#Marchello Gandini RIP

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Alfa Romeo Carabo, 1968, by Bertone. Presented at the Paris Motor Show, styled by Marchello Gandini, one of the first wedge designs. The Carabo was based on an Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale chassis and 2.0 V8 drivetrain. It was never intended for production but was a direct stylistic ancestor of the Gandini-designed Lamborghini Countach

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Lamborghini Marzal, 1967, by Bertone. Another Gandini concept that never made it beyond prototype stage, the Marzal was powered by a 2.0 litre in-line 6 cylinder engine placed transversally behind the rear wheels, in fact half of Lamborghini's 4.0 litre V12.

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Jaguar Pirana, 1967. An early work by Marchello Gandini after he joined Bertone. The Pirana (NOT Piranha) was based on an E-type Jaguar with an XK DOHC straight 6 engine. Revealed at the Earl's Court Motor Show, Jaguar had no interest in pursuing the project so the styling was recycled for the Lamborghini Espada

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Jaguar XJS Ascot, 1977, by Bertone. This was Marchello Gandini's proposal for Jaguar's sports coupé. Needless to say Jaguar were still not interested

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Marchello Gandini, 1938-2024. This past week the death has been announced of Marchello Gandini, one of the greatest car designers of the 20th century. He was a pioneer of wedge design as head of Bertone with the Lancia Stratos Zero and most famously with his styling for the Lamborghini Countach.

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