Paolo Martin
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Paolo Martin | |
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 Martin in 2000 | |
| Born | 7 May 1943 |
| Occupation | Automotive, boat and motorcycle designer |
| Known for | Fiat 130 Coupe, Rolls-Royce Camargue and the Ferrari Modulo |
Paolo Martin (born 1943) is an Italian car designer widely known for his career with Studio Tecnico Michelotti, Carrozzeria Bertone, Pininfarina and De Tomaso/Ghia where he styled the Ferrari Dino Berlinetta Competizione,[1] Ferrari Modulo concept, Fiat 130 Coupé and the Rolls-Royce Camargue.
Born in Turin, Italy in 1943, Martin began working in 1960 for Giovanni Michelotti's Studio Tecnico Michelotti.[2] In 1967, he started to work for Carrozzeria Bertone,[2] and one year later, in 1968 he became Chief of the Styling Department at Carrozzeria Pininfarina.[2] He subsequently worked for De Tomaso (1972–76), where he was Style Center Director for Ghia.
Martin's work has included motorcycle and boat design, as well as automotive projects for Stutz, Bugatti, Ferrari, Peugeot, Alfa Romeo as well as Triumph. Since 1976 he has headed a Turin-based independent design consultancy, with clients including Fiat, Nissan, BMW, Subaru, Piaggio, Moto Guzzi, Gilera, Ferretti Kraft, Cigarette, Magnum Marine and Dassault Aviation.[2] He participated in the Auto 2011 Design Conference, in Zagreb, Croatia.[3]
