by:John Barker
14 Jul 2024
From New Mini to McLaren, via Fiat, Ferrari and countless others, Frank Stephenson’s work is everywhere you look in the automotive world. Here he talks to evo about his remarkable career to date.
If Frank Stephenson had been an even better motocrosser, he might never have designed the new Mini, numerous Ferraris and most McLarens of the modern era. ‘I was kind of surrounded by cars from the earliest age but I wasn’t really incredibly passionate about them, I wasn’t dreaming about becoming involved in some future career,’ he says. ‘In my last year of high school, a friend invited me to watch one of his motocross races and help out a bit. I’ve always had bikes in my blood and as soon as I saw what it was all about, you know, the sound of two-strokes, the smell of bean oil… I guess that’s what gets you addicted to motorcycles!’