Navajo. Credit Archivio Stile Bertone
This is Part 2 of our archived review at a tribute to Marcello Gandini who passed away on March 13, 2024 (age 85 years) in Rivoli, Italy. Note that Sen’s book is out of stock from publisher Dalton Watson but a newer, less expensive version, Marcello Gandini Maestro of Design Revisited, will be available soon.
By Pete Vack
As we have seen in last week’s review, this set is 800 pages long documenting the cars (and trucks) designed by Marcello Gandini. Volume One left off with the Ferrari 308GT4, one of Bertone’s few flirtations with the Maranello firm. After studying Gandini styles for some 400 pages, one may look at the 308GT4 with new and more appreciative eyes, and according to Sen, the Ferrari “…epitomizes the wedge look of the 70s extremely well.” Volume 2 begins in 1974, just when one might think Gandini’s career at Bertone is reaching its peak. But in fact it had just begun.