Bruno Sacco, Mercedes-Benz chief designer from 1975 to 1999 and father of some of its most iconic models, died aged 90 on the 19th September in Sindelfingen,

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that Bruno Sacco died at the age of 90 in Sindelfingen, Germany on Sept. 19. Sacco was one of the best-known automotive designers in Mercedes history and lead a team that penned some of Mercedes-Benz's most memorable vehicles.

B runo Sacco once said that "a Mercedes-Benz must always look like a Mercedes-Benz." The Italian designer made

Born and raised in Italy, Bruno Sacco would rise through the ranks at then-Daimler-Benz and eventually set the course for what would become some of Mercedes-Benz ‘s most iconic designs. Sacco died on September 19 in Sindelfingen,