27 Part II: Digging Deeper Introduction So far, this brief review has covered many of the same cars that surface repeatedly when opening the archives of wedge car design. A status quo review, is destined to fall short in rigor, if the goal is to seek candidates that might be viewed as the first wedge car. In this section we will discuss the work of a range of designers. The names of Exner Jr., Brock, Giugiaro and Gandini were designers who were honored in their era and have stood the test of time in terms of historical contribution. At the other end of the spectrum young designers, with their career ahead of them, were also making contributions. These young designers either designed, or designed and then built, cars that are noteworthy in this review. Missed by virtually all automotive writers and historians are several key independent efforts by highly skilled, innovative and young designers. We will endeavor to show that these designs did not materialize by luck. We are discussing award winning young talent who went on to automotive design careers in major companies. 1955 Gilda by Ghia—Giovanni Savonuzzi
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