Marcello Gandini
Marcello Gandini (born 26 August 1938) is an Italian automotive designer mostly famous of Lamborghini sports cars designing.
Marcello Gandini | |
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 Gandini and the Autobianchi A112 Runabout, 1969 | |
| Born | 26 August 1938 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Automobile designer |
| Known for | Lamborghini Countach |
Biography
He was born in Turin, in the family of a wealthy aristocrat. The father owned a pharmaceutical company.
After graduating from school, he started setting up sports cars. In the early sixties, he became acquainted with Nuccio Bertone, who later offered him to work with a designer in the car studio Bertone. In 1980, he left Bertone to start his freelance designer's career. Since 1990, he works only in small projects.[1]
He designed Lamborghini Miura and Countach (1973),[2] Fiat X1/9, BMW 5 Series, Lancia Stratos and many others.[3][4]
Marcello Gandini Media
References
- ↑ "Marcello Gandini - Car Designer". Automobile Magazine. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ Banks, Nargess (2021-06-14). "Livro revela os carros preferidos dos colecionadores: Ferraris, Bugattis e Lamborghinis raros e exóticos estão na lista". Forbes Brasil. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "The Lancia Sibilo Was Nuts Even By 1970s Concept Car Standards". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "Celebrating the Lamborghini Countach – the supercar that fell to Earth". www.classicdriver.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.