Giovanni Michelotti was born in Turin, Italy in 1921.

Michelotti was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the twentieth century. He worked for a number of design houses and owned his own design studio in Italy.

Michelotti played a part in many car designs, including a number of Triumphs, the Maserati Spyder, BMW 700, Alpine A106, Daf 55, and the Reliant Scimitar SS1. One of his first was the Lancia Aprilia Coupé.