10 Facts About Giovanni Michelotti

Giovanni Michelotti was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century.

Giovanni Michelotti was associated with truck designs for Leyland Motors, and with designs for British Leyland after the merger of Leyland and BMC.

Giovanni Michelotti cooperated with manufacturers producing their own cars based on Fiat or other mechanicals, like Siata, Moretti, Francis Lombardi and Nardi.

From 1962, Giovanni Michelotti concluded cooperation with Carrozzeria Vignale and began his own coachbuilding activities.

Towards the end of his life, asked whether he had ever designed anything other than cars, Giovanni Michelotti acknowledged that virtually all of his design work had involved cars, but he admitted to having designed a coffee making machine shortly after the war.

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Giovanni Michelotti created a number of prototypes which did not go into production, such as the Triumph Fury.

Giovanni Michelotti designed the Leyland National bus and the Australian-made Leyland P76.

Giovanni Michelotti worked with the Dutch firm DAF, starting in 1963 with redesigning the ageing Daffodil 31 model into the Daffodil 32 and DAF 33.

In 1968, Giovanni Michelotti built a concept car based on his DAF 55 design, called Siluro, which remained in his possession until his death.

In 1985 the Giovanni Michelotti PAC was presented, a one-off citycar prototype based on the Daihatsu Cuore.