[DeTomaso] Qvale & DeTomaso

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Fascinating, Dick! You really ought to consider writing a book. I've always wondered what was running through the minds of Giugiaro and Gandini in that famous photo where they are standing behind "their" designs, Giugiaro behind the Maserati Ghibli and Gandini behind the Miura.










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Joe,  I had a long afternoon with Nuccio Bertone as Stile Bertone had a contract   with GM Europe to act as an advanced design studio, I went there every month or   more, depending on the project.    I have a story about that too.    Regarding Gandini's participation in the Muira design, Mt. Bertone said   Gandini ascended to Chief designer at Bertone when Giugiaro left to start his   own   company. Mr. Bertone realized he was very young but took a chance and promoted   him anyway.    Giugiaro left some sketches for the Muira as it was his main responsibility   before he left. Gandini took the project over and Mr. Bertone said that he   expressed his unhappiness many times over the design as it progressed.     The design was finished and was sent to the shop for a hard model to be   built. They worked in plaster then exclusively so I assume it was a plaster   model.    Gandini went on a two week vacation, Mr. Bertone said that "Mr. Gandini was a   very stubborn man". He changed the design. I did not ask him how much he   changed or what the inspiration was for his changes as it would have been rude   of   me to do that since he did not offer the information during the conversation   originally.    Gandini has done some good things but also some that are not good.            All the best,  Dick Ruzzin,______________________DickruzzinDESIGN at aol.com  920 Whittier Rd.  Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230  Home: +313-824-0539, Cell: +313-300-9558          **************  Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget?   Read reviews on AOL Autos.          (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017   )  _______________________________________________    Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA    Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/    DeTomaso mailing list  DeTomaso at list.realbig.com  http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso