Wilhelm Hofmeister (1912–1978) was the BMW design chief from 1955 to 1970. Trained as an engineer at the Hamburg Wagenbauschule, he was more a skillful manager than a stylist. He is credited with the design of the

BMW New Class The BMW New Class (german: Neue Klasse) was a line of sedans and coupes produced by German automaker BMW between 1962 and 1977. These models ensured BMW's solvency after the company's financial crisis of the 1950s and established the identity of ...

and the

Hofmeister kink The Hofmeister kink (German: Hofmeister-Knick) is an automotive design feature consisting of a rearward/forward angle near the base of the rearmost pillar. It is named for Wilhelm Hofmeister, who was BMW's design chief from 1955 to 1970, though ...

is named after him.BMW USA website
/ref> Hofmeister's predecessor at BMW was Peter Szymanowski and his successor was

Paul Bracq Paul Bracq (born December 13, 1933, Bordeaux, France) is an automotive designer noted for his work at Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Citroën, and Peugeot. Career Bracq's career began in the design studio of Philippe Charbonneaux, serving as his assistan ...

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