Some of you may know the names of famous designers. Others of you may not. For those of you in the latter, Marcelo Gandini is the kind of guy you ought to know because you know his cars. You love his cars. He passed away last week at the age of 85.
His reputation began to catch a wave once he was hired as chief designer at Bertone when he was 27. Within several years, he would design the Lamborghini Miura and the Alfa Romeo Carabo show car, the latter which led to the creation of the production Lamborghini Countach. Did I mention the Lancia Stratos?
Gandini didn’t rely on sports cars or Italian companies to strut his stuff, having designed the first BMW 5-series, Volkswagen Polo Mark I, Renault 5 Supercinq, Citroen BX, and others. The latter two were designed as a freelancer, as Gandini left Bertone in 1979.
Enjoy the above and below images of some of the cars Marcelo Gandi had a hand in designing.
