Word: nuccio
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Dates: during 1982-1982
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...grandson of craftsmen who decorated churches and palazzi in the village of Garessio in northwest Italy, Giugiaro was hired by Fiat's design department when he was 17. At 21, he was lured away by the famed car designer Nuccio Bertone. In six years with Bertone, he created 20 cars, from economy-model Simcas and Mazdas to expensive Ferraris and Aston Martins. At 27, Giugiaro graduated to Ghia, where he designed renowned sports cars for Maserati and De Tomaso. At 30, he opened his own firm. Married, the father of two children, Giugiaro resides in a rambling ranch-style...