docubyte Wedged Wonders Lancia Stratos Zero, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1970
Lancia Stratos Zero, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1970
docubyte Wedged Wonders Lancia Stratos Zero, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1970
Lancia Stratos Zero, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1970

Wedged Wonders

Italian Concept Cars 1968-79

Love triangles?

‘Wedged Wonders’ unites a collection of era-defining concept cars from the famous carrozzeria, the Italian car body design houses synonymous with avant-garde vehicle styling.

In the late 1960s, these carrozzeria, such as Bertone, Pinfarina and Italdesign, would go head to head during a period of outlandish one-upmanship in the creation of new and unique concept vehicles, that would see a trend for straight lines conquering the curve.

Never mass produced, remaining as just one-offs, these concepts would be ultimately defined by their rarity culminating in what became known as the Wedge era, where trapezoids and triangles were king, and cars would look like spaceships.

CONT

From the legendary Lancia Stratos Zero (1970) to the lesser-known Jaguar Ascot (1977), Wedged Wonders illustrates the transforming aesthetic principles of the era, from the stylishly slanted and ground-breaking Alfa Romeo Carabo (1968), through the intentionally sci-fi Alfa Romeo Navajo (1976), to the angular, almost boxy, Volvo Tundra (1979), the shapes evolve with the decades. The curves of the ‘60s were in the past, the triangles of the ‘70s would have their day, and the square of the ‘80s was coming.

docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo Carabo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1968
Alfa Romeo Carabo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1968
docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo Carabo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1968
Alfa Romeo Carabo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1968
docubyte Wedged Wonders Ferrari 512s Modulo, Paolo Martin, Pininfarina, 1970
Ferrari 512s Modulo, Paolo Martin, Pininfarina, 1970
docubyte Wedged Wonders Ferrari 512s Modulo, Paolo Martin, Pininfarina, 1970
Ferrari 512s Modulo, Paolo Martin, Pininfarina, 1970

“A car is the product of a feeling, or rather, a series of feelings”

Nuccio Bertone

docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo 33/2 Coupe Special, Leonardo Fioravanti, Pininfarina, 1969
Alfa Romeo 33/2 Coupe Special, Leonardo Fioravanti, Pininfarina, 1969
docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo 33/2 Coupe Special, Leonardo Fioravanti, Pininfarina, 1969
Alfa Romeo 33/2 Coupe Special, Leonardo Fioravanti, Pininfarina, 1969
docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo Cuneo, Paolo Martin, Pininfarina, 1971
Alfa Romeo Cuneo, Paolo Martin, Pininfarina, 1971
docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo Cuneo, Paolo Martin, Pininfarina, 1971
Alfa Romeo Cuneo, Paolo Martin, Pininfarina, 1971
docubyte Wedged Wonders Autobianchi Runabout, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1969
Autobianchi Runabout, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1969
docubyte Wedged Wonders Autobianchi Runabout, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1969
Autobianchi Runabout, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1969
docubyte Wedged Wonders Citroen Camargue, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1972
Citroen Camargue, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1972
docubyte Wedged Wonders Citroen Camargue, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1972
Citroen Camargue, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1972
docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo Caimano, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Italdesign, 1971
Alfa Romeo Caimano, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Italdesign, 1971
docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo Caimano, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Italdesign, 1971
Alfa Romeo Caimano, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Italdesign, 1971
docubyte Wedged Wonders NSU Trapeze, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1973
NSU Trapeze, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1973
docubyte Wedged Wonders NSU Trapeze, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1973
NSU Trapeze, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1973
docubyte Wedged Wonders Lancia Sibilo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1978
Lancia Sibilo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1978
docubyte Wedged Wonders Lancia Sibilo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1978
Lancia Sibilo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1978
docubyte Wedged Wonders Lancia Sibilo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1978
Lancia Sibilo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1978
docubyte Wedged Wonders Lancia Sibilo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1978
Lancia Sibilo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1978
docubyte Wedged Wonders Ferrari Rainbow, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1976
Ferrari Rainbow, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1976
docubyte Wedged Wonders Ferrari Rainbow / Marcello Gandini / Bertone / 1976
Ferrari Rainbow / Marcello Gandini / Bertone / 1976
docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo Navajo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1976
Alfa Romeo Navajo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1976
docubyte Wedged Wonders Alfa Romeo Navajo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1976
Alfa Romeo Navajo, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1976
docubyte Wedged Wonders Jaguar Ascot, Bertone, Marcello Gandini, 1977
Jaguar Ascot, Bertone, Marcello Gandini, 1977
docubyte Wedged Wonders Jaguar Ascot / Bertone / Marcello Gandini / 1977
Jaguar Ascot / Bertone / Marcello Gandini / 1977
docubyte Wedged Wonders Volvo Tundra, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1979
Volvo Tundra, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1979
docubyte Wedged Wonders Volvo Tundra, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1979
Volvo Tundra, Marcello Gandini, Bertone, 1979