Gene Winfield, a special car designer for movies like Blade Runner and “Robocop” died on March 4. Was 97 years old.
The news was confirmed through its obitia Legacy.com.
Winfield was recognized as “King of Kossoms” after Hollywood was working on his largest cars. In the 1940s, he opened his first special shop and his career is more than eight decades.
Over the years, Hollywood went to man, especially when he needed futuristics. In 1967, he worked on the “Magic” episode on the “Super Car”.
The car was recognized as a retractor and appeared in the episode of “Star Trek: original series” and “Mission: Unexpected” episode as Jupiter 8. In addition, Catwoman was Catmobile in Batman.
Winfield also prepared a piranha specifically used vehicle for “Be Smart” and “Uncle Man”
Special vehicles were shown in the latest Starfighter and Robocop. Perhaps the most well-known cars in Blade Runner created a flying police cars known as “spinner” in Blade Runner.
According to Hotrod magazineHe was born in Springfield, MO and was the largest of the six children born for the “Cinny” Winfield of Frank and Virginia. Obit says he took his first car at the age of 15, about 75,1928 a coupe painted in a dark blue. Despite the fact that the car has no radios, double antennas and besieged, and installed dual antennas and inactive.
The hot rods association addressed him, including a lifetime achievement award of the National Hot Rod Association.
