Paolo Martin

Paolo Martin ( born May 7, 1943 in Turin ) is an Italian designer.

Professional Development

After training in Turin Martin began his career in 1960 in the field of automotive design in the studio of Giovanni Michelotti. From 1966 he worked for Bertone to 1967 to switch to Pininfarina. In the following five years designed Martin - often in collaboration with Leonardo Fioravanti - a series of outstanding, meanwhile, classic automobiles, which were sometimes mere styling studies, but in many cases with few changes in series, were partially produced in large series. Of particular importance here were the designs of the Fiat 130 Coupe and the Rolls- Royce Camargue. Martin referred to today in 1970 by Pininfarina Modulo as his most successful design.

After a brief collaboration with the Carrozzeria Ghia in 1971, Martin 1972 settled as a freelance designer. In the early years he designed a number of motorcycles for the Group to de Tomaso owned brands Benelli and Moto Guzzi and Gilera. Parallel emerged more designs for automobiles, many of which were studies and single pieces. Martin now designs besides land vehicles especially boats and utensils.

Work ( Automobile)

The following table provides an overview of the most important designs Paolo Martins in the automotive sector:

Series products

  • Triumph Spitfire ( for Michelotti )
  • Fiat 130 Coupé ( Pininfarina )
  • Lancia Beta Monte Carlo ( Pininfarina )
  • Peugeot 104 ( Pininfarina )
  • Rolls- Royce Camargue ( Pininfarina )
  • Stutz IV - Porte and Stutz Royale (Paolo Martin)
  • Fiat Freely Savio (Paolo Martin)

Studies

  • Alfa Romeo P33 Roadster ( Pininfarina )
  • BLMC 1100 Aerodynamica ( Pininfarina )
  • BLMC 1800 Aerodinamica ( Pininfarina; forerunner of the Citroen GS)
  • Ferrari Sigma Grand Prix ( Pininfarina )
  • Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Competizione ( Pinifarina )
  • Ford Blue Car ( Carrozzeria Ghia; forerunner of the Ford Fiesta )
  • NSU RO80 Pininfarina ( Pininfarina )
  • Pininfarina Modulo 512 ( Pininfarina )
  • K 2000 Coupé ( Bonasea; precursor of the Lancia Kappa Coupe)
Italy Gruppo Bertone Rolls-Royce Camargue Benelli (motorcycles) Citroën GS
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