Documentary in 5 YouTube clips, "Pagani -- The Beginnings"

ScuderiaWithStickPlease · May 11, 2012

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ppIvRl1ZA&list=UUO75zkg9l4U9cPdHVbj5DDw&index=3&feature=plcp[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFljduvedg0&list=UUO75zkg9l4U9cPdHVbj5DDw&index=2&feature=plcp[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bHpXxOGc1o&list=UUO75zkg9l4U9cPdHVbj5DDw&index=1&feature=plcp[/ame]

I'll link to the remaining two clips when they become available.

ScuderiaWithStickPlease · May 17, 2012

Here are the remaining two parts:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMt5RmiNeD0&list=UUO75zkg9l4U9cPdHVbj5DDw&index=2&feature=plcp[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lGCYclkxHY&list=UUO75zkg9l4U9cPdHVbj5DDw&index=1&feature=plcp[/ame]

ScuderiaWithStickPlease · May 17, 2012

The article most people will read first in evo #170 is about the Zonda 760RS. Right after it, though, is a quick piece titled, Twenty Things You Didnt Know About the Zonda.

Heres the first:

The Zonda nearly became a Lamborghini. Horacio Pagani started work on creating what we now know as the Zonda in the early 1990s. The project was completely self-financed by Pagani, leading to the family having to make major sacrifices, but in 1997 they received an offer which could have changed their lives forever. Lamborghini was restyling the Diablo, but insiders didnt like the proposals and the management turned to the companys retired marketing manager, Ubaldo Sgarzi,. for advice. Sgarzi knew about Paganis car and proposed that Lamborghini should look at taking over the Zonda project and launching it as the Diablo replacement, with the existing Lamborghini V12 powertrain.

A group from Lamborghini went over to see the Zonda project and, loving what they found, made an offer of $9m to take it over. Pagani summoned his family to discuss the situation. Selling the project seemed a food idea, especially as Pagani lacked the finances to complete the Zonda at the time. Then Leonardo Pagani, Horacios then ten-year-old son, said, But you have been dreaming about building this car all your life and now your dream is coming true, but what if you lose it? Do you think you could cope? It was the question that made Pagani realise he had to contiune building the Zonda as his own car.

Lamborghini, meanwhile, hastily developed the Murcielago, which was basically a re-skinned Diablo, rhathe than the all-new model Lamborghini had hoped to introduced at this time.
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Later on down the list we find out that many have tried to purchase Pagani Automobili. The family, which owns 94% of the stock, has rejected all offers, including a recent one from a luxury brand, possibly LVMH, for 200m.

All of this reminded me of a line from Atlas Shrugged:

The only man never to be redeemed is the man without passion.
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