In the early 20th century, the Weymann system transformed automotive design with its innovative lightweight and flexible construction. Originally developed for aircraft, this technique significantly reduced noise and vibration, enhancing passenger comfort.
Read storyIn 1950s Italy, Space Age Car Design, inspired by the optimism of space exploration and technological advancements, introduced sleek, futuristic aesthetics to consumer products, from automobiles to fashion and animation.
Read storyThe early 1900s marked the birth of a new automotive concept: the station wagon. Originating in the United States around 1910, independent builders crafted wooden bodies for the chassis of Ford Model…
Read storyThe untold story of how Virgil Exner tried to resurrect America’s dead luxury marques with jet-age style, Cobra power, and a one-off Bugatti that shouldn’t exist.
Read storyThe Tank Style cars from Stabilimenti Farina defied automotive norms with their low-slung profiles, signaling a departure in design during the post-war era. Originally intended as a unique cabriolet masterpiece, the Tank-Style…
Read storyAt the end of 1937, at the Milan Motor Show, Carrozzeria Castagna had exhibited a Vistotal cabriolet which featured a windshield which was erected from the dashboard without any side posts. This…
Read storyThe birth of the Spiaggina (Spiaggia = Beach) takes place in the immediate post-war period at the initiative of some Italian coachbuilders which transformed small mass production cars in order to make…
Read storyAt the turn of the 60s, Carrozzeria Boneschi, together with the designer Rodolfo Bonetto, gave life to a stylistic movement called "Linea Tesa". As the name suggests, this design style features knife…
Read storyThe car with which Zagato inaugurated the "Panoramica" series in 1947 was a Fiat "1100", characterized by a large and bright passenger compartment, in which the transparent surfaces were expertly made with…
Read storyThe Flying Star is a type of body created by Touring Superleggera introduced at the 1931 Milan Auto Show on a Isotta Fraschini 8B chassis which gained a great success. It was…
Read storyBetween 1946 and 1950 Ghia, Stabilimenti Farina and Pininfarina proposed a limited series of car bodies with a low and flowing line whose most striking feature were the covered wheel arches on…
Read storyBorn from speed and styled like a spaceship, the Ghia Supersonic brought jet-age flair to some of the world’s most elegant cars—discover the story behind this rare design icon.
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