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Title: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: fay66 on 28 December, 2015, 11:11:22 PM I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, but i'm afraid this one is too ugly for it's own good.
I wonder what they fed it on, but does anyone know what it is? Brian 8227 8) Title: Re: I know beauty is said ti be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: Parisien on 29 December, 2015, 08:01:04 AM They robbed a SAAB apprentice's design portfolio for that one, but then again, what were the comments at the time?
P Title: Re: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: mikeC on 29 December, 2015, 08:46:24 AM My guess is a post-war Aprilia; there are some styling cues that point to Boneschi as the coachbuilder, but I can't find this particular car, so I could be wrong...
Title: Re: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: ben on 29 December, 2015, 11:54:30 AM Please don't let it be an Aprilia.
If it is they forgot to provide the holes on top of the wings to allow removal of the front suspension damper rods. Ben Title: Re: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: SanRemo78 on 29 December, 2015, 02:29:59 PM I quite like it. And I'll get me coat.....
Have a look at the hubcaps - do they look Aprilia to you? As for access to the front suspension damper rods I'd think that the bonnet would be covering those access panels? Guy Title: Re: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: lancialulu on 29 December, 2015, 04:11:57 PM What's that (tricolore?) pennant sticking out of the bonnet. Maybe Guy's coat??
Title: Re: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: fay66 on 29 December, 2015, 11:03:59 PM I've just been told by the person who sent me the photo, that it's the work of Stablimenti Farina
Brian 8227 8) Title: Re: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: JohnMillham on 30 December, 2015, 08:42:42 AM You would think that, having gone to so much trouble over the details, they would have ensured that the wipers were parallel!
Regards, John Title: Re: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: mikeC on 30 December, 2015, 09:16:23 AM Please don't let it be an Aprilia... Ben Sorry, Ben, it's a 1946 Aprilia - here's another one: (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q136/vernonderby/Coachbuilding/APRILIA%20Berlina%20Gran%20Lusso%20Farina%201946_zpsbrtgqhyl.jpg) Title: Re: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: lancialulu on 30 December, 2015, 12:30:40 PM Berlina not softtop....think split screen was retro then!
Title: Re: I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but! Post by: mikeC on 30 December, 2015, 04:06:40 PM Berlina not softtop....think split screen was retro then! The split-screen was pretty much up-to-date - curved glass was very much a feature of the future; think RMA Riley, Standard Vanguard, XK 120 Jaguar and split-screen Morris Minor, for example. Most Yanks featured the split-screen, whereas most of continental Europe, including the Aprilia and Ardea, still had a flat single-pane screen. |