Gruppo Bertone

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Coordinates: 45°27′47″N 9°10′21″E / 45.4631558°N 9.172412°E / 45.4631558; 9.172412

Bertone
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedTurin, Italy (1912)
FounderGiovanni Bertone
Headquarters
Milan (Bertone Design); Turin (to 2014)
,
Italy
Key people
Giovanni Bertone (Founder)
Lilli Bertone (CEO)
Aldo Cingolani
ServicesIndustrial design; formerly: Engineering products and processes, building prototypes and cars, producing special windscreens
Number of employees
1250
DivisionsStile Bertone
Bertone Engineering
Carrozzeria Bertone
Bertone Glass
Websitehttp://www.bertonedesign.it/en/

Gruppo Bertone, commonly known simply as Bertone, was an Italian automobile company, which specialized in car styling, coachbuilding and manufacturing. Bertone styling is distinctive, with most cars having a strong "family resemblance" even if they are badged by different manufacturers. Bertone has styled cars for Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Citroën, Ferrari, FIAT, Iso, Lancia, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Opel and Volvo, among others. In addition, the Bertone studio was responsible for two of the later designs of the Lambretta motorscooter. In the late 1980s, Bertone styled the K20 motorcycle helmet for Swiss bicycle and motorcycle helmet manufacturer Kiwi.[citation needed]

The company was based in Grugliasco in northern Italy. Gruppo Bertone was founded as Carrozzeria Bertone in 1912 by Giovanni Bertone. Designer Nuccio Bertone took charge of the company after World War II and the company was divided into two units: Carrozzeria for manufacturing and Stile Bertone for styling. Until its bankruptcy in 2014, the company was headed by the widow of Nuccio Bertone, Lilli Bertone.

After its bankruptcy, the Bertone name was retained by some of its former employees who continued as a Milan-based design company, Bertone Design.

History[]

Giovanni Bertone started a carriage manufacturing business in Turin, at the age of 28. Along with three workers, he built horse-drawn vehicles.

In the first decades of the 20th century, cars were not common. The road traffic was dominated by horse-drawn carriages and the coaches built by the young Bertone were particularly regarded[by whom?] for their accuracy, quality and solidity. In 1914, Bertone's second son, Giuseppe, nicknamed "Nuccio", was born. The outbreak of the first world war triggered a major crisis of the young Italian industrial sector and heavily affected Giovanni Bertone, who was forced to close his company.

1920s[]

At the end of the First World War, Bertone's business restarted and expanded its activities, and began focusing on the automotive sector. In 1920, a new plant was opened near the Monginevro 119 in Turin. Twenty people were on the payroll. One year later, the first important contract was signed to the company. This was a torpedo styled body based on the SPA 23S chassis. Then, the FIAT "501 Sport Siluro Corsa," the first of a family of models that would characterize the brand in the years to come, was designed.

During the 1920s, Turin was represented as one of the worldwide centers of excellence of the car industry. Bertone was sitting on the hub of it and formed partnerships with almost all the manufacturers of the day. Giovanni Bertone began doing bodywork on the Fast, Chiribiri, Aurea, SCAT and Diatto chassis. The most important and long-lasting relationships were those with the two biggest Turin manufacturers: FIAT and Lancia.

Vincenzo Lancia realised straight away that Giovanni Bertone was an outstanding skilled craftsman with a great future ahead of him. Affectionately nicknaming him "Bertunot", he commissioned Bertone to create complete car bodies, above all for the limited series that the companies of the day were not always equipped to manufacture. This was Bertone's first opportunity to carry out limited production of special cars on standard mechanical bases.

These are very exciting years for Bertone himself, and also for the evolution of industrial style and design. The car body shapes are slowly but continuously changing, angular shapes begin to fade, wings start to be joined together. Giovanni Bertone produced torpedo and saloon bodies for FIAT and Lancia, and also for Itala, Diatto and SPA. He also worked on commissions for private customers eager for exclusivity. Alongside sports models like the 1928 Ansaldo 6BS, Giovanni Bertone also designed luxury cars like the and the , both in 1924. He later designed the in 1928.

1930s[]

Despite the fact that the depression of 1929 had brought many Turin carmakers to their knees, Giovanni Bertone's shrewd management allowed the company to carry on creating cars with appeal. In 1932, Giovanni designed the Lancia Artena, which was produced until 1936. In 1933; the following year, a cornerstone event for the Carrozzeria Bertone occurred. This was that Nuccio Bertone, who was nineteen at the time, officially began working in his father's company. In the same period, Bertone began working on commercial vehicles, and as the business grew, new premises were needed. The company moved to Corso Peschiera 225. Gruppo Bertone now had fifty members of staff.

In 1934, Bertone created the , a turning point in car design, with some new details such as the front headlights with fairing along the bonnet. With the Ardita a new kind of style was created, destined to take off towards the end of the decade, with FIAT and Lancia models. Examples were the 'six window' , the opulent Lancia Aprilia Cabriolet and the novel , with structural features that had never been seen before, such as the fold-away hood which stowed away entirely inside the car.

1940s[]

With the outbreak of the Second World War, the car market experienced a sudden, drastic downturn. Almost all the bodywork manufacturers, including Bertone, reacted to the crisis by turning to military vehicles of various kinds. The company created vehicles such as the Bertone ambulance on a Lancia Artena base. It was a hard time. The demand was scarce. Raw materials and labour were lacking. Military orders were difficult to fulfill. But production did not stop in the Corso Peschiera plant, some luxurious Lancia Aprilia are manufactured as well as the extremely elegant long chassis , the only one of its kind, built on commission for race driver and motoring journalist .

After the war, as the long slow process of reconstruction began in Europe, the big industrial companies gradually scaled up their production levels, and the bodyworks got back to work. During these difficult years, Nuccio Bertone created cars like the Lancia Aprilia Cabriolet and the racing car, which were precursors to some of the design trends in the following decade.

At the end of the 1940s, Nuccio Bertone turned to racing, at the wheel of a number of different cars, including a , which Nuccio built for himself. At the end of the decade, the meeting with Vittorio Stanguellini led to the creation of a coupé with a Fiat 1100 chassis which got a high public appreciation..

1950s[]

The 1950s brought in the first orders from countries other than Italy, in particular from MG and Bristol Cars Limited in 1952. The following year, Franco Scaglione designed the prototype for the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, which was presented at the 1954 Turin Motor Show. A production of 1,000 was originally planned, but in the end nearly 40,000 vehicles were made between 1954 and 1965. The car ceased production in 1965.

The relationship between Bertone and Alfa Romeo reached its creative peak with the Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica (BAT) concept cars which pushed back the boundaries of car design and aerodynamics: the BAT 5 in 1953, the BAT 7 in 1954 and the BAT 9 of 1955. Research into aerodynamics culminated in the production of the Abarth 750 Record in 1956, built on a Fiat 600 chassis and tested on the high-speed track at Monza. This Abarth set an impressive ten world records, including doing 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) at an average of 156.36 km/h and covering 10,125.26 km in 72 hours.

In 1957, the company expanded to start the production of the NSU Sport Prinz. The factory in Corso Peschiera could not cope with the forecasted production volumes. Construction work began in Grugliasco on the outskirts of Turin, for a new plant which became operative in 1959, with a workforce of 550. At the end of the 1950s, Bertone came up with some sports Berlinetta which were to make history, such as the Giulietta Sprint Speciale, the Aston Martin DB2/4 and the Maserati 3500 GT.

1960s[]

The 1960s were the years of the Italian-style GT. Giorgetto Giugiaro came up with five variations on the theme which would always be dear to his heart, in the shape of five extremely racy GT models: the Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint, in coupé and cabriolet versions, two Ferrari 250 GTs, one named 'Wax' after the commissioning client, and the other for his personal use, the Aston Martin DB4 GT 'Jet' and the Maserati 5000 GT. At the same time, two new industrial partnerships were getting under way, with the work on the Simca 1000 Coupé and the BMW 3200 CS limited series, as was the important, but unfortunate ASA 1000 GT, better known as the "Ferrarina", or "little Ferrari" (as the project originated with Enzo Ferrari), which, despite the high expectations of the public, was a commercial failure upon its release.[1]

The Iso Rivolta GT 300, the Iso Rivolta GT 340 and the Iso Grifo were also created in the 1960s. Giorgetto Giugiaro designed a prototype cabriolet of the latter and a racing version known as the A3C. The Grifo years were also the years of the Chevrolet Testudo, driven personally by Nuccio Bertone to the Geneva Motor Show in 1963. The following year saw the Alfa Romeo Canguro, followed in 1965 by the Alfa Romeo Giulia GT, the rightful heir of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint.

In 1965, Carrozzeria Bertone experienced a major turning-point, with the launch of the Fiat 850 Spider. The commercial success of this model led Nuccio Bertone to increase the company's production capacity to 120 units per day (between 1965 and 1972 nearly 140,000 were produced, the great majority of which were sold in the United States). With the Fiat 850, the company took a giant leap forward in terms of production volumes, from the 13,000 bodies produced in 1966 to nearly 30,000 in 1968, an increase of 40 percent.

The end of the 1960s saw the beginning of the partnership with Ferruccio Lamborghini that was destined to make history in the car world. The first vehicle to come out of this was the Lamborghini Miura, which presented at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, which reinvented the high-performance coupé design concept. The Miura was followed by the Marzal in 1967 and the Espada in 1968. In the same period, two other coupés appeared: the Alfa Romeo Montreal and the Fiat Dino Coupé, both out in 1967. Astounding, ground-breaking cars, inventing their own language for the design of the future: these were Marcello Gandini's trademarks. At the Paris Motor Show of 1968, Bertone presented the Carabo concept car, based on an Alfa 33 chassis.

1970s[]

By 1970, Bertone had a workforce of 1,500 staff, and the Grugliasco factory covered an area of 267,000 square metres (2,870,000 sq ft). The partnership with Lamborghini led to the development of the Lamborghini Espada, by 1973 known as the world's fastest four-seater. The design was inspired by an earlier concept, the Jaguar Pirana. After his initial success with the Espada he went on to design the Lamborghini Jarama and the Lamborghini Urraco. With the Stratos Zero prototype, which built on a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 HF base, Bertone came to represent a new point of reference in modern art, as well as on the international car design scene. The Stratos Zero, which was presented at the 1970 Turin Motor Show, evoked a timeless blend of architecture, sculpture and industrial design.[citation needed] The following year, with some of the Zero's styling cues as a starting point, Bertone created the Lancia Stratos Stradale, a compact coupé destined mainly for the racing circuit, and which went on to win numerous victories in world rally championships.

In 1972, at the age of 88, Giovanni Bertone died. In that year, as a tacit tribute to the company's founder, the Maserati Khamsin and the Fiat X1/9 were released. The latter, foreshadowed by the Autobianchi A112 Runabout concept car, was the heir of the 850 Spider, and went on to enjoy the same runaway commercial success. Based on the Fiat 128 chassis but with a mid-rear-engine layout, the X1/9 was in production from 1972 to 1988, with 160,000 units manufactured.

Meanwhile, Marcello Gandini's prolific drawing board saw a succession of supercars, runabouts and provocative style concepts. These included the 1973 Series 3 version of the Lamborghini Espada, which redesigned the dashboard configuration, the Lamborghini Countach and the Ferrari 308 GT4 of 1973, the Audi 50 and Innocenti Mini 90 of 1974, the Fiat 131 Abarth Rally in 1975, and the prototype Alfa Romeo Navajo in 1976.

In the same year, the company began working for Volvo on the . The Volvo 262C, which was presented at the 1977 Geneva Motor Show, was entirely manufactured by Bertone, from the assembly of the basic body to the fitting of the mechanical components and the road trials. This procedural turning point had a big role in transforming the company, which was now set to become a car manufacturer in its own right.

1980s[]

From the start of the 1980s, the Fiat Ritmo Cabrio and the Fiat X1/9 were produced and sold directly under the Bertone brand, meaning that the company was now responsible not only for production but also for the sales network and after-sales assistance for the two models.

In 1982, Marcello Gandini turned out another important design, the Citroën BX. After entering into a joint-venture with Volvo in 1985 the company began production of the Volvo 780, a two-door saloon entirely created by Bertone, from the formal design of the model to the full production cycle.

A new commercial agreement drawn up with General Motors Europe in 1986 saw production of the Kadett Cabrio handed over to Bertone. The new Pontiac Fiero GT body design was also due to this relationship with the stile Bertone department of the company.[citation needed] The partnership with Opel continued with the first generation of the Opel Astra Cabrio, and with the Astra Coupé. The end of the 1980s saw the Citroën XM, and the Freeclimber off-roader with mechanical components by Daihatsu and BMW engines.

1990s[]

Without abandoning its commitment to exploring the new languages of car design, Bertone entered the 1990s with its focus on technological innovations. Capturing the attention of public and experts alike at the 1992 Turin Motor Show was the aggressively futuristic , a showcar that featured an electric engine and avant-garde construction. The barchetta had a tubular chassis in special steel integrated with sandwich-structured fiber glass panels, bodywork in composite materials and carbon interiors.

In 1993 the Opel Astra Cabrio and the Fiat Punto Cabrio began production, with the entire production cycle for both cars at the Grugliasco factory; assembly of the bodywork, mechanical components integration, paintwork and fittings. A complete production cycle, ending with the final testing process, which is carried out according to the procedures and standards of the commissioning companies.

In 1994, continuing the company's research into low environmental-impact vehicles, Bertone presented the (ZER), a futuristic reinterpretation of the Abarth 750 Record. Expressly conceived and created to yield the highest performance levels in the electric car sector, the ZER (which has a Cx of 0.11) set the world one-hour-long distance record (199.822 km), and broke the 300 km/h barrier, setting the new world speed record for electric cars (with a top speed of 303.977 km/h).

In 1994, Gruppo Bertone became the first manufacturer in Italy to be awarded the . Meanwhile, Bertone did not turn his back on a past dedicated to bodywork and continued to design working prototypes; the Karisma in 1994, a four-seater berlinetta on a Porsche base, the Kayak in 1995, a coupé on a Lancia K base, the ' on an Opel Astra Coupe/Cabrio base, and the , an SUV based on a Fiat Brava floorpan.

Bertone after Bertone[]

On 26 February 1997, on the evening of the Geneva Motor Show, Nuccio Bertone died, "one of the greatest coachbuilders of the century, and international Maestro of Italian style" in the words of , motoring journalist and car historian. His widow, Lilli Bertone, took over management of the company.[citation needed]

2000s[]

While in the past, car manufacturers had paid more attention to the engineering of a car than to its design. By the 1990s they had realized the importance of design to their brand's success and were increasingly bringing more of the creative work in-house.[citation needed] This even applied to supercar manufacturers, who in the past had been a major client of the Italian design consultancies (carrozzeria). While Chinese and Indian manufacturers provided some work, this too decreased as once they gained confidence and they too established their own in-house design studios. Despite these difficulties, Bertone obtained some specialist manufacturing projects and continued with design consulting.

However, by 2009, the worsening financial situation caused Bertone to sell its Grugliasco plant, along with its manufacturing activities to FIAT.[2] Bertone underwent a major restructuring and became a fully integrated service company in the automotive, transportation, and industrial design sectors. By then, Bertone workforce had dropped to roughly 300, mainly engineers and designers, with a capacity of 300,000 engineering hours per year, which allowed it to manage up to four prototype projects per year, from first style drafts to the effective manufacturing of the prototype.

2010s[]

The financial turmoil however continued, leading it to sell off some of its treasured collection of concept cars in 2011.[2][3][4]

Bertone enters bankruptcy proceedings[]

After having ceased trading because of financial difficulties, Bertone on 18 March 2014[3] confirmed that it will be declared bankrupt if a suitable buyer was not found by the end of April.[2]

Creation of Bertone Design[]

In May 2013 the license rights of the brand were granted by Bertone Cento to Bertone Design,[5] a company established in Milan, led by architect Aldo Cingolani[6] with the aim of a reviving the brand in various fields, such as architecture, industrial design and fashion. Bertone Design also operates in the railway sector. Its most recent projects are the Frecciarossa 1000[7] Trenitalia and the regional train "Jazz"[8] produced by Alstom; both will go into service in 2015.

Bertone Design claims continuity with the original company.[9]

Design and production activity[]

Passenger car designs[]

Concept cars and specials
Model Year Image
Abarth 1500 Biposto 1952 1952 Abarth 1500 Biposto BAT 1.jpg
Abarth OT 1000 Spider 1965 Fiat 850 spider - Abarth 1000 BW 2016-07-17 14-04-13.jpg
Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva 1954 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva Goodwood.jpg
Alfa Romeo BAT 11 2008 Alfa BAT 11.jpg
Alfa Romeo BAT 5 1953 Alfa BAT.jpg
Alfa Romeo BAT 7 1954 AlfaromeoBAT5.jpg
Alfa Romeo BAT 9 1955 Alfa Romeo BAT 9.jpg
Alfa Romeo Bella 1999 Alfa Romeo Bella rearqt at Bertone collection.jpg
Alfa Romeo Canguro 1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro - Left Front3 Quarter.jpg
Alfa Romeo Carabo 1968 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo.jpg
Alfa Romeo Delfino 1983 Blank - Spacer.png
Alfa Romeo Montreal 1967 Alfa Romeo Montreal (2012-07-04 4791 b).JPG
Alfa Romeo Navajo 1976 1976 Alfa Romeo Navajo.jpg
Alfa Romeo Pandion 2010 Bertone - Alfa Romeo Pandion (84).JPG
Alfa Romeo Sportut 1997 DTW LITC 058 gen97.jpg
Aston Martin DB4 GT Jet 1961 Paris - Bonhams 2013 - Aston Martin DB4GT Bertone Jet - 1960 - 003.jpg
Aston Martin Rapide Jet 2+2 2013 Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2 Shooting Brake (2014) (19650800359).jpg
Aston Martin Vanquish Jet 2 2004 Bertone Jet 2 Seite.JPG
Autobianchi A112 Runabout 1969 Bertone167 (27092065667).jpg
Bertone Birusa 2003 Bertone Birusa 2003 1.jpg
Bertone Blitz 1992 Bertone147 (41916583662).jpg
Bertone Cadillac Villa 2005 Bertone177 (41960745231).jpg
Bertone Fiat Barchetta 2007 Bertone Fiat Barchetta.jpg
Bertone Mantide 2009 Stile Bertone Mantide.jpg
Bertone Nuccio 2012 Festival automobile international 2013 - Bertone - Nuccio - 017.jpg
Bertone Porsche Karisma 1994 1994 Porsche Karisma by Bertone.jpg
Bertone BMW Pickster 1998 Bertone BMW Picster.jpg
2000 BertoneSlim.jpg
Bertone Suagnà 2006 Bertone Suagnà.jpg
BMW 2800 Spicup 1969[10] BMW Spicup von Bertone 1969 schräg.JPG
BMW Garmisch 2200Ti 1970 2002ti-Garmisch 2019-05-26-II.jpg
BMW Yonique 2006 Blank - Spacer.png
Chevrolet Testudo 1963 Bertone Testudo Chevrolet Corvair (7874015926).jpg
1990 Chevrolet Nivola in Bertone museum.jpg
Chevrolet Ramarro 1984 Bertone Ramarro (24956769266).jpg
Citroën GS Camargue 1972 Bertone133 (28089712888).jpg
Citroën Zabrus 1986 Bertone196 (41242464074).jpg
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Speciale 1959 Italian car at Le Mans Classic 2014.jpg
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Speciale 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Bertone sn3269GT Retromobile 2018.jpg
1976 Bertone107 (28089740488).jpg
Fiat 125 Executive 1967 Blank - Spacer.png
Fiat 127 Village 1974 Blank - Spacer.png
Fiat 128 Coupé 1969 Bertone61 (28089803508).jpg
Fiat Cinquecento Rush 1992 Bertone38 (41061910215).jpg
Fiat Punto Racer 1994 Bertone189 (28089670458).jpg
Fiat Bravo Enduro 1996 Bertone163 (41242493344).jpg
Ford Mustang Bertone 1965 Blank - Spacer.png
Innocenti 186 GT 1964 Innocenti 186 GT - Museo Ferrari (18137843611).jpg
1977 Bertone58 (41960871111).jpg
Jaguar B99 2011 Festival automobile international 2012 - Bertone Jaguar B99 - 004.jpg
Jaguar FT Coupé 1966 Bonhams - The Paris Sale 2012 - Jaguar 'FT' Coupé - 1966 - 002.jpg
Jaguar Pirana 1967 Blank - Spacer.png
Lamborghini Athon 1980 Lamborghini Athon 1980 schräg.JPG
Lamborghini Bravo 1974 Lamborghini Bravo 1974 schräg.JPG
Lamborghini Genesis 1988 Bertone194 (41916518702).jpg
Lamborghini Marzal 1967 Lamborghini Marzal, GIMS 2018, Le Grand-Saconnex (1X7A1407).jpg
Lancia Kayak 1994 Bertone80 (41916706602).jpg
Lancia Sibilo 1978 1978 Bertone Lancia Sibilo.jpg
Lancia Stratos Zero 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero (7522598642).jpg
Lancia Stratos HF prototype 1971 Lancia Stratos HF Prototipo.jpg
Lotus Emotion 1991 Lotus Emotion at Bertone Collection.jpg
Maserati 5000 GT Bertone 1961 Blank - Spacer.png
1981 Blank - Spacer.png
1973 Blank - Spacer.png
Opel Filo 2001 Opel Filo by Bertone at Bertone museum.jpg
Opel Slalom 1996 Opel Slalom 2.jpg
2002 Bertone161 (41242495974).jpg
1972 Bertone40 (41960897621).jpg
Volvo Tundra 1979 1979 Volvo Tundra by Bertone in Bertone collection.jpg
Production cars
Model Year Image
Abarth 1000 GT Coupé 1958 1963 Fiat Abarth 1000 Bialbero (8512928338).jpg
Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider 1954 2015-03-03 Geneva Motor Show 3579.JPG
Alfa Romeo 2000/2600 Sprint 1960 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint.JPG
Alfa Romeo 90 1984 Alfa Romeo 90 Quadrifoglio Oro (8996840712).jpg
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT 1962 1967 Giulia Sprint GT Veloce.jpg
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 1954 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 1300.jpg
Alfa Romeo Giulietta/Giulia Sprint Speciale 1960 Alfa-Romeo-Giulia-SS-Sprint-Speciale-fa-lr.jpg
Alfa Romeo GT 2003 AlfaRomeoGT.jpg
Alfa Romeo Montreal 1970 Alfa Romeo Montreal white.jpg
Arnolt-Aston Martin DB2/4 Spider 1954 Aston Martin DB2.4 dhc.jpg
Arnolt-Bristol 1955 1958 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide.jpg
Arnolt-MG 1953 1953 Arnolt - green - fvl 4608947817.jpg
1962[11] ASA 1000 GT Coupé 01.jpg
Bertone Freeclimber 1989 Bertone-Freeclimber2.jpg
BMW 3200 CS 1962 Bertone3a.jpg
Changhe Ideal 2003 Changhe Ideal.jpg
Chery A1 2008 Chery Face 1.3 2009 (16642064950).jpg
Chevrolet Niva (restyling) 2009 Chevrolet Niva 2012.JPG
Citroën BX 1982 1991 Citroën 14 Cannes (15569407618).jpg
Citroën Xantia 1993 Citroen Xantia front 20080131.jpg
Citroën XM 1989 Xm1.jpg
Citroën ZX 1991 Citroen ZX front 20081127.jpg
Daewoo Espero 1987 Daewoo Espero in Thailand.JPG
Ferrari 208/308 GT4 1974 Ferrai 308 GT4 (3359558601).jpg
Fiat 1100 TV 1953 1954-02-23 Rallye Sestriere Fiat 1100 Nuccio Bertone.jpg
Fiat 131 Abarth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth, Bangsaen Speed Festival 2007.jpg
Fiat 850 Spider 1965 Fiat 850 Sport Spider.jpg
Fiat 8V Spider 1953 Blank - Spacer.png
Fiat Dino Coupé 1967 Fiat Dino BW 2016-07-17 13-19-59.jpg
Fiat X1/9
Bertone X1/9
1972 1978 Fiat X1.9 in white, front left.jpg
Fiat Ritmo Cabrio 1978 Fiat Ritmo Cabrio Bertone Palinuro.JPG
Innocenti Mini 1974 1990 Innocenti 990 'small' (6270656434).jpg
Iso Grifo 1965 1966 Iso Grifo (15132999494).jpg
Iso Lele 1969 Iso Lele (ca 1973) at Woburn.JPG
Iso Rivolta IR 1962 1966 Iso Rivolta GT - lt blue - fvl2 (4637755918).jpg
Lamborghini Countach 1971 Countach Autostadt.jpg
Lamborghini Espada 1968 Lamborghini-Espada.jpg
Lamborghini Jalpa 1981 Lamborghini Jalpa.jpg
Lamborghini Jarama 1970 Lamborghini Jarama at AutoItalia Brooklands May 2012 1.jpg
Lamborghini Miura 1967 Lamborghini Miura - Flick - Concorso Italiano 2005.jpg
Lamborghini Silhouette 1976 Lamborghini Silhouette targa at Classic Remise Berlin, front right.jpg
Lamborghini Urraco 1970 Lamborghini (3757680229).jpg
Lancia Stratos HF 1972 Lancia Stratos HF 001.JPG
Gordon-Keeble 1960 Festival automobile international 2011 - Vente aux enchères - Gordon Keeble coupé Bertone - 1964 - 004.jpg
Maserati Khamsin 1972 Maserati Khamsin Gen1 000 1973-1982 1975 frontleft 2011-06-13 A.jpg
Maserati Quattroporte II 1974 Maserati Quattroporte II.JPG
Mazda Luce 1965 Mazda-LUCE-1st-generation01.JPG
Mercedes Benz W126 Limousine 1981 Mercedes-Benz W126 Sechstürer r.jpg
NSU Spider 1960 NSU Wankel Spider 01.jpg
Sport Prinz 1959 NSU Sport-Prinz, Prinz-IV-Basis (2014-09-13 7023 Sp).JPG
Opel Astra F Cabrio 1994 1994 Opel Astra Bertone Cabriolet (7355391084).jpg
Opel Astra G Cabrio 2001 Opel Astra G Cabrio front 20080417.jpg
Opel Astra G Coupé 2001 Astra coupe jaslo.jpg
Opel Kadett E Cabrio 1987 1987 Opel Kadett E Cabrio C1.6NZ (9207281407).jpg
Riich G5 2009 Riich G5 Auto Chongqing 2012-06-07.JPG
Simca 1000 Coupé 1962 Paris - Bonhams 2014 - Simca 1000 Coupé - 1967 - 001.jpg
Simca 1200 S Coupé 1967 Simca 1200S.JPG
Škoda Favorit 1987 1991 Skoda Favrorit Forum Plus (14587340313).jpg
Stanguellini 1100 Berlinetta 1953 1953 Fiat 1100 Stanguelini Berlinetta by Bertone - fvl.jpg
Volvo 780 1985 Volvo 780 Coupé.jpg

Motorcycle designs[]

Lambretta Luna Range

Vehicles produced by Bertone, but not of Bertone design[]

  • BMW C1 (2000–2003)
  • Fiat Punto Cabrio (1995–1999)
  • Mini Cooper GP (2006)
  • Volvo 262C (1977–1981)

Notable designers[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Varisco, Franco (2004). ASA: l'epopea della Ferrarina (in Italian). Vimodrone (Milano): G. Nada. ISBN 8879113348. OCLC 56973852
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gibbs, Nick (18 March 2014). "Bertone enters bankruptcy proceedings". www.telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Sutcliffe, Steve. "Bertone: end of an era - picture special". www.autocar.co.uk. Haymarket Consumer Media. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. ^ Jay, Ramey. "Italian design house Bertone nearing bankruptcy". www.autoweek.com. Crain Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. ^ Stevens, Mike. "Bertone Bankrupt: Search For Saviour Ends, But Name To Live On In Milan". www.themotorreport.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Bertone Design". Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Bombardier Unveils Newest Very High Speed Train in Italy". www.bombardier.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Introduction of new Trenitalia's trains". www.ferrovie.info. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  9. ^ "About Us". Bertone Design. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. ^ Osborne, Donald (February 2012). "1969 BMW 'Spicup' Concept Car". Sports Car Market. 24 (2): 58–59.
  11. ^ "1967 ASA 1000 GT Information and History". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

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