A derelict Fiat Panda that was abandoned in Sardinia and later rescued and driven to a museum in Germany is taking centre stage at Grand Basel as one of the cars that has been specially presented by members of the advisory board

The 80th anniversary of Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro is being commemorated at the Grand Basel exhibition this week with a selection of some of the famous cars he designed being assembled as a tribute to his lifetime of work

First look at the dramatic 'Linea Diamante' project, the idea of legendary architect and industrial designer Gio Ponti and which has finally been brought to life 65 years later, just as it makes its debut today at the opening of Grand Basel

Among the hundred cars that will be showcased when the inaugural Grand Basel exhibition opens its doors tomorrow Italian cars will be to the fore with racing legends, movie icons, radical one-offs and culturally-significant classics

FCA Heritage will join Grand Basel this week with an Alfa Romeo 1900 from the museum which it will show alongside the Gio Ponti “Diamond Line” realisation to reflect that this project was based on the dimensions of the sedan

Next week’s Grand Basel show will play host to a fascinating motor car design debut, as the 1953 'Linea Diamante' car by legendary architect and industrial designer Gio Ponti is being finally brought to life, 65 years after it was designed