Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Saab, Design/Style
Jason Castriota at work – Click above for high-res image gallery of the Bertone Mantide
Intriguing news comes by way of BusinessWeek this afternoon indicating that Saab has hired American designer Jason Castriota to serve as its head designer. Surely you remember Castriota, the man responsible for such memorable designs as James [...]
Filed under: Etc.
Bertone Mantide – Click above for high-res image gallery
The design arm of Bertone, which is now known as Bertone Centro Srl, is finally and completely back in family hands. Last year the entire company, its design and production divisions, went into bankruptcy. Fiat bought the production side, while control of the design side [...]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Misc. Auto Shows, Specialty
Bertone Mantide – Click above for high-res image gallery
Love it or loathe it, the Bertone Mantide is one of the most striking automotive designs of the decade, and coupled with the Corvette ZR1’s performance, Jason Castriota has created one of the most exclusive supercars in recent [...]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, Celebrities, Specialty, MISC
Bertone Mantide – Click either pic for a high-res image gallery
Following its official unveiling in Shanghai, the Bertone Mantide has begun to make the auto show rounds, beginning with an appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed where its designer, Jason Castriota, drove the coachbuilt coupe up Lord [...]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, Supercars, Special/Limited Editions
Bertone Mantide – Click above for high-res image gallery
Some coachbuilt custom supercars are all show. But the owner of a Bertone Mantide is eager to prove that his has got the go to back up his show. Dan Watkins, the British gentleman-racer who bought the first Mantide, [...]
