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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Beautiful Pininfarina-Alfa Romeo concept car (1969)


"QUANTUM SHOT" #90


This could be the most shapely car ever built

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Automobile, Car, Travel

This is a case of split identity: two prototype cars wore the same gorgeous body designed by the great Italian design firm Pininfarina in 1968-1969. First was
Pininfarina Ferrari 250 Prototipo P5, shown in Geneva in 1968; the second -
Pininfarina Alfa Romeo 33 Coupe Prototipo Speciale made for the Paris show in 1969

Treat your eyes to the slim and sensual forms the likes of which has not graced the highways since.. well, 1969. Certainly we can not complain if Pininfarina's design virtuosos used it on more than one prototype car.
(Images credit: AllSportAuto)

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If you have pictures of the Ferrari prototype, presented a year earlier in 1968, send them in. It would be fun to compare the twins.

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Other prototype for Ferrari made by Pininfarina in the same time period:

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COMMENTS:

6 Comments:

Blogger adamrice said...

I would nominate the Lago Talbot as the most shapely car ever

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Anonymous A4ORCE said...

Looks a bit like Speed Racer's Mach V.

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Anonymous chewy said...

Looks really nice.

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Anonymous c53x12 said...

Looks a little too Buck Rogers for my tastes.

The Ferrari Dino still tops my list.

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Anonymous mcdowellcrook said...

I've wanted one of these since I was 12 ... and I still do

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Anonymous Hud said...

Here is the 1968 Pininfarina Ferrari 250 P5 : http://www.carstyling.ru/car.asp?id=1853

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