Marcello Gandini

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Marcello Gandini (born August 26, 1938 in Turin , Italy ) is an Italian automobile designer . With Giorgetto Giugiaro and Leonardo Fioravanti , who were also born in 1938, he is one of the three great Italian designers of the 1970s. Gandini created bodies for both exclusive sports cars and large-scale models. His most famous designs include the Lamborghini Miura , the Lamborghini Countach and the Lancia Stratos . They were created during his time as chief designer at Bertone . He has been a freelance automotive designer since 1980.

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Lamborghini Miura P400 SV
BMW Garmisch, 1970
(BMW replica 2019)
Lamborghini Countach
Lancia Stratos Stradale
Maserati Khamsin
Fiat 132
Based on an older Gandini design for Volvo and Reliant: the Citroën BX
With trimmed rear wheel arches: Maserati Quattroporte IV

From the late 1950s on, Gandini worked as an industrial designer in Italy without initially having any reference to the automotive industry. He designed his first car body in 1958 for a friend for an OSCA chassis.

From 1965 to 1980 - chief designer at Bertone

In 1963 Gandini tried to get a job as an automobile designer at Bertone. Bertone's then chief designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, however, spoke out against Gandini, who was the same age. Two years later, in November 1965, Giugiaro moved to Carrozzeria Ghia . Shortly after leaving Bertone, Nuccio Bertone hired Gandini as the new chief designer. Gandini hadn't worked in automotive design before. His first project for Bertone was the Lamborghini Miura presented in 1966. This car has a transversely installed mid-engine behind the seats and thus an even weight distribution on the two axles.

Over the years Gandini designed many well-known vehicles for Bertone, especially sports cars for the Lamborghini and Maserati brands , but also everyday vehicles such as the Fiat 132 , the first generation of the BMW 5- series and the Citroën BX .

The Alfa Romeo Carabo was also created during his time at Bertone . It was the first vehicle with scissor doors that was later adopted by the Lamborghini Countach and its successors.

Since 1980: Marcello Gandini Design

In 1980 Gandini left Bertone and founded his own design studio Marcello Gandini Design near Turin . In the 1980s, Gandini developed a close relationship with Alejandro de Tomaso , who at the time a. a. the sports car manufacturers De Tomaso and Maserati belonged to. Gandini designed a number of bodies for both brands. For cost reasons, he was often limited to updating an existing basic concept. For example, Gandini developed the Maserati Shamal from the Maserati Biturbo , and for the 1990 model year he revised the body of the De Tomaso Pantera designed by Tom Tjaarda 20 years earlier . The Maserati Quattroporte IV and the Qvale Mangusta , on the other hand, were completely redesigned and were originally intended to be launched as De Tomaso Biguà. A special feature of Gandini's designs in the 1990s were the truncated rear wheel arches, which were shown in different forms on most of his vehicles from this period.

As a freelance designer, he is no longer exclusively concerned with vehicle design, but also with architecture, nightclub interiors and the appearance of the " Heli-Sport CH-7 " helicopter.

Automotive designs

Gandini designed many classics including:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography on the website www.automobilemag.com (accessed on November 27, 2011).
  2. ↑ Biography on the website www.autoevolution.com (accessed on November 27, 2011).
  3. ↑ Biography on the website www.automobilemag.com (accessed on November 27, 2011).
  4. ↑ auto-motor-und-sport.de of May 24, 2019, clone of the prodigal son , accessed on May 31, 2019.
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SURNAME Gandini, Marcello
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian automobile designer
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Turin , Italy