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dal momento della sua na- From the time of its creation in 2012, the Nuccio, pro-
lla storia dell’automobile. È duced by Turin-based coachbuilder Carrozzeria Ber-
Carrozzeria Bertone per ce- tone to mark its 100 years, was assured a place in au-
ella celebre carrozzeria tori- tomotive history. This car, starting with its name, is a
un tributo più mirato della perfectly fitting tribute to the history of its creators.
creatori, a partire dal nome. Nuccio is, in fact, the name of the man who, after taking
il quale ha preso la già so- the helm of the already solid family business founded
ndata da suo papà Giovanni by his father Giovanni in 1912, succeeded in turning it,
anni ’50 l’ha fatta diventare from the 1950s onwards, into one of the world’s most
mondo in termini di design important designers and producers of cars in small
re in piccola serie. Tra i più series. The most notable successes of Carrozzeria Ber-
Carrozzeria Bertone, la Giu- tone include the Giulietta Sprint and the GT-105 series
05, frutto della collaborazio- (fruit of its collaboration with Alfa Romeo), the Miura
ra e la Countach disegnata and the Countach (designed for Lamborghini), and
zione della Stratos Zero nel the Stratos Zero. This latter model, created in 1970 as
e che ha portato alla suc- a derivation of the Lancia Fulvia, led to the subsequent
ncia Stratos, oggetto di cul- creation of the Lancia Stratos, a cult road car that was
nei Rally. Ed è proprio alla also unbeatable in rallies. It was indeed the angular and
rma spigolosa ed a cuneo, wedge-shaped Stratos Zero, with its distinctive large
parabrezza piatto che, aper- flat windshield this, when open, also serves as a “door”
o, che si è ispirata la Nuccio. that provided the inspiration for the Nuccio. Designed
l “Mike” Robinson, direttore by Michael “Mike” Robinson, who became design di-
9, la Nuccio è caratterizzata rector at Bertone in 2009, the Nuccio stands out for its
cio e dal parabrezza piatto. shell-shaped roof and flat windshield. Robinson was
uno più adatto di Robinson the perfect man to create it, given that his life and ca-
po visto che è stata proprio reer have been shaped by the Stratos Zero. It was 1974
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