The Bertone Collection
By Gautam Sen & Michael Robinson
Many of the iconic vehicles of the second half of the 20th century, from simple, but beautiful Fiats, Citroëns and BMWs, to many astounding Alfa Romeos, Lancias, Maseratis and Lamborghinis, rolled out of the coachbuilding facilities of Carrozzeria Bertone, as well as the design studios of Stile Bertone. A succession of cutting-edge concept machines during the 1960s and the 1970s further cemented the belief that Bertone was not only the most audacious, but that also arguably the most progressive and innovative of all the Italian design studios ever.
After the studio closed, several of the important concept cars, as well as the emblematic production models, were either retained or later collected by the coachbuilder in a private museum housed at the Stile Bertone, near Turin, and this book describes these extraordinary cars. In over 350 pages and using over 367 innovative images, the works of nine Design Directors and 63 of their cars are described. The book is written by well-known automotive journalist, Gautam Sen and former Design Director of the collection, Michael Robinson, in both English and Italian.
- The Bertone Collection
- US$95.00 (£69)
- www.daltonwatson.com
