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October is generally the warmest month here by the Bay, so that's when you get the big car shows on the island. On Saturday, Park Street was taken over by hundreds of chromium-dipped chariots ; the following day, a horde of Ferraris, Fiats, Lancias, Alfas, and the like swarmed across the bridges and set up shop on the soccer field of the junior high school at which I was forced to learn " The Hustle " in P.E. class, circa 1979. Sadly, the LeMons-veteran Ecurie Ecrappe Alfa wasn't there, but the presence of such jewels as a Fiat 2100 wagon, supercharged Lancia Scorpion, and SEAT 850 compensated somewhat. Jump, jump, and see all the purty cars! galleryPost('LHSItalianShowTop', 6, 'All Italian Car And Motorcycle Show Part 1'); galleryPost('LHSItalianShow2', 50, 'All Italian Car And Motorcycle Show Part 1'); galleryPost('LHSItalianShow3', 27, 'All Italian Car And Motorcycle Show Part 1');
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Ben's gone to bed now, and the Paris Motor Show press days have wrapped up. Whether you agree or disagree, here's the top ten most trafficked posts from the last two days, compiled in order of popularity from most trafficked to least. Be sure to visit the full posts where you'll find more pictures, press releases and analysis. 1.) Citroën GTbyCITROËN Concept galleryPost('gtbycitroenlive', 6, ''); 2.) Pininfarina B0 Concept galleryPost('PininfarinaB0Concept', 6, ''); 3.) Honda Insight Concept galleryPost('HondaInsightCLive', 6, ''); 4.) Lamborghini Estoque Concept galleryPost('estoquelive', 6, ''); 5.) Aston Martin One-77 galleryPost('AstonMartinOne77CLT', 6, ''); 6.) Mini Crossover Concept galleryPost('MiniCrossoverConceptL', 6, ''); 7.) Peugeot RC HYmotion4 galleryPost('RCHymotion4', 6, ''); 8.) Mercedes ConceptFASCINATION galleryPost('mercedesconcfascparis'...
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Design house Pininfarina, still mourning the loss of CEO Andrea Pininfarina , showed a stiff upper lip and brought their Pininfarina B0 to the Paris Auto Show . In the process, they created quite the stir — and almost eclipsing the buzz surrounding the Honda Insight Hybrid . The B0, pronounced B Zero, is four-seat, four-door electric hatchback created in partnership with Bolloré and is not, repeat, not , a concept car. According to Pininfarina, the B0will be a mass production model, with the first units coming off the production line at the end of 2009, after which production will be ramped up gradually based on the availability of the batteries. What about the range and power? Well, we're told the car has a range of 153 miles and a top speed of 80 MPH. How's that sound? Pretty good, right? You know what doesn't sound good? The double digit 0-to-60 time. Hit the jump for the full press release. galleryPost('PininfarinaB0Concept', 12, 'B0 Knows Electric'...
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Welcome to Project Car Hell , where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Yesterday, a majority of you felt that the Porsche 928 would be a better LeMons car than the Lexus LS400 , citing the alleged reliability of the big Toyota as a factor in the decision. Would a car designed to haul well-to-do realtors in utter comfort be reliable after a few hours of full-throttle hoonage, bashing into tire walls and other cars, even with Japanese engineering on its side? Only one way to answer that question! But maybe we should forget about homemade race cars for a moment and talk about factory race cars. Who hasn't toyed with the idea of waving the Magic Wand Of Legality over a factory race machine- say, one with an absurdly cheap price tag- and making it into a profoundly satisfying daily driver? How hard could it be? You like the Ferrari 360 , but you say it's just not extreme enough for you? Well, then you're an obvious candidate...
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This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition , where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot . It's French Car Week here at DOTSBE, and we've got another Peugeot 404 for you today. Pulloa spotted this one- and I'm not even going to take a guess on the year of manufacture, especially when dealing with a South American-market vehicle- parked on the street in Punta Arenas, Chile. Jump to see all the photos and read what Pulloa has to say about this French survivor. galleryPost('DOTSBEChilePeugeot404', 3, 'Peugeot 404 Down On The Punto Arenas Street'); Well, I haven't got much to say about this car.It's a Peugeot 404. It was in a pretty good condition, although it looked like it was repainted, so probably that wasn't the original color. Nevertheless, it looked great, with the chrome details looking good, and no visible rust, although It was a bit dirty. I think these cars were common in my country...
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Based on the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe (plus a pile of collector money), the Pininfarina Hyperion represents the last coachbuilt automobile completed under the watchful eye of Andrea Pininfarina . Set to debut at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance , the Hyperion will have to share the spotlight with the pop-top Veyron but we suspect it'll garner more attention considering the recent untimely death of Mr. Pininfarina. If we're honest about it, they may have whiffed the design a bit based on this first image, but it's probably pretty spectacular in person. [ Carscoop ]
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One thing I'm sure all of us can agree with is that Pininfarina has designed some of the most breathtakingly gorgeous cars ever made. What makes the news of Andrea Pininfarina's death even sadder is that it could spell the end for the iconic company, which has been in the business of making cars pretty since May 22, 1930. With such a long history, it's incredibly hard to pick one model to define it. Could it be this Dino 246? Or what about the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider? Or is that the wrong era entirely? Maybe it was futuristic models like the Dino 206 Competizione or Ferrari Modulo that truly define the company's vision. What about the Maserati Birdcage or the P4/5? What do you think? What's the most iconic Pininfarina design?
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Andrea Pininfarina, CEO of Italian design and contract manufacturer Pininfarina, died Thursday morning in a road accident near Turin at the age of 51. Details are still sketchy, but the first local police reports say a car crashed into Pininfarina's motorbike in the city of Trofarello, Italy while he was riding to the company's design and R&D center in Cambiano. Pininfarina's death comes at a time when the family-controlled company is in the midst of a crucial restructuring. Last year, Pininfarina's consolidated net loss increased to 114.9 million euros from 21.9 million euros the previous year. Andrea Pininfarina is survived by his wife Cristiana, and two sons and a daughter. We're told the company said it will issue a statement later today. [via Automotive News (sub. req.)]
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The coolest thing about the Pininfarina Hyperion isn't its swooping, yacht-influenced lines or abbreviated passenger compartment. It's that this isn't a concept car, it's a one-off coach-built special commissioned by a wealthy enthusiast. Other details on the Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe special haven't yet emerged, but expect to see the Hyperion in full at the Pebble Beach Concours in August. [via Pininfarina]
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Many, many cars have passed through my hands since I first picked up a '69 Toyota Corona for 50 bucks , but only a few really make me feel a twinge of regret when I think about letting them go. One such car is the British Racing Green '73 MGB-GT I owned for a few years in my early 20s; it was slow, handled like a garbage truck, went through $40 carburetor floats like other cars go through oil changes, and proved that all those Joe Lucas jokes are based on painful reality... but I still loved it. Perhaps this is the evil lure of the British Car, but I was finally able to heed the rule posted on a huge sign at the only British-car wrecking yard in Northern California: IF IT RUNS, SELL IT. This beat-to-hell MGB-GT, which could be a '71, '72, or '73, might be my old car , after a couple of decades of neglect. Sure, mine was pretty nice when I sold it, but a lot can happen in 20 years! I spotted this B parked while going out to dinner a few weeks back (on the same commercial...
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Let's say you have a 1983 Pininfarina Spider Azzurra, which is a Fiat 124 built after Fiat handed production over to Pininfarina for a couple years (go here for the story), and you know it's something special . How do you show the world? Why, you convince the world it's actually a Ferrari, by dressing up the Fiat Twin Cam under the hood and then adding a great deal of body modifications. Hey, Fiat, Ferrari, what's the diff? They're both Italian, right? Don't forget the headlight shields and Von Dutch shift knob! Thanks to LTDScott for the tip. galleryPost('1983Pininfarina', 6, '1983 Pininfarina Azzura For Sale');
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These days, paddle shifters are on everything from hatchbacks to luxury sedans. But not so long ago, they could only be found on certain exotica and racing cars. Some love 'em, but a lot of enthusiasts would rather have a good ol' fashioned third pedal and a stick. So who do we have to blame for this virus of sequential gearboxes? The man at fault may very well be the Sultan of Brunei . Back in the early '90s, his specially-designed Ferrari FX was the first road car to use a modern paddle-shift setup. galleryPost('FerrariFXpaddleshift', 9, 'Ferrari FX'); Based on a Ferrari 512M, the FX keeps the 440 HP 5.0-liter flat-12 engine, but nearly everythng else has been redone. The body was made by Pininfarina, and utilized aluminum and carbon fiber. All very well and good, but the really impressive upgrade was the gearbox. Keep in mind that Ferrari did not yet offer an F1-style gearbox for their road cars. So, the Brunei royals went to the Williams Formula One team...
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Not doing anything in the beginning of April? Want to see James Glickenhaus' Pininfarina-designed Ferrari P4/5 ? Feel like going to Bahrain? Now's your chance to scratch all those itches at once. Glickenhaus is heading to the U.A.E. for the 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on April 4th-6th. It's an event we're told will "play host to a mouth-watering array of machinery celebrating Ferrari's sixty years as a constructor of Formula One and sports racing cars." And oh yes, he's bringing his P4/5.
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Pininfarina's Sintesi concept may remind us of the company's Birdcage 75 concept (that's like Airport 75 with less George Kennedy) from a few years back. But it does have quad scissor doors, which means it qualifies for double-Lambo status. That'll get you a free drink at any Dave and Buster's. Also, the dash has that so-cool-it-burns quality that happens when ergonomic engineers drink too much Aquavit and have guilty sex with each other. galleryPost('sintesiconceptgeneva', 12);
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The slow strip tease is over and the Pininfarina Sintesi is finally unveiled for all to see. We first caught the Sintesi a couple of weeks ago when most of the conceptual mechanical details were set free, now we know what things really look like. Sporting not one, but two sets of scissor doors, the Sintesi is practically an homage to street racing hooligans everywhere. Granted the fuel cell and heads up display technology in the Sintesi makes the average bad custom car look like it was crafted in the stone age. We're looking forward to seeing the car when we head over to the land of chocolate and blonds for the upcoming Geneva Auto Show. [ Pininfarina.com ] galleryPost('psintesi1', 3, 'Exterior details for the Pininfarina Sintesi Concept');
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