André Lefèbvre

André René Lefèbvre was born in Louvres, France (North of Paris, Val d'Oise).

[1] Voisin placed Lefebvre in charge of his Laboratoire where he worked, until the end of World War I, on aviation projects and then automobiles.

[2] He is particularly noted for creating the Voisin C6 Laboratoire, which was a racing car prepared for the 1923 French Grand Prix.

Lefèbvre remained with Renault only until 1933, when he was hired by André Citroën to work on the Traction Avant project.

Working with Citroën designers Flaminio Bertoni and Paul Magès, Lefèbvre created four of the most dramatic, boldly designed vehicles of 20th century: The 1955 Citroën DS placed third in the 1999 Car of the Century competition, behind the Ford Model T and BMC Mini.