Bertone to build a BMW-powered sportscar for the US market?

There are rumors on the European magazines that Bertone is talking about building a BMW-powered sports car for the US market. For two years now, when Bertone’s last major automotive design and assembly contract, the GM Astra convertible ran out, the only source of work has been a special 2,000 unit version of the Mini Cooper (called John Cooper Works GP) which was completed last summer.

This year, Bertone only unveiled the two-seat ’Barchetta’ concept car based on the Fiat Panda floorpan at the recent 77th Geneva Motor Show. The Concept was build to remember the tiny Fiat 500-based Barchetta that Nuccio created in 1947 for his own personal racing use. It features swages of bare aluminum and clear door panels.