Pininfarina - what was their best design?
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Slightly off-topic in that it's clearly not Pinins' 'best design', but another mention for the 406 coupe here.
Great point re the 'turd' saloon/ pretty coupe thing- good demonstration of what they can do.
Had the 406 coupe not worn a Peugeot badge Im sure it would have been more highly regarded (duh). And no, I've never owned one- or any other Peugeot for that matter.
Regularly have sheddy thoughts about a tidy 3.0 V6, almost purely based on aesthetics (and price!).
1963 Corvette Rondine for me is a prime example of how a car 'should have' looked:
Makes the 'Vette look beautiful in a way that the Yanks just couldn't have pulled off.
Prettier in the same sense that a sultry Italian girl in a LBD (preferably smoking a thin cigarette and drinking a glass of red outside a cafe) is more appealing than a corn-fed Mid-West girl in a pair of Daisy Dukes (imho).
Great point re the 'turd' saloon/ pretty coupe thing- good demonstration of what they can do.
Had the 406 coupe not worn a Peugeot badge Im sure it would have been more highly regarded (duh). And no, I've never owned one- or any other Peugeot for that matter.
Regularly have sheddy thoughts about a tidy 3.0 V6, almost purely based on aesthetics (and price!).
1963 Corvette Rondine for me is a prime example of how a car 'should have' looked:
Makes the 'Vette look beautiful in a way that the Yanks just couldn't have pulled off.
Prettier in the same sense that a sultry Italian girl in a LBD (preferably smoking a thin cigarette and drinking a glass of red outside a cafe) is more appealing than a corn-fed Mid-West girl in a pair of Daisy Dukes (imho).
Kolbenkopp said:
Cpb1702 said:
Mind boggling how many brands they worked with. What is your favourite design?
Lame answer, but it just must be the Cisitalia 202 GT.For context, this is what MGs looked like back then (and for a decade on):
But generally they have to be the most consistently good styling house ever.
jontbone said:
For me, the Ferrari 288 GTO is my favourite Pininfarina design and fave Fezza too. In everyday cars I think the 406 Coupe was a stunning looker, shame about FWD, but despite this, the very cheap 3L V6s available are rather tempting
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