Bertone

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Gruppo Bertone is an Italian car styling and coachbuilding house, which also manufactures cars. Bertone styling is very distinctive, with most cars having a strong "family resemblance" even if badged by different manufacturers. Bertone has styled cars for Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia, Lamborghini and Volvo Cars among others. In addition the Bertone studio were responsible for two of the later designs of the famous Italian motorscooter " Lambretta". The highly innovative and influential-if unsuccessful "Luna" range and the DL/GP -a makeover of the established LI Ser III design

The company is based in Turin. It was founded as Carrozzeria Bertone in 1914 by Giovanni Bertone, with designer Nuccio Bertone taking over after World War II. The company was divided into two units — the Carrozzeria building as many as 40,000 cars per year at its height, and the styling studio, Stile Bertone. The company is currently headed by Lilli Bertone, widow of Nuccio.

Cars and scooters styled by Bertone

1952 Abarth 1500 Coupé
1958 Abarth 1000 GT Coupé
1965 Abarth OT 1000 Spider
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider
1954 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva
Alfa Romeo BAT-5
1954 Alfa Romeo BAT-7
Alfa Romeo BAT-9
1954 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale
1962 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint
1962 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint
1962 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale
1964 Alfa Romeo Canguro
1967 Alfa Romeo Montreal
1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo
1978 Alfa Romeo Alfetta
1980 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000
2003 Alfa Romeo GT
1955 Arnolt-Bristol
1962 ASA Coupé
1962 Alfa Romeo GTA
1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Jet
1970 Bertone Stratos
1986 Bertone Zabrus
1990 Bertone Nivola
1992 Bertone Blitz
2003 Bertone Birusa
1962 BMW 3200 CS
1982 Citroën BX
1989 Citroën XM
1991 Citroën ZX
1995 Daewoo Espero
1962 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso
1974 Ferrari 208/308 GT4
1967 Fiat Dino Coupé
1968 Fiat 850 Sport Spider
Fiat Ritmo/Strada
Fiat X1/9 (also badged as a Bertone and built on Bertone's own line)
1960 Gordon-Keeble
1962 Iso Rivolta
1965 Iso Grifo
1969 Iso Lele
Lancia Stratos
1967 Lamborghini Marzal
1967 Lamborghini Miura
1968 Lamborghini Espada
1971 Lamborghini Countach
Lamborghini Diablo
Lamborghini Urraco
1968 Lambretta Luna line: Lui, Vega & Cometa
1969 Lambretta GP/DL Scooter
1972 Maserati Khamsin
1974 Maserati Quattroporte II
1960 NSU Wankel Spider
1962 Simca 1000
1967 Simca 1200S Coupé
Volvo 262
Volvo 780
2001 Opel Astra Coupe/Cabrio

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