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Yoshiyuki Hayashi Was Ripped Off by Zagato! - Diatto Ottovù Project

Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by modena1_2003, Apr 17, 2007.

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  1. modena1_2003

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    #1 modena1_2003, Apr 17, 2007
    For anybody firmiliar with the Diatto Ottovù, you will note its strongly GTZ influenced body design. Yoshiyuki Hayashi comissioned the work of Zagato to 'one-off' his 575. I remember when the car hit the cameras, I was blown away. The retro lines were superb and it had a very, very one-of-a-kind presence. For those of you who have seen it, im sure you would agree. It was bold, unique, full of true Italian design character rather than inanimate line-shaping. Needless to say that Diatto's driving efforts in turning an Italian origonal have parked in the wrong design house. With Zagato's first photos of the new Ottovù, one clearly gets the feeling that... "these curves are firmiliar..." Im sure Mr. Hayashi will feel the same. For anybody firmiliar with the Diatto Ottovù, you will note its STRONGLY GTZ influenced body design.

    We saw that in Jim's P4/5, all design and the rights thereof belong to him. So sorry, no Megane with P4/5 body-kit. This is the type of stance one should take when designing a 'one off' project car. I feel that had the design been discused and respected as per its non-endue with any other company, the honor it deserved as an individual creation would have been upheld.

    What do you think?

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    #2 GrigioGuy, Apr 17, 2007
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    #3 snj5, Apr 17, 2007
    Interesting thread -- 50 years ago it was customary and expected that each design house have " a look" with certain recurring themes; you knew what was a Pinin Farina, you could tell a Zagato, and others regardless of the chassis they clothed. And if you look at many designs across houses, Pininfarina and Bertone as examples still had similarities between car brands (one most obvious is the X1/9 and 308GT/4 - that is soooo 70's Bertone).

    I see this coming back - even the Glickenhaus P4/5 has the distinctive Pininfarina curve in it's flanks and there is no doubt who clothed it - it looks more classically Pininfarina than an Enzo, which really looks like the postman's child instead of Pinin's, as there is little/no family resemblence.

    It is the same with Zagato in this instance. They have not come up with a new style, but historically they really have found their way back to classic Zagato genetics - the window and roof lines, the tail, etc. You can see Mr. Hayashi's car and it is immediately recognizable first off as a classic Zagato, secondly as a Ferrari as the Ferrari secondary traits become visible - and I would bet that also crossed the minds of the Zagato scribes. Not only with the Diatto Ottuvu, but check out the Ville d'Este Zagato Maserati comming up soon - instantly recognizable as a Zagoto before you start picking up on the Maserati cues and instantly recognizable as a family member to Mr Hayashi's car. This is deliberate, but with no intent of 'ripping off'. The culture of the classic Italian carrozeria, much like a Milanesi Fasion House, is that it's products are instantly recognizable based on style, God's truly unique gift to Italians.
     
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    #4 Jack-the-lad, Apr 17, 2007
    Well stated, Russ. I think the Ottovu is less a case of "ripping off" than a sort of benign self-plagiarization, and I mean that in a non-pejorative way. The great design houses have instantly recognizable organics that tend to be self referential. Hayashi's car is so stunningly beautiful and so essentially Zagato that it would be difficult for it not to share its elements with the Zagatos that will follow it.

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