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hifiguy

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8. One of the most brilliant designers of all time.

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 06:10 PM

Jul 2012

While not every Pininfarina design was a classic, a ridiculously high percentage of his cars rank with the immortals.

I am especially fond of this one, because I actually drove one once. It was even the same color:

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Italy mourns Ferrari design genius Pininfarina [View all] Zorro Jul 2012 OP

I owned one of his designs, the Fiat X-19 DJ13 Jul 2012 #1

His designs were perfection to me aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #2

I fell in love with the shape of the Alfa Romeo P33 Concept Car leveymg Jul 2012 #3

I had a mad crush on the Ferrari Dino Gregorian Jul 2012 #5

Another piece of art by the same gifted designer. leveymg Jul 2012 #6

I'd give anything for that kind of artistic abiilty. Gregorian Jul 2012 #7

The C2 Vette had several chief designers. Which one? The shape owes a lot to two cars: leveymg Jul 2012 #9

It wasn't the Stingray. It was the previous design. Gregorian Jul 2012 #11

Passing of an age burrowowl Jul 2012 #4

One of the most brilliant designers of all time. hifiguy Jul 2012 #8

Wow! First Carroll Shelby now this econoclast Jul 2012 #10