured people’s hearts. They are the special cars, and they come from every decade since the dawn of the Automotive Age. They might be from the Brass Era or today’s Battery Era. They have names like 911 or SL, Corvette or Countach, or simply M. All have fueled passion in the people who created them, owned them, raced them, or sometimes—with remorse—parted with them. From CurtCo Media. On Cars That Matter, we talk with designers, engineers, race-car drivers, market experts, historians, restorers and collectors about the brightest luminaries in the aut...

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