Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Barrett-Jackson - Pininfarina Rondine

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Ghia did bunches for Ford, and (not positive) Chrysler, too.

The infamous Cad Allante was built by Pininfarina.

I was recently at Bertone and many of their show cars were
commissioned by GM, including a VERY interesting van for
Cadillac (2005, I think).  (As an aside.....  All of the Bertone
show cars in their private museum are fully functional.
Quite impressive, given the high tech nature and the
one-off quantity.)

Hans.

On 1/21/08, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> Gents, there were many one off Italian custom bodies on American running gear.
>
> This one, a Pininfarina penned Caddie for Jackie O.,  makes me tingle:
>
> http://www.heritageclassics.com/cadillac/jacqueline/Page.html
>
> LS
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Todd Walke <racertod [at] racertodd.com>
> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:50:15 PM
> Subject: [Ferrari] Barrett-Jackson - Pininfarina Rondine
>
>        Yeah, too much American muscle at BJ this year, but did you see
> the Pininfarina Rondine concept car that sold Saturday night?  Holy smokes,
> what a beautiful car!  Based on a '63 Corvette chassis and commissioned by
> GM for the Paris Auto Show.  Fantastic, classic early-'60s styling in a
> very tasteful seafoam blue/green.
>        Nobody can lay down graceful lines like the Italians: Pininfarina,
> Turin, Ghia, etc.  Too bad modern rollover regulations don't allow the
> thin, graceful roof pillars of yesteryear.
>        Sold for $1.6 million.  If I had some mega-big dough, I'd be
> asking Pininfarina to duplicate the car on a modern Corvette or 612
> chassis.  Yum!
>        A quick Google search of "pininfarina rondine" will find multiple
> pictures of the car.  Pronounced ron-di-nay, means "swallow" in Italian.
>
>
> Todd
> Seattle,WA
> '86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car)  269,000 miles
> '87 Golf, Polar Silver. (boring work car)    642,000 miles <- Yeah, baby!
> http://www.pureluckdesign.com <-Ferrari & VW stuff
>
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