Gautam Sen is a frequent concours judge, author, and design consultant, as well as a co-conspirator with prominent designers such as Marcello Gandini, Tom Tjaarda, and Gérard Godfroy on several vehicle projects. Sen is also the founder or editor of several Indian automotive magazines, establishing the country's first car magazine in 1986. Vice president of Fédération International des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA) since 2015, Sen is the author of coauthor of Marcello Gandini: Maestro of Design, Ballot, The Bertone Collection, Tom Tjaarda: Master of Proportions, Lamborghini: At the Cutting Edge of Design, Bugatti: The Italian Decade, Alfa Romeo SZ Coda Tronca: The Art of Conservation, and When Wedge Had the Edge, all published by Dalton Watson.
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