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Trevor Fiore - British designer with southern charm

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Created on January 25, 2023

Reading time 13min

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Bruno Meier

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Archiv Paolo Fissore

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Trevor Fiore in seinem Studio in Paris

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Elva GT 160 (1964) – entstand in nur 3 Exemplaren

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Elva GT 160 (1964) – Trevor Fiores erster realisierter Entwurf

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Elva GT 160 (1964) – mit BMW-Motor

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Elva GT 160 (1964) – "Gurney Cup" für Sportwagen-Prototypen von 1960 bis 1966

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TVR Trident (1965) – zusammen mit dem stolzen Designer auf dem Genfer Salon 1965

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TVR Trident (1965) - Genfer Neuheit, Design von Fiore, gebaut bei Fissore - Genfer Automobilsalon 1965

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TVR Trident (1965) - bei Fissore aisgestellt - Genfer Automobilsalon 1965

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TVR Trident (1965) – ungewöhnlich kantige Formensprache für seine Zeit

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TVR Tina Coupé (1968) - Zeichnung

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TVR Tina Spyder (1967) - Zeichnung für den Prospekt

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TVR Tina Spyder (1967) - neben dem Coupé an der London Motor Show 1967

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TVR Tina Spyder (1967) - mit Doppelscheinwerfern, präsentiert an der London Motorshow

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TVR Tina (1967) – blieb ein Einzelstück

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TVR Tina (1967) – neben dem Coupé gab es auch ein Cabriolet

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TVR Tina (1967) – Heckmotor-Coupé auf Basis des Hillman Imp

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TVR Tina (1967) – Coupé-Prototyp mit "zu fettem" Heck

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TVR Tina Coupé (1967) - soll ursprünglich mal beige gewesen sein

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TVR Tina Coupé (1967) - gefälliges Fastback-Heck

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TVR Tina Coupé (1967) - charmant präsentiertes Coupé

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Bond Equipe 2 Litre GT (1967)

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Bond Equipe GT 2 Litre (1970) - die technische Plattform und der Zwang zur Teileübernahme zwang zu gestalterischen Kompromissen

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Gilbern T 11 (1970) – Trevor Fiore und Jim English am Tonmodell

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Gilbern T11 (1970) – Tonmodell mit etwas geglückterer Linie

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Gilbern T 11 (1971) – Das Tonmodell im Profil

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Gilbern T 11 (1971) – in den Proportionen nicht ganz stimmig

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Alpine A 310 (1968) – ein erster Entwurf von Marcel Béligond

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Alpine A 310 (1971) – der Prototyp mit der typischen Fiore-Linie der Seitenfenster

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Alpine-Renault A 310 (1975) – dem Monteverdi Hai nicht unähnlich

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Alpine-Renault A 310 (1971) - die Rücklichter waren beim Prototyp noch oberhalb der Stossfänger hinten

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Alpine-Renault A 310 (1971) - die Heckansicht der Flunder am Pariser Automobilsalon

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Alpine A 480 (1978) – unrealisierter Vorschlag für ein luxuriöseres Modell

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Silhouette

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Monteverdi Hai (1971) - am Genfer Auto Salon 1971

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Monteverdi Hai (1970) – als Modell in der Hand seines Formschöpfers Trevor Fiore

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Citroën Karin (1980) – eine Pyramide auf Rädern

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Citroën Karin (1980) – Keilform buchstäblich auf die Spitze getrieben

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Citroën Karin (1980) – mit Trevor Fiore auf dem Pariser Salon 1980

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Citroën Xenia (1981) – Studie einer Grossraumlimousine

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Citroën Xenia (1981) – ein Citroën-Van wurde erst 1994 mit dem Evasion Realität

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Bugatti EB 110 (1990) – Trevor Fiore hinter einem Modell seines Vorschlags für die Bugatti-Wiederauferstehung

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Lea-Francis Lynx (1960) – von Trevor Fiore für verbesserungswürdig gehalten

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Daimler SP 250 (1959) – gefiel Trevor Fiore nicht und wurde eingestellt, bevor er verbessert werden konnte

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Triumph Herald (1959) – mit italienischer Michelotti-Linie

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Renault 25 - Weltpremiere in Genf, neue Limousine der oberen Mittelklasse - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1984

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Trevor Fiore im von ihm gestalteten Elva GT 160

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Trevor Fiore heute – in seiner Hand ein Foto des TVR Tina

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Summary

According to the Daily Mail, he designed the most beautiful car in the world in 1965 with the TVR Trident. After the departure of Robert Opron in 1975, he rebuilt Citroën's "Center Style" in 1980. With the Xenia concept car a year later, he also presented the new body shape of the MPV, which would not become popular in Europe until the Renault Espace in 1984. Why is Trevor Fiore hardly known today? This article traces the career of the English designer with the Italian name.

This article contains the following chapters

First works for Fissore
Tina and Trident for TVR
Formal failures
The flounder and the shark
Self-realization at Citroën
Back to self-employment

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Trevor Fiore already knew at the age of 13 that he wanted to be a "designer". After finishing school, he began a four-year apprenticeship at Standard-Triumph, where he went through the various stages of car and tractor production. The master recognized his talent for drawing and let the apprentice work in the design office for more than a year. After completing his apprenticeship, Fiore transferred to the styling department, but did not stay long, moving to Austin in 1956 to gain further experience. At both Standard-Triumph and Austin, however, the company management turned to Italian designers from the mid-1950s to create new shapes - Standard-Triumph to Giovanni Michelotti and Austin to Pininfarina. There was no room for a British designer to make a career.

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