The design of the Barchetta explicitly cites the Fiat 500 with Barchetta bodywork created by the young Nuccio Bertone in 1947 as a one-off for his personal use in races (500 Class).

Exterior

The 1947 aluminum-bodied Fiat 500 Barchetta
(Source: TorinoScienza)

The compact, muscular body, with its high, taut waistline, is defined by two aluminium shells joined by a large glazed surface that crosses the doors and extends into the bonnet join line before spawning the low, wraparound windscreen.

The rearward opening scissor doors, hinged around the rear wheelarch, are a Bertone patent.

This is in keeping with the company's historic attention to the specific issue of accessibility, interpreted always with surprising solutions, such as the cockpit canopy of the Testudo (1962), the double gull wings of the Marzal (1967), the hinged windscreen of the Stratos 0 (1970) and the large gate-like sliding doors of the Villa (2005).

Interior

The cabin is delimited by the wraparound windscreen and rear roll bar.

The anatomic seats, upholstered in natural leather, are fixed and sculpted directly into the metalwork. A console area between the two seats includes a stowage tray and an iPod dock.

The historic relationship between Bertone and Fiat has lasted for more than eighty years and has generated more than fifty highly successful models counting concept cars, one-offs and production cars, from the 850 Spider to the X1/9, from the Ritmo Cabrio to the Punto Cabrio.

Bertone Barchetta Concept - Dimensions

• Length: 3,585 mm
• Width: 1,705 mm
• Height: 1,090 mm
• Wheelbase: 2,300 mm
• Wheels: 20" alloys
• Tyres: Pirelli 225/30 R20

(Source: Bertone)