GIORGETTO GIUGIARO Story THE SIGN OF BEAUTY ( Part 1 ) Giorgetto Giugiaro is the Car Designer of the Century!! according to 132 automotive journalists. He have designed many famous cars and sportscar but even popular cars which you cannot imagine because not brended , there is no question that he is one of the most prolific designers alive. We present a brief history of his great work The Formation and the collaboration with BERTONE, 1959 - 1965 August 7, 1938 Born to an artistic family in Garessio, province of Cuneo, in northern Italy. His father is a painter. In 1952 Moves to Turin, enrolls in the design school of the famous 1920s caricaturist known as Golia. At an party, Golias nephew Dante Giacosa, Fiats chief engineer, sees Giugiaros car drawings and offers him an apprenticeship at Fiat. In 1955 is Hired at the Fiat Special Vehicles Styling Center at Mirafiori. In four years, Giugiaros immediate supervisor does not present any of his projects to the chief of the Center. Disapointed, in 1959 he presents some drawings to Nuccio Bertone, who then assigned a trial design. Bertone speek : You know that design I had you do as a test? Well, I sold it to Alfa Romeo, so youd better come to work for me. His monthly salary increases of 100%. The drawing becomes the Alfa Romeo 2000- 2600, Giugiaros first beautiful car. In 1960 is Assigned to an Alpini military regiment headquartered at Bra, well away from Turin. Bertone rents Giugiaro a hotel room, installs a drawing board, and keeps Giugiaro working on the design of the Alfa Romeo Giulia GT whenever hes off duty. He also does his first of three Ferrari one-off with Carrozzeria Bertone. 1961 he have the Second serious production model, the BMW 3200CS. In 1962 the succesful with another unique Ferrari -- Nuccio Bertones personal 250GT -- and two production models -- the Simca 1000/1200 S coupes and the Iso Rivolta GT 300/340. in 1963year he Marries Maria Teresa Serra. in 1964 he designed the Canguro, Giorgettos favorite Alfa. Giugiaro also designs a one-off Ford Mustang for Automobile Quarterly. 1965 Son Fabrizio is born during the Geneva show, where the Fiat 850 Spider was revealed. In 1966 Bertone wants to hire designer Marcello Gandini. Displeased, Giugiaro moves to Ghia, then operated by Argentine wild man Alessandro de Tomaso. The limited-production De Tomaso Mangusta launches Giugiaros sharp-edged, origami-like folded paper period. (continue) Write your own opinion and offer your contribution here! Thanks +MOTORE
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