Most of the times it’s the design that doesn’t live up to the mechanical merits of a car; in this case it was the other way around: the Allante was absolutely beautiful and one could tell a mile away that it came from the pen of Pininfarina.
That is something I really miss: when you looked at a car, at least in Italy, and you could tell who designed it. (Believe it or not, you young guys, it is true).
Talking about Pininfarina, he died yesterday.
Sergio Pininfarina (1926-2012)
Pretty soon we’ll see angels flying about in beautiful coaches.
That’s a real loss to the world. He will be missed – but his work will never die.
Most of the times it’s the design that doesn’t live up to the mechanical merits of a car; in this case it was the other way around: the Allante was absolutely beautiful and one could tell a mile away that it came from the pen of Pininfarina.
That is something I really miss: when you looked at a car, at least in Italy, and you could tell who designed it. (Believe it or not, you young guys, it is true).
I agree –
The car was (and still is) gorgeous.
If looks could kill…!