Re: Styling opinion | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Hans E. Hansen (FList![]() |
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:49:13 -0800 (PST) |
In general, I'm not real crazy about cars from ItalDesign (altho they had a unique shaped pasta.....). My favorite would have to be the Brera. But in a parking space near the entrance of their main showroom was this little piece of car sculpture. It is absolutely gorgeous in person. To bad it didn't go into production. Hans. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote: > Pininfarina wasn't real receptive to visitors. They had a mediocre > movie playing, voices were in Italian with English subtitles. It > was difficult to follow, as it moved fast and you either had to just > read the subtitles or watch the movie. > > They had a few of their past glories on display, and a mock-up > of both the P4/5 and Enzo. > > It seems most of us associate the Pinifarina designs with Ferrari > and selective memory leads us to think they are all beautiful. > But they also have had clinkers. Many didn't like the 4 headlight > 330GT, but shooting out a pair of those lights helped a lot. > > Speaking of 330GT, here is it's designer, Tom Tjaarda. My > favorite of his designs is the 365 Cal Spider, but I suppose > most like the Pantera. I spent part of an afternoon walking > around an ancient walled city near Torino with him. Really nice > guy. I ask him if he liked the designs of any modern cars and > mentioned the new Chrysler 300C. > > Hans.
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