Horace Charles Dean b. 1 January 1914

  • Designer
Dean was initially employed in engineering but turned to racing cars producing three Maybach special vehicles. He established the REPCO Research Centre in Victoria where he designed and tested automotive concepts and products. After 1973, he began development work on electrical vehicles as the "Electrodrive" business, an area he had begun to explore as early as 1940 when he produced an electric-powered delivery van.
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Horace Charles Dean
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Birth date
1 January 1914
Birth place
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
Death date
1 January 1985

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