1969 Bertone Autobianchi A112 Runabout

http://republic-of-awesome.tumblr.com/post/170929147498/radracerblog-1969-autobianchi-a112-runabout

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stiffspeed/permalink/1447222542091024/

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The Suzuki Go, Bertone decided to create an amphibious off-road machine using a Suzuki engine and parts to expand the presence of Bertone in the Far East

The layout of the Go was naturally very simple: a flat multi-purpose cargo bed with a tailgate. Two wings, like pontoons, surrounded the bed, containing the engine and radiator/luggage. Up front, two seats and no doors or windscreen completed the passenger compartment, such as it was.

Introduced in January 1972 at the Brussels Motor Show, the Go was a hit – although many could not figure out just exactly what it was. It was a bit less than a full truck, a bit more than a dune buggy.

Gandini drew his inspiration from the rubber inflatable dinghy boats that were becoming popular at the time. Developing a similar concept for a car – a lightweight flexible carryall which seemed like it was not a truck – seemed an interesting challenge.

http://cardesignnews.com/articles/concept-car-of-the-week/2017/05/bertone-shake-and-go-1970-72
http://svammelsurium.blogg.se/2016/january/italienska-specialare.html

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

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 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

video of sweeps through concept car museums of Lambos, Ferrari, Bugatti, Alfa, etc.... in the Bertone Styling center in Turin Italy, and the Italdesign museum of Giugiaro

For a couple photos of the Bertone museum: http://www.2cvclubitalia.com/public/smf/index.php?topic=8294.0

1957 Alfa Romeo Giulieta Sprint Speciale Bertone Prototipo

Mario Revelli di Beaumont designs

1939 Alfa Romeo Tipo 256 Cabriolet Sportivo

1942 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Coupé Bertone

1942 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Bertone Coupe

1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Aprile  http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/02/1931-alfa-6c-aprille.html
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/unique-alfa-romeo-6c-wins-coppa-doro-villa-deste-2014

Alfa Romeo BAT #5 by Bertone,1953.

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That... is pretty damn cool

1973 Bertone NSU Trapeze looks angry

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1631935880418477/

A couple beautiful Alfas at last weekends Greystone Concours

interesting similarity to the Cobra Daytona tail panel

Bertone is bankrupt, it's assets are going to get auctioned off

Bertone's wonderful concepts are for sale, but only in their entirety: the collection is classified as Italy's "historic national heritage," and must remain intact. Other than that, it's a few buildings, some land, possibly a production facility—and not even the name or logo, whose rights expire at the end of the year.

For the whole article: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140711/CARNEWS/140719980

1953 Dodge Storm Z-250

a full write up of this beautiful car that tells the story of its history, manufacturing, and how it came to be featured in the Petersen: http://jalopnik.com/this-forgotten-car-should-have-been-chryslers-corvette-462970072

a car that stands out in history, but you've likely never heard of it. It's that rare and uncommon. The 1967 Jaguar Piranha - Gandini designed for Carrozzeria Bertone

first thing I noticed is the spelling variation on the license plates vs the chrome emblem. It's due to a legal issue at the time, and licensing I suppose

In 1967 a concept car based on the E-type was commissioned by newspaperman of the Daily Telegraph in the UK. In less than six months, the car that would become known as the Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe, was styled by Marcello Gandini for Carrozzeria Bertone. The fully functional Pirana made its debut at the 1967 Earls Court Show owing some of its styling to Bertone's Lamborghini Marzal concept car and it served as the preview for the styling treatment for the production Lamborghini Espada which debuted just a year later.

 For more than 40 years the Pirana virtually disappeared from view, it surfaced briefly in 2010. It was sold to collector Ed Superfon who commissioned a complete restoration, to a silver metallic finish that represents its original presentation back in 1967. It broke cover at the 2012 Concorso Italiano where it surprised many attendees, knowledgeable Italian car fans, most of whom knew little of its existence.

A book about the Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe, just released, contains 13 pages of historical text and images, a specification chart comparing the Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe to the Jaguar E-Type 2+2 that served as the donor chassis, and 33 full-page color plates.

 The Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe book serves to document this unique collaboration between The Daily Telegraph Magazine, Jaguar, and Carrozzeria Bertone.

It transports the reader back in time when an audacious editor, John Anstey, had the power and budget to commission the building of a dream car.

 Under the able hand of stylist Marcello Gandini and the direction of Nuccio Bertone, Carrozzeria Bertone was able to bring the Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe from design concept to auto show star in just five months.

It is a remarkable story, one that will likely never be repeated.

https://www.createspace.com/3970905 to order.


Author and photographer Richard Truesdell has been a full-time automotive photojournalist since 1995. Over the past 20 years his work has been published in Car and Driver, Motor Trend, Road & Track, Cars and Parts, Musclecar Enthusiast in the US as well as Octane and Classic and Sports Car in the UK as well as many other automotive and travel publications.

With more than 1,000 published automotive, mobile electronics, and travel features along with more than 50 magazine covers to his credit, Richard's experience is both comprehensive and wide-ranging.

Since 2007, Richard has also been the co-founder and editorial director of the digital-only magazine Automotive Traveler and its companion website, AutomotiveTraveler.com.

 The Jaguar Bertone Pirana Coupe is Richard's first self-designed and self-published edition. It is the first in what is a planned series that will cover his passions of muscle, vintage, classic, and orphan cars.