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Bertone - a man, a design studio and brand of cars. Their fates are intertwined together and are inextricably linked. Tell the whole story Bertone - is to try to grasp the immensity ... but worth a try.

So ...





01. 1952-1967
Turin, which have historically included in the Italian region of Piedmont, has always been famous masters of the art. During the Middle Ages are creating a suit of armor, even later - the coach, well, in the XX century moved to automobile bodies. Nuccio Bertone, inherited from the father is already running car company that could produce up to 40,000 cars a year. But when we hear the word Bertone, come to mind first of all, insane, daring and at the same time elegant automobiles, which were created in the studio of Stile Bertone.
So, where it all began? The first success came in after the establishment Bertone Alfa Romeo BAT 5 («Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica»). Alfa Romeo Bertone has set the following task - to create a car with a minimum coefficient of drag. Despite the fact that the production of BAT never went, and remained a concept, each year from 1953 to 1955, at an auto show in Turin Alfa Romeo presented the new model. Thus was born a whole family of concepts BAT - BAT 5, BAT 7, BAT 9.



02. The drag coefficient a really minimal, and was equal to 0, 19



03. At the Geneva Motor Show in 2008 introduced a new concept of BAT 11, which is based on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione:
(Getting here is wormed, violating chronology, I do not know. Comply with the sequence of images, as well as on the site where he took. Post it, and after just noticed. Think of it as the result of blunt kopipasta. I offer my apologies. Startposter)



04. The apparent success of the company can be considered as the next car - Fiat 8V Spider. As a rule, most of the "Fiat" produced at that time were unattractive, but there were among them intersnye copies. 8V Spider - one of them:



05.Bezuslovno main customer while Bertone was Alfa Romeo. For this brand for all its existence Bertone created 19 cars and concepts. All of them brought the Italians (and "Alpha" and "Bertone") worldwide fame. In the photo: Alfa Romeo Sportivia Coupe'1954:



06. The first output of the best outside Italy for Bertone was Arnolt Aston Martin DB2 / 4 Spider:



07. We should not forget Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale, is very different from their counterparts, rather, sisters Juliette:



08. The first of three known examples of collaboration between Bertone and BMW - BMW 3200 CS:



09. 1967-1980
But really Bertone revealed with the new designer Marcello Gandini, who was looking at automobile design as other designers were to look at it in 20 years Gandini ahead of his time, and opened the era of the wedge-shaped space forms.
The first instance of the built Gandini is Lamborgini Miura. He started to draw her even Giugiaro, but with the advent of Gandini he went into the studio Ghia. "Miura" is definitely worth a separate description, as these vehicles appear not that often:



10. Miura shows the influence of Giugiaro, but in later models of Gandini manifested itself in full force, forcing nervous venerable designers all the time. To think of this when nobody could:



11. Alfa Romeo Carabo. With it, in fact, it all started. The world, especially the automobile, converged wedge. Tapered noses were hit many consecutive seasons. And even now Gandini cars look fresh.



12. Stratos Zero concept is striking to this day. What happened in 1970? Jaws hung down to the floor, and designers from Pininfarina tearing their hair



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14. Lamborghini Marzal 1967



15. flight? Yes, easily!



16. Lamborghini Countach. Critics agree that it is the most famous work Gandini. Introduced in 1971, the car produced a shock in just surviving 60th generation. But this beauty, unlike their sisters concepts went into the series.



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18. Lamborghini Bravo was released in 1975, just in those years, people suddenly realized that oil reserves are not infinite, and looked at sports cars with caution. But Bertone did not care. Nuccio Bertone, Gandini said: "I do not want to see the gray ceiling in the car and want to see the stars!". Gandini heed the request, and first used in the car panoramic windows.



19. Although, what could I say - while at Bertone were models and easier. Indeed, in some futuristic concepts not last long. Just then the Italians approached Volvo. Bertone has created for the Swedish avtomeykera Volvo 262, adding a drop of the Italian sun in a discreet northern forms:



20. Gandini Scandinavians tried to give something fresh and wedge-shaped, creating a concept Volvo Tundra. But, apparently, they did not understand:



21. A small roadster Fiat X1 / 9 was feeble engines, but was produced for a long time. Since 1982, this vehicle was produced under the brand Bertone.
In 1980, it leaves the Gandini Bertone. Atelier stands on the threshold of a new era. Did the Italians to offer something new and stay afloat?



22. 1980. The era of individualism.
In 1979, Bertone came to the French designer Marc Deschamps, who after leaving Gandini became chief designer of the company. While the company ceased regular customers actively use its services, and develop their own concepts.
Bertone must somehow had to go out, and the company began work closely with other manufacturers. But times change, and customers did not need an Italian exclusive, they needed their own, individual style. Sitroen should look like Citroen and does not resemble the BMW. Although at the moment the designers Bertone just gushed ideas, they can not implement them due to lack of budget. Therefore, most of the production cars developed Bertone at the time, to put it mildly, not so hot.
But we should not dramatize everything so, at the studio were wonderful concepts that have left their mark in automotive history.
So, the first pancake Deschamps was a concept Lamborghini Athon (1981). The car shows the influence Gandini - while wedge-shaped forms were too popular to cancel them:



23. But another creation Frenchman - Mazda Mx-81 Aria, looked interesting. This prototype "Mazda" drew inspiration for their production models for many years:



24. Shop for its futuristic not inferior to external forms:



25. In 1984, "Bertone" tried to enter the US market, creating a prototype Ramarro, which in Italian means "green lizard". At that time, the concept is an example of organic design:



26. The company also began to cooperate with Citroen - the result of their partnership was the Citroen Zabrus. Many solutions of this concept were then translated into French life:



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28. But the most memorable concept of time can be called the Lamborghini Genesis. Nuccio Bertone made the decision on its establishment, when he saw a fantastically beautiful concept works Giugiaro Columbus. Four-Bertone response was immediate. Minivan is based on the Lamborghini Countach, added a bunch of technical "goodies", in particular by means of folding and reclining seats servos up with the halves of the windshield doors:



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30. 1990.
The last decade of the XX century for Bertone began with the creation of the concept Chevrolet Nivola («cloud"), built on the base Corvette ZR1. It could not be better viewed aspirations of automotive design at the time - sharpness longer wanted, and make another revolution was no one:



31. Lotus Emotion, which appeared a year later, the designers 'Bertone' continued tendency inherent in Nivola:



32. Although, at that time were controversial and model. For example, Porsche Karisma. This car has many general weakly associated with "Porsche", although he was quite spacious and comely:



33. The real breakthrough on the American scene has become a concept BMW Pickster. The car is virtually unknown in Europe, but in the US it was a hit. The thing is an interesting form of body - Pickster combines the roadster and pickup:



34. 2000s. Sunset (?)
In the XXI century the position of leading design studios complicated. The world's largest avtomeykery have come to rely solely on their strength, because they have formed their own design centers that have grown so much that already are working with third-party projects. Consequently, customers have studios, including at Bertone, diminished.
In the 2000s, Bertone had been a couple of interesting models, such as the concepts and Barchetta Villa. But still want to stay on the latest development, which was created in the time when the company was under the law, which protects it from creditors.
Barchetta Concept:



35. This - Bertone Mantide («mantis"). The car was originally designed not for production and sales. He was made to show and can even shout last name Bertone. Show some talented people working in the company:



36. Auto, which was created by Jason Kastriot, who worked previously at Pininfarina, is striking for its organic forms. Mantide appearance actually resembles an insect.



37. With regard to technical characteristics, they are much better than the same Corvette ZR1, which was created based on the concept. The drag coefficient is just 0, 298. This is despite the fact that downforce at "Mantis" is higher than the "Corvette" by as much as 30 percent. Plus disperse hundreds of 3, 2 seconds and a top speed of 350 km / h.



38. After the presentation at the Auto Shanghai Bertone markedly increased the number of customers from the Chinese avtomeykerov and Fiat announced its intention to buy the bankrupt company. That, by the way, he will carry out in the near future, because today has received the sanction of the concern of the Italian Government. Happy End? ..
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(Taken verbatim from www.lastochka.by )



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