Marcello Gandini

(*1938)

Italian designer born in Turin, from 1965 designer and later chief designer at Bertone, where he took the post left by Giugiaro; Gandini designed at Bertone Lancia Stratos (first prototype 1970); Marcello Gandini working at Bertone for BMW co-designed BMW E12 - the first 5 series (1972); Gandini invented the first ever scissors doors (on his Alfa 33 Carabo Concept); Gandini continued ideas from the Carabo Concept designing Lamborghini Countach LP400 (1974); other Gandini designs include legendary Lamborghini Miura and Ferrari Dinos; after 1980 Gandini left Bertone to work as an independent designer