The Maestro
Italy's famed design house, Italdesign, turns thirty-five this year. To celebrate its mastery of the automotive form, and to salute its charismatic founder, Giorgetto Giugiaro (pictured), we take a look at some of the company's most indelible models. Have a personal favorite Italdesign creation? Tell us about it in the Forums section of Automobilemag.com.
Thirty-five Years of Italdesign
1969 Alfa Romeo Iguana concept
Debuted at the 1969 Turin motor show with a 230-horsepower mid-mounted V-8.
1971 Maserati Bora
Lotus Esprit
Italdesign's Esprit concept debuted at the 1972 Turin motor show; the 1981 Esprit Turbo production car is pictured.
1974 Volkswagen Golf