2008 Alfa Romeo Bertone BAT 11
Despite tension between company management and Bertone's announcement about leaving the Geneva Motor Show, they may actually release a car around the event.
Lilli Bertone recently fired the general manager of Carrozzeria Bertone and painfully took the decision to abandon their Geneva Motor Show display this year. Fortunately, they still plan to show their BAT concept at an event surrounding the show.
Back in the sixties Nuccio Bertone designed a series of exceptional show cars of which his 5th, 7th and 11th designs became reality. Launched in consecutive years, the cars were made on top of the Alfa Romeo 1900 chassis. At the time, they were so far ahead of the scope of automotive design and so daring that they became legendary.
The new car takes some design cues from the originals. The most prominent of these is the huge curved rear wings from BAT 7. Like the three cars, it also has a rounded greenhouse, excellent proportions and a hint of art deco futurism.
