Pininfarina

We may not be over the range anxiety portion of the acceptance scale for electric vehicles just yet. But we are over the performance barrier. With the earliest electric vehicles being things like the Nissan Leaf, car guys and gals feared the move to electricity would spell the end of the performance car.

Back in 1989, Ferrari commissioned Sergio Pininfarina to design a new concept car which was intended to combine modern technology with the racing spirit of 1960s barchettas. Based on the Testarossa platform, the Ferrari Mythos had a smooth, curvy body style which was a great departure from the linear and pointed looks of the Testarossa. Of particular note was just how wide the Mythos was in the rear, measuring 8.2

Back at the Geneva Auto Show in March, Pininfarina was showing off an absolutely beautiful concept car called the H2 Speed. This “gentleman’s racer” was nothing but a concept when we first saw it. As it turns out Pininfarina has plans to actually build this sexy zero-emission race car in a very limited number for the very wealthy to enjoy at the track. The Pininfarina H2 Speed will be built in a production run of just ten units and will be drivable only on a racetrack.

Evo’s Henry Catchpole got handed the keys to a rare 1974 Ferrari 365 GT4 BB for a spin before the car goes up for auction. The first mid-engine Ferrari car made its debut in 1971 at the Turin Motor show, sharing the spotlight with another legendary car debuting that year, the Lamborghini Countach. Designed by Leonardo Fioravanti of Pininfarina, the 365 GT4 BB drew its shape from the 1968 Ferrari P6 concept car.

The Italian design firm and coachbuilder Pininfarina has contributed to the design of some truly awe inspiring cars, from the original Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider to just about every Ferrari built since the 1950s. One of the stranger designs to emerge from Pininfarina has to be the Model X. Revealed back in 1960, the Model X looked sort of like an airplane, but without wings.

The Ferrari 365 GTC/4 was built at a time when drivers were hoping that they could take more than one passenger along for a ride in their Ferrari. Only 550 of this special 2+2 coupe were made, and one of them is now up for sale.