0337 AL - 1954 Ferrari 375 America Coupé Vignale - COMING SOON

It wouldn't bother me in the least if Ferrari never built another red car

 

I think the color combination is spectacular. A darker paint job would hide some of the wonderful details and lines. It is an unusual car and deserves a color that calls attention to its wonderful styling. Bravo for keeping it original and thank you Marcel for sharing its restoration with us.

 

It wouldn't bother me in the least if Ferrari never built another car.

 

Pininfarina's success was largely based on the fact that they were the only independent coachbuilder in whole of Italy - or the entire world - who were capable of mass producing steel bodies. Once they realized that this was a key card in the game, they simply killed off all competition.

I think Touring and Vignale were years ahead of Pininfarina's conservative designs. I think Vignale has built several of the most beautiful cars ever made and I love seeing pictures of this restoration as much as it hurts to look at old pictures from the 1980's when many of these cars were painted red and got their bumpers stripped.

Best wishes, Kare

 

Very true, and we should not forget the great designer Giovanni Michelotti.
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Great period pics of Vignale and Michelotti. Indeed truth that every piece of Vignale is unique designed and made. Can you imagine the amount of work it takes to design and make every single car uniquely....Of course there is a family (look at the other brands of that time like the Vignale's Siata's and even american cars, you see the hand of Michelotti in all of them). Not all of them beautiful, but still impressive and only possible because Italy was at that time with the cheapest labour of craftsmen in Europe.
More period pics are more than welcome!

ciao
Oscar

 

Ah, the Suisse are so well organised...I rather see the Italian style with comments all over the place. But you probably are right Marcel.
Ciao
Oscar

 

Hi Marcel,
when you read carefully I did NOT say the fuel cap is not original.I prefer that orange/braun one
the trunklamps came with he later 250GT -and 330GT- cars and have PLASTIC lenses.
as far as I know plastic was used later after 1955-1956.
thats my information
so an acidglas is more likely.

very nice thread.

ciao
Cornelis

 

HS on : Just to confirm : Torino is the world design capital in 2008. Actually, and until decembre 28, you can see the "dream exhibition" dedicated to the idea of future in italian car design. Absolutly fantastic ! http://www.etienne-images.com/torino___dream_2421.htm
my apologize for this HS....off.

 

It would be wonderful to see this car, along with 327AL and 313EU all together at Pebble..

 

Marcel... The rest, please!

 

Ich bin in der Liebe!

 

is it for sale/soon?

 

yes, Marcel, pleeeeease ;-))

 

Cruel man, that.

 

Does it look like this car will be presented at the upcoming Cavallino Classic? I would love to see it in the "flesh"!!

 

Thanks for the updated photos. I sometimes like to see whats underneath the skin, so I really appreciate seeing the suspension and differential photos.

 

its getting better and better!!!!

thanks for the pics, allthough I really like the right patina on a classic, this is an outstanding job!

Another car saved for the next 50 years!

 

fantastic,when this car was new would it have been paint to full metal or was bog used?