Beautiful vintage 1960's art print of the hand built 1937 Lagonda V-12 Rapide, by renowned automobile and motorcycle artist Hans Muth.  Framed and matted.  Print is 13 1/2" X 9 1/2"; framed it measures 17 1/2" X 13 1/2." Very Good condition, see photos. Frame show some wear from decades of use.

Hans A. Muth was born in 1935 in Rathenow, Germany. After training as a toolmaker, graphic designer and designer, he first illustrated automotive catalogs for Porsche, Mercedes, Opel and VW. He drew design proposals for contemporary sports cars for the magazines of Motor Presse Verlag. In 1965 he began his career as a designer at Ford, in 1971 he moved to BMW to take over there as head designer, the responsibility for the interior and the motorcycle design.  Today, he trains young artists and designers at the Art Center College of Design in Switzerland. 

Text reads (very approximately):  Only the style of the bodies can be estimated, if you have a 4.5 liter Lagonda
 with the 175 hp V 12 and the new chassis from 1937. 
 Redesigning the Lagonda was good and despite its high weight, a 
 sporty car.  The extremely smooth and reliable V 12 made
 160 km / h, the driving characteristics were praised. 

 DRAWING: MUTH