Sunday 7th August 1938

Born on this day, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Italian car deisgner who initiated the “folded paper” era of the 1970s where the cars were designed with straight lines and sharp edges. As well as a number of supercars, he is responsible for the design of some of the most popular everyday vehicles driven today.Giugiaro was the winner of the award of Car Designer of the Century in 1999.