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Marcello Gandini - the car designer who created design milestones with the Miura and Stratos

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Created on January 1, 1990

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Luca Ciferri, bearbeitet durch Max Stoop und Bruno von Rotz

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Bruno von Rotz

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Volvo / Werk

James Mann © Courtesy of RM Auctions

Tom Wood (courtesy RM au)

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Lamborghini Countach LP 400 (1975) - am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2012 - Kategorie 'G - La Dolce Vita'

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 S (1968) - Gandinis Meisterwerk in voller Pracht - Abbildung aus Verkaufsprospekt von 1968

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1969) - Gandinis Meisterwerk mit wunderschöner Silhouette

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1967) - der Beginn des Supersportwagens

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Alfa Romeo 33 Carabo (1968) - revolutionärer Entwurf von Gandini mit Scherentüren bei der Vorstellung am Pariser Autosalon 1968

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Bertone Carabo (1968) - Bertone Coupé auf dem Alfa Romeo 33 Chassis - Entwurf Marcellon Gandini

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Lamborghini Miura Spider (1968) - aus dem Schaffen von Bertone

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Lamborghini Miura Spider (1968) - die offene Version ist als Targa ausgebildet

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Lamborghini Miura Spider (1968) - Blick aus der Vogelperspektive

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Jaguar FT Coupé - Body by Bertone (1966) - grosse Fensterflächen (angeboten an der Bonhams-Versteigerung von Zoute 2014)

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Jaguar FT Bertone (1966) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Fiat 125 Executive (1967) - von Bertone, am Turiner Autosalon im Jahr 1967

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Alfa Romeo Montreal (1971) - Seitenansicht - von vorne links

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Lancia Stratos Zero (1970) - aus dem Schaffen von Bertone, ein Entwurf von Marcello Gandini

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Lancia Stratos HF Zero (1970) - zeitgenössische Aufnahme der Presseabteilung von Bertone

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Lancia Stratos HF (1971) - alle wesentlichen Design-Elemente des späteren Stradale sind bereits zu sehen

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Lamborghini Marzal (1967) - atemberaubender Bertone-Prototyp, gezeichnet von Marcello Gandini

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Lancia Stratos (1976) - Stradale-Version des Rallye-Keils, entworfen von Marcello Gandini

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Lancia Stratos Stradale (1975) - Marcello Gandinis Bertone-Entwürfe Lancia Stratos und Alfa Romeo Carabo nebeneinander

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Fiat 128 Coupé 4 Posti Bertone (1969) - ein Entwurf von Gandini, gezeigt am Turiner Autosalon 1969

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Fiat 128 Coupé 4 Posti Bertone (1969) - dem eingebauten Einkaufskorb verdankte er die Bezeichnung "Shopping", gezeigt am Turiner Autosalon 1969

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Lamborghini Espada (1968) - die Front von Marcello Gandini wirkt kraftvoll

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Lamborghini Espada (1968) - stimmige Formgebung von Marcello Gandini

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Bertone Navajo (1976) - keilförmiger Entwurf auf der Basis eines Alfa 33 Chassis erbaut

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Bertone Navajo (1976) - auf der Basis eines Alfa 33 Chassis erbaut

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Bertone Navajo (1976) - Interieur des Navajo

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Fiat 128 Coupé (1971) - das hübsche Coupé in verschiedenen Varianten

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BMW 520 (1972) - wichtige Limousine für BMW, Design beeinflusst von Gandini/Bertone

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Audi 50 GL (1975) - ein fesches Mädel lehnt sich an den kleinen Audi, der vom italienischen Meister Marcello Gandini gezeichnet wurde

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Lamborghini Jarama (1971) - Testwagen von schräg vorne

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Lamborghini Jarama S (1973) - Vorderansicht

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Lamborghini Jarama 400 GTS (1975) - die Räder mit Zentralverschluss fielen bei den späteren Ausführungen weg

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Lamborghini Jarama 400 GT (1971) - angeboten als Lot 317 an der Versteigerung von RM Auctions in Monaco am 12. Mai 2012

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - der Gandini-Entwurf auf dem Bertone-Stand am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Fiat X 1/9 (1980) - aus dem Schaffen von Bertone

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NSU RO 80 Trapeze (1973) - die Zeichnung offenbart wenig von der interessanten Raumaufteilung

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NSU RO 80 Trapeze (1973) - Zeichnung des von Gandini entworfenen Sportwagens

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NSU RO 80 Trapeze (1973) - der Motor sitzt längs hinter der zweiten Sitzreihe

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Maserati Kamshin (1972) - aus dem Schaffen von Bertone

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Maserati Khamsin (1974) - einer der schönsten Entwürfe von Marcello Gandini

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Maserati Khamsin (1975) - unter der Abrisskante erlaubt eine zusätzliche Scheibe besseres Rangieren, aber auch einen Blick in den Kofferaum

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Maserati Khamsin (1974) - sportliches Interieur

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Iso Rivolta Lele (1969) - mit 5-Liter-V-8-Motor und 300 PS - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1969

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Lamborghini Urraco P 250 (1975) - Seitenprofil, rechts

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Dino 308 GT 4 (1973) - der einzige Bertone-Serien-Ferrari, gezeichnet von Gandini

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Dino 308 GT 4 (1973) - die "4" im Namen stand für die vier Plätze im innern

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Dino 308 GT 4 (1974) - Autos werde immer wieder gerne mit Flugzeugen zusammen fotografiert

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Ferrari Rainbow (1976) - von Gandini gezeichneter Sportwagen auf der Basis des Ferrari 308 GT/4

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Lamborghini Urraco Silhouette (1976) - Interieur

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Lamborghini Bravo (1974) - der Bertone-Prototyp aus der Hand von Marcello Gandini trägt im Jahre 2011 bereits die dritte Farbe

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Lamborghini Bravo (1974) - der Prototyp im Jahre 2011

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Lancia Stratos - Der letzte Stratos - Prototyp Sibilo von Bertone - aufgenommen 1978

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Lamborghini Urraco Silhouette (1976) - Seitenansicht, links

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 (1977) - elegante, durch Marcello Gandini gezeichnete Limousine

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Fiat 131 Abarth Rallye (1977) - Homologationsfahrzeug, zugeschlagen von Artcurial in Paris 2012 für Euro 47'000, etwas unter dem Schätzpreis

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Volvo Tundra (1979) - Konzeptfahrzeug von Bertone, gezeichnet von Marcello Gandini

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Interieur des Volvo Tundra (1979) - Konzeptfahrzeug von Bertone, gezeichnet von Marcello Gandini

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Citroën BX (1982) - aus dem Schaffen von Bertone

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Citroën BX (1986) - ungewöhnliches Design von Gandini für Citroën

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Cizeta V16T (1991) - die Form erinnert ein wenig an den Lamborghini Diablo, der zur selben Zeit entstand, kommt aber ohne Scherentüren aus

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Cizeta V16T (1991) - im Heck sitzt ein quergestellter V16-Motor

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Cizeta V16T (1991) - unglaubliche 2,06 Meter breit ist dieser Entwurf von Marcello Gandini

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Lamborghini Diablo (1990) - das Ur-Modell, ohne Spoiler, wie es Marcello Gandini entwarf

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Lamborghini Diablo (1990) - der neue von Marcello Gandini gezeichnete Sportwagen bei der Präsentation - Pressebild

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Bugatti EB 110 (1996) - im Meilenwerk Berlin im Jahr 2010 aufgenommen

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Maserati Quattroporte V8 Evoluzione (1998) - kompakte und trotzdem elegante Limousine aus der Hand von Marcello Gandini

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Summary

Marcello Gandini is considered one of the greatest car designers of the 20th century Italian school. We have him to thank for automotive milestones such as the Lamborghini Miura, the Lancia Stratos and the Alfa Romeo Montreal. This article looks at the characteristics of Gandini's working methods and shows some of his works in an extensive picture gallery.

This article contains the following chapters

Excerpts from Gandini's work
No designer tradition
Gandini at Bertone as Giugiaro's sensitive successor
The freelancer ...
... in ascetic solitude
The designer in his role
Respect for colleagues
Great modesty

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Ferruccio Lamborghini once conquered the world with the Miura super sports car, a masterpiece by Marcello Gandini. The year was 1966 and Gandini was just 28 years old at the time. But even then it was clear that a lot could still be expected from the young man. Today, Gandini is regarded as one of the greatest car designers of the twentieth century. Together with Giorgetto Giugiaro, Leonardo Fioravanti, Battista Pinin Farina and Giovanni Michelotti, he represents the cream of all those creatively gifted individuals who helped the Italian car body to achieve world renown. Gandini was born in Turin on August 26, 1938. He was not born into the design trade. His father Marco Gandini was full of hope that his son would one day become an orchestra conductor like him, or at least find his future in art or literature.

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