Equipment
One off show car on a shortened Chevrolet Corvair chassis by Giorgetto Giugiaro from the Bertone Collection. Popup headlights, chrome spoke Borrani wire wheels, Plexiglas roof panel on forward hinged canopy without conventional doors. Long nose and short fastback tail belie the rear engine location. 1963 Geneva Show car. Original except for a repaint long ago and in sound but aged condition. No Reserve.
Market commentary
Many of the Testudos features show up in later designs and share some details with contemporary GM show cars. Its effect and influence are immediate and it occupies an important place in Sixties and subsequent Car design. The Corvair chassis is both its biggest drawback and the greatest strength of its design, factors that are important in the price it brought here.