....I couldn't find this one in my archives. My apologies for my ignorances. Chassis number???? Ciao and best! Image Unavailable, Please Login
The car is in a original condition! It was missing 40 years ago. This photo was taken in Valencia Spain. Best regards Nicolas
eh...not 100% correct! The car left the factory in a different color-sheme, a darker green with tan leather interior! Its unclear if the car was delivered first with a 5000 GT-engine. Fact is, that the car has since many years a Mexico-4.2-liter engine installed! Ciao! Walter Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yep, looks blue(ish) - but due to the faded colors (note the yellow skin of the lady) it could also be a very dark green-blue. However, the car was not delivered in its current silver! Ciao! Walter
Either updated due to Spanish regulations or it came when the car got its silver paint. In this case its a restoration-mistake. Ciao! Walter
He must have been in his early twenties when he did the design. His greatness as a designer is already apparent in many of the elements of the car. I'm not a fan of the grill and front end but the side view is a different story. What a great line the car has! Elliot Siegel
Giugiaro was 23 years old when he did the design of the Bertone 5000 GT in -61, and he started working for Nuccio Bertone in Dec. -59. His other work in the same period was Gordon-Keeble, that he designed in -60. This was his second design that went into production (after Alfa Romeo 2000/2600 Sprint). In -61 he also designed an Aston Martin DB4, but like the 5000 GT only one was build. You see several design elements that are similar between the 3 cars. Marius Sorteberg Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
No, I read somewhere that the Bertone remained unsold after a few car shows and that the Spanish client who eventually bought the car demanded these changes before he took delivery of it.. So I believe they were factory made but at a later date.. Nik
Giugiaro also did the Iso Rivolta GT see the similarities, he got the nose just right on the Rivolta. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yes but it shows the influence Giugiaro's Rivolta design had. Maserati was worried that the Rivolta would take the market.
I thought the Bertone 5000 GT was designed in -61, and the Rivolta in -62? Guigiaro did the BMW 3200 CS in -61 also, but I don't know if it was before or after the 5000 GT. In -63 he did the Iso Grifo and the Alfa Romeo Giulia GT, and -64 the Bizzarrini GT Strada, all beautiful designs. I think Giugiaro's influence shows in several of the other Italian design houses. Marius Sorteberg
I should have been more specific, the designs influence on the Mexico. They all look similar, one more you can add to the list, the the Alfa GTV
