BERLINETTA '60S - EXCEPTIONAL ITALIAN COUPES OF THE SIXTIES

Following his portraits of the coupés of the 1950s published in 2017, Xavier de Nombel turns his cameras to the ‘Sixties to bring us the most beautiful Berlinettas produced during that decade, which he has tracked down all over the world. From the fiery little Osca to the revolutionary Carabo, employing stunning photography, he presents his personal vision of a period in which styling gave way to design.
Around his personal favourites, Christian Descombes relates the upheavals which Italian coachbuilding went through as it evolved from craftsmanship to industrial production, leaving behind its clientele of well-off enthusiasts to offer its expertise to the major international car makers. Giorgetto Giugiaro, undoubtedly one of the leading players in this period, shares a remarkable account from inside, bringing to light the expressions of Italian automotive design since the post-war years.
Cars in the book:
I. New ambition
ASA 1000 GT - Bertone 1961
Apollo 5000 GT - Intermeccanica 1963
ATS 2500 GT - Allemano 1963
Aguzzoli Condor - Sports Cars 1964
De Tomaso Vallelunga - Fissore 1964
Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 - Touring 1966
Iso Grifo 7 Litri - Bertone 1968
II. Small series
Lancia Flaminia coupé - Pinin Farina 1959
Osca 1600 GT - Fissore 1961
Osca 1600 GT - Touring 1961
Lancia Flavia Sport - Zagato 1962
Fiat 1300 S coupé - Vignale 1963
Abarth 2400 - Allemano 1964
Alfa Romeo 2600 SZ - Zagato 1964
Fiat 124 coupé Speciale - Moretti 1966
Fiat 125 Samantha - Vignale 1967
III. Sportcars
Ferrari 250 GT berlinetta - Pinin Farina 1959
Lancia Appia GTE - Zagato 1961
Osca 1600 GT - Zagato 1961
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ - Zagato 1962
Abarth 1300 OT - Sibona & Basano 1965
Abarth 1300 Scorpione - Lombardi 1968
IV. Supercars
Maserati 5000 GT - Allemano 1961
Bizzarrini GT Strada 5300 - Bertone 1963
Lamborghini P400 Miura - Bertone 1966
De Tomaso Mangusta - Ghia 1966
Maserati Ghibli - Ghia 1966
Alfa Romeo 33 berlinetta Stradale - Marazzi 1967
V. Concept cars
Ferrari 250 GT - Bertone 196
Alfa Romeo 2600 coupé Speciale - Pininfarina 1963
Chevrolet Corvair Testudo - Bertone 1963
Lamborghini Marzal - Bertone 1967
Alfa Romeo Carabo - Bertone 1968
Bizzarrini Manta - Italdesign 1968
Alfa Romeo Iguana - Italdesign 1969
Alfa Romeo 33 Prototipo Speciale - Pininfarina 1969