BX history

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BX history

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Evening all

Been meaning to ask about this for a while...

As everyone probably knows the BX was originally designed by Bertone, which we are all very thankful of!! However some of the design ideas were actually based on a prototype Bertone did for Volvo in the late 70s which used the mechanicals from the Volvo 343. It was called the Tundra and this is what it looked like:
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This is quite interesting for me as I own both a BX and a 360 (the later evolution of the 343), so I've been trying to obtain some information about the designs. There's a bit on the Bertone website (where the above pic came from) but it's quite limited. In a recent American ebay spending spree I managed to get a copy of the original press release about the Tundra from Bertone's PR department which I was quite pleased about!! But other than that I cant find much else. So on the off-chance that someone has some literature of some sort on the original BX design or the Tundra itself that they wouldn't mind sharing please let me know!!

If anyone is interested here's a bit more info from Bertone:
Tundra - http://www.bertone.it/en/scheda_70_tundra_en.htm
BX - http://www.bertone.it/en/scheda_80_citroen_bx_en.htm

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Post by Mandic »

On old forum I posted some pics regardig Tundra, have a look.

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Post by surjit25 »

The BX was designed by Marcello Gandini who then worked
for Bertone.
He later designed the Lamboghini Diablo or was it the Countach.
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Post by Dave »

surjit25 wrote:The BX was designed by Marcello Gandini who then worked
for Bertone.
He later designed the Lamboghini Diablo or was it the Countach.
Yes it was designed by Marcello, do you remember which car he drove work in? :wink:
Prefer it to the Lamborghini, like Signor Gandini!
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Black P2 16v according to Citroen! :wink:
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Post by surjit25 »

There always used to an ad in the Autocar mags
showing him in a beautiful 16valver forgot the color though.
Must dig up those old mags.
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Post by Dave »

tim leech wrote:Black P2 16v according to Citroen! :wink:
Correct Tim, wish I could find the TV ad somewhere like youtube.
Prefer it to the Lamborghini, like Signor Gandini!
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Post by ed_straker »

Wasnt that the "how does the Lamborghini designer get to Lamborghini" ad?!
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