Royston Charles Lunn (26 June 1925 – 5 August 2017) was an engineer in the automotive industry.[1] He had forty-one years in the design development and production of vehicles and most notably served as the head of engineering at American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1971 to 1987. Lunn is credited as being the "father of the modern SUV" and "the godfather of the Ford GT40".[2][3]
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^Truett, Richard (16 August 2017). "Roy Lunn, father of the modern SUV, dies at 92". Automotive News. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^Sorokanich, Bob (16 August 2017). "You Have No Idea How Much the Father of the GT40 Changed the Auto Industry". Road and Track. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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