Alfettas again

["John Hertzman" <johnhertzman@domain.elided>]

Leonardo (one of the best and most revered Italian names, especially in Milan)
asks "but please tell me if in US were sold 2 different type of "Sport Sedan":
the first without the wood trims on the dashboard (but methallic painted grey)
and the second with the wood trims as our Alfetta 2000 L."

Yes, but it was a distinction of years rather than of models. The 1978 Sport
Sedan had grey anodized aluminum dashboard trim and matching grey plastic
armrest inserts, with a flat black panel around the faces of the instruments
and a similarly neutral surface around the air-conditioning controls at the
front of the console. The 1979 Sport Sedan replaced them with "wood"-look
decorative trim in a plastic material similar to Formica in all of those
places and also added several meaningless stripes across the top of the
dashboard. Probably some people thought these were improvements, but I was not
among them.

I am interested that Leonardo says that the second series Alfetta
modifications "were designed by Marcello Gandini, ex Bertone's employee" and
also mentions that the 90, another very refined design, was also done by
Gandini. Here both the 90 and the 1750/2000 Berlinas are attributed to Nuccio
Bertone who owned the business and got credit whether the actual design work
was done by Gandini, Giugiaro, Scaglione, or someone else. My question is
whether Gandini, or someone else, also deserves the credit (or blame) for
revising the charming but somewhat strange Giulia sedans into the very clean
but unpretentious 1750?

Cordially,

John H.

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