Original Range Rover Designer Dies, Victoria Beckham Named Company's 'Creative Design Director'

First the real news and then something of the slightly lesser-than variety. The first is that Charles Spencer King, the designer/engineer responsible for creating the Range Rover has passed away.. King led a team in the late 1960s to develop the car, following stints at Rolls-Royce and as an high-powered gas turbine engine designer. According to the NY Times‘ obituary, King was saddened to watch as his car made a shift from the outdoor explorer to the suburbanite with too much money.