Carrozzeria Bertone was founded by Giovanni Bertone in 1912, and gained contracts to build car bodies on Fiats and other Italian cars in the 1920s. He was friends with Vincenzo Lancia and gain contracts to build Lancia bodies. By 1934 son Nuccio Bertone has designed a body for the Fiat 527S which is streamlined and modern and gains a lot of praise. During the 1940s and 1950s Bertone build for Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia, and then in the 1960s gain the striking coontracts from Lamborghini. In the 1970s Bertone gained contracts from Volkswagen and then Citroen. Both Marcello Gandini and Giorgetto Giugiaro worked for Bertone and learned their craft under Nuccio Bertone.
Alfa Romeo Giulia SS. The Giulia SS ('Sprint Speciale') started life as the Giulietta SS at the Salon di Torino 1957. Franco Scaglione designed the SS for Bertone as an evolution from his BAT 5, BAT 7 and BAT 9 aerodynamic studies.
Alfa Romeo 1750 1970 frontb
Alfa Romeo 1750 1970. Carrozzeria Bertone restyled the Giulia to produce the more boxy 1750, but at the same time it grew a longer wheelbase ond greater overhangs. However, it was now engineered in a way which made production easier and cheaper.
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1965 Sprint GT, The 'scalino' (stepped front) Sprint GT was produced from 1963-65 with a 1,570cc dohc engine. The body was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone.
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1965 SS Prototipo front
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1965 SS Prototipo, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone, this Sprint Special Prototype was given the 1,570cc 109bhp Giulia mechanics. But Alfa Romeo chose to upgrade the existing Giulietta SS instead.
s Alfa Romeo Giulia 1965 SS Prototipo side
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1965 SS Prototipo, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone, this Sprint Special Prototype was given the 1,570cc 109bhp Giulia mechanics. But Alfa Romeo chose to upgrade the existing Giulietta SS instead.
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Alfa Romeo Montreal 1973. Marcello Gandini designed the Alfa Romeo Montreale for Bertone and it represented Carrozzeria Bertone at the Montreal Expo 67.