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The lost BMW

The lost BMW Garmisch an interesting story behind a vanilla sedan, the famous Italian designer Marcello Gandini had designed a small 4 door BMW sedan in the year 1970, the car was supposed to be a concept. This concept showcased what the future sedans were going to be. But what happened later makes this car more interesting. About the designer Marcello Gandini was born on 26 th august 1938 in Turin, Gandini approached Bertone group of design for a job but was denied. Gandini’s design extends beyond cars as he is also an industrial designer and a home accessories. He was the head designer until 1980 in Bertone, after this changed his path to become a freelance designer.   BMW has had a long history with Italian design houses such as the BMW 328 mille miglia designed by Peter Szymanowski The BMW Garmisch was an idea that originally came from Nuccio Bertone himself who wanted to showcase this car as a surprise car at the Geneva motor show to mark the p