One of my all-time faves! I would SO do every cars n coffee in the entire country!!!!! And for sure the AC Concours.....
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Disagree. All the hoops Ferrari has to jump through in meeting EU regulations distorts the final product they offer. By comparison the Corvette designers simply told the EU zealots 'no ZR1 Corvette for you'.
The story behind the design of the ‘71 Boattail Rivera: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/curbside-classic-1971-buick-riviera-bill-mitchells-pointy-dead-end/
A boss of mine had one of those. Let me drive it once. My DD at the time was a Monza, and it was the boatiest boat ride I ever experienced. Wallowing all over the place.
I love that thin crease or piece of trim to "suggest" a split-window. Image Unavailable, Please Login
So are you saying that a ZR1 looks better then a 488? I didn't say that the regulations do not affect the design, I just said that a good looking design is still possible.
I agree with Mr. Dixon. There were several things the Corvette guys didn’t want or couldn’t do to sell in Europe. So they said forget about it! I personally don’t think the design would have suffered so much. Lamborghini and Ferrari pass all the regulations.
Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the Isuzu 117 Coupé, save for the Japanese home market mandated fender mirrors, is a beautiful automobile. And one I'd never heard of. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
my understanding is that the design was done by Nissan's Cali. studio and built by "new" Ital Design (ie. VW) -
Correct. Per Nissan press release: "Italdesign developed, engineered and built the car. The distinctive, crisp exterior and interior designs were created by the teams at Nissan Design Europe in London and Nissan Design America." The press release also explains the curious rationale for the collaboration between Nissan and VW (!) by dint of VW's ownership of the "old" design firm: "Based on a production 2018 Nissan GT-R NISMO model, the unique car commemorates the 50th anniversaries of both the GT-R and Italdesign..." "...Italdesign has been a part of the Volkswagen Group since 2010." BTW, the Giugiaroes' "new" company is GFG Style.
Pininfarina, Garage Italia and Fiat together for the launch of a new icon: Spiaggina by Garage Italia. It's got a rather high 'cute quotient' Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I foresee heads hitting that roll bar, unless you're supposed to wear a helmet because of that vestigial windshield.
To freshen up a retro car, they reach back into the design vault for something that SmartCar did 16 years ago with the Crossblade? Not impressed. All the best, Andrew. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login