Marcello Gandini | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 March 2024 | (aged 85)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Automobile designer |
Known for | Lamborghini Countach |
Marcello Gandini (26 August 1938 – 13 March 2024) was an Italian automotive designer mostly famous of Lamborghini sports cars designing.
He was born in Turin, in the family of a wealthy aristocrat. The father owned a pharmaceutical company.
After graduating from school, he started setting up sports cars. In the early sixties, he became acquainted with Nuccio Bertone, who later offered him to work with a designer in the car studio Bertone. In 1980, he left Bertone to start his freelance designer's career. Since 1990, he works only in small projects.[1]
He designed Lamborghini Miura and Countach (1973),[2] Fiat X1/9, BMW 5 Series, Lancia Stratos and many others.[3][4]
Gandini died on 13 March 2024, at the age of 85.[5]