So I am pretty sure I found the band that was the inspiration for Autobahn in TBL. I don't know if any other Dudes have pointed this out ,but here you go. The band is called Kraftwerk and the visual resemblance that made me think of it can be seen on their album cover for "The Man-Machine"
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Kraftwerk_The_Man_Machine_album_cover.jpg/150px-Kraftwerk_The_Man_Machine_album_cover.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk
EDIT: Well I just learned the valuable lesson of using the all mighty search box before I post.
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