One-Off Quiz #41 - Finished

[carsntrucks4you]

This Pininfariana build car is a Buick Lido. Built in  1957 

 

The correct answer were sent in by:

otherunicorn

Matt Bacon

Richard Bartrop

Ace-Garageguy

thatz4u

Congratulations

Edited December 10, 2023 by carsntrucks4you

[Ace-Garageguy]

I have absolutely no idea...

EDIT: ...but I have an inkling who the designer might be...

EDIT 2: Got heem.  

Edited December 5, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy

[Richard Bartrop]

I didn't even have to look this one up.

[ChrisR]

Got no idea. Looked familiar but I were wrong.

[carsntrucks4you]

I think I'll have to provide a hint:

 

Italian design on  American base

[thatz4u]

pm'd

[DonW]

21 hours ago, carsntrucks4you said:

I think I'll have to provide a hint:

 

Italian design on  American base

Thanks Michael - but I had worked that bit out! It looks familiar but I haven't got it yet.?

Cheers,

-Don.

[DonW]

I too thought it was a Pininfarina design but then got the idea it was a Michelotti styled car. Either way I never got close to what or when. Interesting!

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, DonW said:

I too thought it was a Pininfarina design but then got the idea it was a Michelotti styled car. Either way I never got close to what or when. Interesting!

The rear quarter design reminded me of the '60 Pininfarina-styled Ferrari California Spyder, and initially I thought this one might have been a job for Ford because of its "face". Image-searched "Ford Pininfarina showcars" or some such, got zip. Searched "GM Pininfarina showcars" or something similar, there it was towards the bottom of the first page.

[Richard Bartrop]

I lucked out and was reading about it on Mac's Motor City Garage that same day.  It didn't look to much like contemporary Buicks, but it is defintiely a forecast of American design in the next decade.