Giuseppe Busso

Giuseppe Busso (1913 to 2006) was an Italian mechanical and engine designer, best known for his long career at Alfa Romeo and a brief spell at Ferrari. Born in Turin, he graduated from the Polytechnic University of Turin, joined the aviation engine department of Fiat in 1937 and moved to Alfa Romeo in 1939, where he worked under Orazio Satta Puliga on racing car engines. He served as technical director at Ferrari in 1946 and helped develop the Colombo V12, then returned to Alfa Romeo in 1948 and stayed until 1977, in charge of mechanical engineering for the road cars. He took part in the 1900, Giulietta, Giulia, 1750, 2000 and Alfetta, introduced the Twin Cam four-cylinder engine with the Giulietta, and designed the V6 that bears his name, which reached production in the 1979 Alfa 6. He died in Arese in 2006.