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Aldo Brovarone - design magician behind the Pininfarina label

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Created on December 1, 2017

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Thomas Suter und Axel Marx

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Archiv Aldo Brovarone (Repro Daniel Reinhard)

Daniel Reinhard

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Archiv Aldo Brovarone (Repro Daniel Reinhard)

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Aldo Brovarone, auch mit 91 Jahren noch hellwach

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Aldo Brovarone - Zeichner einiger der schönsten Autos aller Zeiten

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Aldo Brovarone erklärt seine Arbeitsweise

Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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Aldo Brovarone führt durch sein dickes Album

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Aldo Brovarone kommt schnell ins Dozieren

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Aldo Brovarone blättert in seinem umfangreichen Werk

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Aldo Brovarone beim Signieren eines Buchs

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Sein Lebenswerk hat Brovarone in einem umfangreichen Album gesammelt

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Aldo Brovarone im Jahr 1949 in Argentinien

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Erinnerungen an Bravarones Zeit in Argentinien

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Cisitalia 33 DF Volo Radente (1953) - Entwurf des Serienmodells

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Cisitalia 33 DF Volo Radente (1953) - als Cabriolet, als Entwurf und fertig

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Aus dem Album Aldo Brovarones - u.a. Maserati A6GCS Pininfarina

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Ferrari 375 America Coupé (1953) - der elegante Ferrari für Agnelli, im Entwurf mit hinterem Seitenfenster

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Ferrari 375 America Coupé (1953) - die fertige Ausführung musste auf das hintere Seitenfenster verzichten

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Maserati A6GCS Pininfarina (1953) - schnittiges Coupé als Entwurf

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Maserati A6GCS Pininfarina (1953) - Silhouette im Entwurf

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Aldo Brovarone erklärt die spezielle Gestaltung der C-Säule am Lancia PF 200

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Entwurf und Ausführung - Lancia PF 200 Coupé von 1955

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Lancia PF 200 Coupé (1955) - neue Version der Pinin-Farina-Kreation mit Heckflossen, geschütztem Heckfenster und grösseren Seitenscheiben - Genfer Automobilsalon 1955

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1954) - Pininfarina-Entwurf - hier noch mit dem vollständig verglasten Coupé-Dach

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1952) - für den Pariser Salon erhielt das vormals offene Auto ein Dach

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1952) - am Pariser Autosalon 1952 mit elegantem und stark verglastem Dach

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1954) - in heller Lackierung

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1954) - eines der vermutlich fünf Coupés

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Entwurf und fertiger Prototyp des Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM Superflow

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Entwurf und verschiedene Entwicklungsstufen des Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM Superflow

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Aldo Brovarone zeigt einige seiner berühmtesten Entwürfe

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Ferrari Superfast II (1960) - ... und fertiges Showcar

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Ferrari 400 Superamerica (1962) - abgeleitet vom Superfast II

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Ferrari 500 Superamerica (1964) - entwickelte sich aus den Superfast II und III

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Ferrari-Serienmodelle, die auf der Basis von Aldo Brovarones Entwürfe entstanden

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Aldo Brovarone wird Designchef bei Pininfarina

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Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Speciale (1965) - die Basis für den späteren 206 und 246 GT

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Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Speciale (1965) - der finale Entwurf

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Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Speciale (1965) - Entwurf Aldo Brovarones

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Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Speciale (1965) - die Gestalter und Erbauer mit dem fertigen Produkt

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Aldo Brovarone mit dem berühmten Dino-Entwurf

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Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Speciale (1965) - der fertige Prototyp

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Dino Berlinetta Speciale Due Posti (1965) - Prototyp von vorne gesehen

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Dino Berlinetta Speciale Due Posti (1965) - Chassis-Nummer 0840 erhielt ein imposantes Pininfarina-Kleid und war der Vorläufer des späteren Dino 206/246

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Dino Berlinetta Speciale Due Posti (1965) - Seitenansicht des Prototyps

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Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Speciale (1965) - und der davon abgeleitete Dino 206-Prototyp von Fioravanti

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Dino 206 GT Prototyp (1966) - abgeleitet von Brovarones Dino Berlinetta Speciale

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Dino 206 GT Berlinetta (1966) - der Prototyp von Pininfarina übernahm viele Elemente der Berlinetta Speciale von 1965

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Ferrari 365P (1966) - der dreisitzige "Dinone"

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Ferrari 365P Berlinetta (1966) - der frühe Vorgänger des BB - Pininfarinas provokative Studie eines Mittelmotorsportwagens mit drei Plätzen, Zentralsteuerung und 12 Zylindern

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sport 1600 Pininfarina Tubolare (1965) - als Entwurf

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1968) - Serienersion

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1968) - Heckansicht der Serienversion

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Peugeot 504 (1967) - Entwurf für den späteren Peugeot 504

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Peugeot 504 Berline (1969) - Technikfortschritte bei der Limousine wurden immer auch an das Cabriolet und das Coupé weitergegeben

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Fiat 125 Kombi (1969) - Entwurf von Aldo Brovarone

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Aldo Brovarone zeigt auf die Besonderheiten des Designs beim Lancia Gamma Coupé

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Lancia Gamma Coupé (1975) - der mittlere Entwurf (von Brovarone) wurde in Serienform gebracht

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta "Eagle" (1974) - Entwürfe von Aldo Brovarone

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Lancia Gamma Coupé (1975) - Enwürfe von Aldo Brovarone

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Aldo Brovarone war auch am viertürigen Lancia Gamma Coupé und am Kombi beteiligt

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Lancia Gamma Coupé (1977) - auch beim Vorfahren vor dem teuren Restaurants gut angezogen

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Lancia Gamma Coupé (1982) - Seitenansicht des Serien-Coupés

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Lancia Gamma Olgiata, Pininfarina (1982) - Pininfarinas Vorschlag für einen Up-Market-HPE

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Lancia Gamma Olgiata, Pininfarina (1982) - praktisch, dank Kombiheck

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Lancia Gamma Pininfarina (1982) - Alle Pininfarina-Gamma-Varianten - Olgiata (1982), Scala (1980), Spider (1978) und Coupé (1976)

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Aldo Brovarone zu Zeiten des Cadillac Allanté

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Aldo Brovarone hat auch den Peugeot 504 gezeichnet

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Aldo Brovarone erklärt, wie er aus dem hässslichen F40-Prototyp ein attraktives Auto machte

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Ferrari F40 (1985) - so sollte der F40 ursprünglich aussehen

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Ferrari F40 (1987) - nach Aldo Brovarones Eingriffen sah der F40 so aus

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Aldo Brovarone zeigt Auszüge seines Schaffens

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Aldo Brovarone ist mehr ein Künstler als ein technischer Designer

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Postkarten zeigen Zeichnungen Aldo Brovarones

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Summary

Almost only automotive historians and design enthusiasts know his name, although Aldo Brovarone created some of the most famous car beauties in the service of Pininfarina, including the Dino 206/246 GT and the Lancia Gamma Coupé. Many of his designs have had a lasting influence on the automotive world and, of course, he knows the most about them himself. This article is based on an extensive interview that portrays a lively and alert Aldo Bravorone, who was happy to talk about his work.

This article contains the following chapters

The man behind some of the most influential designs of the fifties and sixties
Technical draughtsman instead of professional pilot
Into the car industry by chance
From brochure to finished car
Rapid rise
A multitude of designs
Little influence on the implementation at Pininfarina
Not only Ferraris
Design competitions among colleagues
Dino Berlinetta Speciale
Bread and butter cars too
Finally, the Ferrari F40
The electric car as an opportunity
Other people's designs for everyday car use
Vehicle designs by Brovarone (excerpt)
Brief profile

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Turin, (world) city of car design. A warm fall day in October 2017, sunny but a little hazy, the after-effects of fog rather than pollution. The Alpine chain that frames Turin is indistinctly visible. A distinguished older gentleman, neatly dressed, leaves his city apartment in a nondescript neighborhood in the morning and sets off for a long walk. Afterwards, as he does every day, he does the necessary shopping. After lunch, he takes a rest and then spends the afternoon painting or writing. He remains unrecognized on his daily walks through Turin. No one turns their head to look for him. No one knows that he is the designer who gave birth to true masterpieces. For example, he designed the Maserati A6GCS, the Ferrari 500 Superfast and the iconic Dino 246 GT! The designer's name: Aldo Brovarone, 91 years old and a key contributor to almost 50 years of automotive design! And he did so as a pure autodidact - without having studied design!

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