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1962 Austin Healey 3000 by Pininfarina
While still a student, Pio Manzù had a chance to express his design interests in the International Competition organized by the magazine...


1962 Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS Coupe by Pininfarina
Pininfarina has also evolved a perfect streamlined body with flap-concealed headlamps for the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. The wrapped rear...


1962 Alfa Romeo 2600 Cabriolet Speciale by Pininfarina
This one-off was built on the Alfa Romeo 2600 chassis. The “scudetto” works as air intake and is responsible for the cooling, and it had...


1963 Pininfarina PF Sigma Concept
Designed by Tom Tjaarda while he was working at Pininfarina, an experimental safety concept that pre-dated the safety prototypes of the...


1963 Lancia Flaminia Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina
Perhaps the best way to describe a vintage Lancia is as the ultimate connoisseur's car. It is a car that one owns not for the image it...


1963 Fiat 2300 S Lausanne by Pininfarina
Battista and Sergio Pininfarina have often formally marked their attachment to Switzerland and the Geneva Motor Show. In 1964, on the...


1963 Fiat 2300 Cabriolet Speciale by Pininfarina
A 2-seat targa roof version of Coupé Speciale was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. Designed by Tom Tjaarda while he was working at...


1963-1964 Chevrolet Rondine by Pininfarina
Pininfarina built the Corvette Rondine show car on a production 1963 Sting Ray chassis. Two rooflines were tried: an inward slanting rear...


World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive (Part 2 of 3)
The auto industry hasn't a single universal definition for a "shooting brake." Long story short, there's confusion between what constitutes a "shooting brake" from a stations wagon, 2+2, coupe, hatchback, sports wagon, etc. So, this article was inspired by the hopes of settling the confusion and informing enthusiasts about the history and evolution of these automotive body styles that began as horse-drawn vehicles. The Shooting Brake Archive Part 1 1890 French Hunting Break b


1964 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL Coupe by Pininfarina
Just two months after the world premiere of the new W113 230SL at the Geneva Motor Show, in May 1963, Karl Wilfert, head of the coachwork...


1965 Fiat 2300 S Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina
One of several concepts Pininfarina presented based on Fiat’s 1960s flagship model. There were five concepts made: 1962 Fiat 2300 Coupe...


1964 Fiat 2300 S Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina
One of a series of specials based on the Fiat 6-cylinder platform, designed by Tom Tjaarda while working at Pininfarina. Battista and...
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