Marcello Gandini was an Italian car designer, widely known for his work with the Italian car design house, Bertone, where his work included designing the Alfa Romeo Carabo and Montreal, Lancia Stratos Zero, Maserati Khamsin, Ferrari GT4, Fiat X1/9, and several Lamborghinis, including the Bravo, Miura, Marzal, Espada, Urraco, and Countach. Gandini himself said his design interests prioritised vehicle architecture, construction, assembly and mechanisms over styling.
Gandini in 1976
A lineup of Bertone designs from the 1960s and 1970s, most of which Gandini designed
Gandini standing behind the Autobianchi A112 Runabout concept
1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo concept
Gruppo Bertone, commonly known as Bertone, was an Italian industrial design company which specialized in car styling, coachbuilding and manufacturing. It formerly was also a car manufacturing company. Bertone styled cars for Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, BMW, Citroën, Ferrari, Fiat, Iso, Lancia, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Opel, and Volvo, among others. In addition, the Bertone studio was responsible for two of the later designs of the Lambretta motorscooter.
Bertone logo from an Opel Astra G Coupe Bertone
Image: 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo
Image: 1976 Alfa Romeo Navajo
Image: Bertone Alfa Romeo Pandion (84)