Giovanni Bertone

Giovanni Bertone (1884 in Mondovì, Piedmont – 10 May 1972[1] in Turin[2]) was an Italian automobile designer, known for establishing the Carrozzeria Bertone business.

Bertone was the sixth of the seven sons from a farming family.

Being a friend of Vincenzo Lancia, he got contracts from Fiat and thus entered the automobile design market, his first self made car body being based on a (Società Piemontese Automobili) S.P.A. 9000 in 1921.

[2] Another early success at this time was the Fiat 501 competition car.

[2] Subsequently, Bertone also designed many Lancia cars.