Thursday, November 16, 2017

Chrysler/Simca Shake, designed by Gandini in 1970, built by Bertone








 Inspired by the Myers Manx, Nuccio Bertone, fell in love with the dune buggy concept, and set Gandini to work transforming the Simca 1200.

The interior was spartan, with a bare minimum of gauges and interior finish. The seats were open leather webbing. There were no doors, but a chrome rail provided some minimal side protection.

Despite being a hit at the Paris Show, there were never any production plans. It would have been too expensive to produce, plus, at a time when production car safety was becoming a real issue, a car like the Shake would have been a liability.





there were 2 made, one was destroyed soon after being built

it was auctioned off along with the rest of the The Bertone Caprie headquarters car collection in Spet 2015

http://cardesignnews.com/articles/concept-car-of-the-week/2017/05/bertone-shake-and-go-1970-72
https://www.quattroruote.it/news/eventi/2015/08/25/bertone_all_asta_la_collezione_e_il_marchio.html
http://svammelsurium.blogg.se/2016/january/italienska-specialare.html

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