Love the concept....not crazy about a lot of the styling details though. Has a kinda "Chip Foose" feeling about it to me.
sterling moss slr was never sold in america due to no windshield. same thing with the pininfarina sergio. they had to put a windshield on it to make it usa legal. makes no sense to me since a motorcycle is more dangerous than any car ever made, yet they are legal here.
Interesting, I did not know that. There's a guy in Houston with a Sterling Moss that has been seen driving it around. I wonder what his solution was.
I guess, but it was a thread on here I think that had a photo of him driving it in Houston, if memory serves. It was just a side shot, so I didn't see a plate. I did a Google image search with a couple of terms variations on Sterling Moss Houston with no joy, so perhaps I'm not remembering correctly. The photo showed the driver with a helmet and goggles and was photographed moving from another car alongside. Did not find it.
A local couple are in Italy ordering their Monza. I'm anxious to talk to her about the car when they return. She won't have any compunction about driving the car on the street, legal or otherwise.
No single pencil line there! That car should stay unmolested by any inspired version IMO. Truly iconic.
A personal favourite is the Ferrari P5. The various P series of cars had some very inspiring design themes. However the whole 'Icona' concept must have been a huge personal challenge for Flavio Manzoni since he is no fan of 'retro' designs. The P5 in red > Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The other difference that is seldom mentioned is how much larger the modern cars have become. Sometimes that scale is difficult to translate into a modern design. This picture illustrates the scale of the old Ferrari show cars! Image Unavailable, Please Login
I have a 1980 308 GTSi and a 2000 360 Modena sunroof/stick. The wheelbase is exactly 10" longer with the 360 due to the layout, but the width is also much greater. I can toss the 308 into my garage with impunity, but the 360 only has about 4" per side of clearance with the mirrors, and I always have to be careful with it, in or out. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yes exactly, all that width can be a challenge. It was LdM who championed the 'wider is better' theme with the Testarossa and that has been the trend with Ferrari ever since... Though sometimes it is a technical requirement such as the extra cooling for the TT V8 in the 488 that needed an extra inch and a half of width compared to the 458 model. Mr. Manzoni said he was very happy to add extra width to the 488 version design...
That trend to make the cars look like missiles or fighter planes was never the spirit of Ferrari IMO (More Lamborghini maybe) That's why I'm a die hard Front engine V12 fan , over mid engine V8 and Halo cars (Love them too)
