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Brent Lang is the Vice President of Research & Design and partner with Storyteller Overland, a company that produces the best class RV adventure brands in the world. His life obsession with everything automotive began when he started fixing up his 1972 Karmann Ghia, a vehicle his grandfather imported from Germany. He became interested in industrial design while studying mechanical engineering and earned his Masters in Design Management from Savannah College of Art and Design. He worked at McSweeney Designs where they build custom tailored vehicles including VIP armored motorcades for foreign dignitaries and heads of state and was head of design for Coach Nick Saban’s Signature Series Sprinters before joining Storyteller Overland in 2018.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Sports Car Market • Christopher Kimball Financial Services • Adobe Road Winery • Techforce • American Collectors Insurance
INSPIRATIONAL WORDS
“It is very easy to make something complex look ugly and extremely difficult to make something simple beautiful.” – Tim Man Lau
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Getting into the automotive industry design business.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
1972 Karmann Ghia, his grandfather’s car.
AUTOMOTIVE RESOURCE
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Hayne’s Repair Manual for VW/Karmann Ghia by Ken Freund
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
The best solutions are usually the simplest. – Occam’s Razor
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