{"id":494017,"date":"2014-09-01T00:12:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T07:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=11446"},"modified":"2024-08-21T01:20:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T01:20:45","slug":"the-end-of-the-legend-bertone-dissolved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-end-of-the-legend-bertone-dissolved\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of The Legend&#8230;Bertone Dissolved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/n5-201409-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-706595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/n5-201409-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/n5-201409-p1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/n5-201409-p1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/n5-201409-p1-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/n5-201409-p1-100x68.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/n5-201409-p1-770x523.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/n5-201409-p1-293x199.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Venerable Italian design house Style Bertone has finally succumbed to bankruptcy proceedings, after several years of looking for a financial angel to save the struggling carrozzeria. On June 4 an Italian court declared Gruppo Bertone bankrupt and began proceedings to sell off all of the company\u2019s assets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite over 100 years of creations that included iconic cars like the Lamborghini Miura and the Alfa Romeo Giulia Coupe, since 2009, Bertone had accumulated over $42 million in debt. It is rumored that Bertone\u2019s entire collection of concept vehicles will be sold as a unit, sometime in the near future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a complete look back at the history of Carrozzeria Bertone, see Peter Collin\u2019s feature article in the April 2014 issue of <i>Vintage Roadcar<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venerable Italian design house Style Bertone has finally succumbed to bankruptcy proceedings, after several years of looking for a financial angel to save the struggling carrozzeria. On June 4 an Italian court declared Gruppo Bertone bankrupt and began proceedings to sell off all of the company\u2019s assets. Despite over 100 years of creations that included iconic cars like the Lamborghini Miura and the Alfa Romeo Giulia Coupe, since 2009, Bertone had accumulated over $42 million in debt. 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