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The selection process

The process for deciding the Car Engineer of the Century started with the list of candidates below.

The winner: Dr Ferdinand Porsche

The next step was for a jury of 132 professional automotive journalists, from 33 different countries, under the presidency of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, to reduce the list to 5, which they did, and the result was announced in November 1999. Finally the 5 were ranked by the jury and the overall winner was selected. Image File history File links Ferdinand_Porsche. ... Image File history File links Ferdinand_Porsche. ... Ferdinand Porsche Ferdinand Porsche (September 3, 1875 – January 30, 1951) was an Austrian automotive engineer. ... Daimler-Benz AG was founded on May 1, 1924 by the merger of Benz & Cie. ... Car safety is the avoidance of car accidents or the minimization of harmful effects of accidents, in particular as pertaining to human life and health. ... Walter Owen Bentley (September 16, 1888 - August 3, 1971) was the founder of Bentley motors, however initially started life as a railway engineer. ... 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See also

• Car of the Century
• Car Designer of the Century
• Car Entrepreneur of the Century
• Car Executive of the Century

The Car of the Century (COTC) was an international award given to the worlds most influential car of the Twentieth Century. ... The Car Designer of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car designer of the Twentieth Century. ...

References

• "Dr Porsche is Car Engineer of the Century", drive.com.au, 1999-12-31. URL accessed on 2006-04-29.