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Giorgetto Giugiaro (born 7 August, 1938) is an Italian car designer, one of the most influential and prolific ever. He initated the "folded paper" era of the 1970s where the cars were designed with straight lines and sharp edges. As well as a number of supercars, he is responsible for the design of some of the most popular everday vehicles to grace our streets.Giugiaro has worked for a number of design studios:
- Bertone ( 1960 - 1965)
- Ghia ( 1966 - 1968)
- Italdesign ( 1969 - 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t)
Some of the notable designs he created include:
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- AudiAudi is an automobile maker in Germany, part of the Volkswagen group, VAG. The company is headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. The motto of Audi is: "Vorsprung durch Technik" which translates to "Progress through Technology". History The origins 80Audi 80 was an automobile from Audi produced between 1972 and 1995. Generations mk1 1972-1978 mk2 1978-1986 mk3 1986-1995 80. (1976)
- De LoreanBack to the Future The De Lorean Motor Company was founded in 1975 by flamboyant automobile industry executive John De Lorean, to make the sports car of his dreams. The company was founded in Detroit, Michigan, and later moved to a Park Avenue skyscraper DMC-12 (1981)
- FerrariFerrari is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. At first, Scuderia Ferrari sponsored drivers and manufactured racecars; the company went into independent car production in 1946, eventually GT 250 Bertone
- FiatThis article is about Fiat the automobile manufacturer. Fiat is also an English word meaning the exercise of authority. See : Fiat money, Military fiat. The Latin phrase "fiat lux" is the motto of the University of California and means "let there be light
- PandaDesigned by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the Fiat Panda was intended as a modern day interpretation of the Citroen 2CV, being a basic and simple, no frills utility vehicle. Introduced in 1980, the Panda was noted for its box-like styling, which would be developed (1980)
- Punto
- Uno (1983)
- 850 Spider
- Dino
- Hyundai Pony (1974)
- Isuzu
- 117Coupe (1968)
- Piazza (1981)
- Lamborghini Marco Polo
- Lancia Delta (1979)
- Lotus Esprit (1973)
- Maserati Ghibli
- Renault 19 and 21
- Saab 9000 (1984)
- SEAT Ibiza (1986)
- Volkswagen
- Subaru SVX
Giugiaro also created the first MPV in 1978, the Lancia Megagamma , which inspired the Nissan Prairie, the first MPV to achieve mass sales.
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