Börn From Luftwaffe.
Do i need to say more? Back to Basics.
Isn't the first choice to come at mind, but. Picture this.
It's 6:00Am, and the mist is just starting to fade away from the track.
After coming of La Source, I start to accelerate, at the pace of our own hearts.
We descend through the main straight, building speed.
Suddenly, i feel her hand in my shoulder, anticipating the moment, inhalating before the rush.
And we enter Eau Rouge.
The sudden change of elevation, and direction, make us feel light on our heads, just as the first time we met.
And it becomes the best place for a kiss, when the Lateral G's attract your body to mine at 160 Miles per Hour.
We feel the vibrations on our hearts at the same frequency of the bumps of the road, ending and separating us through Raidillon.
And the whole track becomes just the anticipation of this moment, again and again.
Lap after Lap.
an slow, twisty road, where you can hear the sound of the long hair of your girl glazing thru the wind. it has to be in one of these.
a Citroën Kegresse because halftrack.
and i like the small sister too.
thing is, i never got why they called Pininfarina to fuck about a design originally made by Bertone : /
and don't forget: lightweight, Mid-engined, Rear wheel drive. so basically you're right, a Stratos spiritual successor.
for me, boxy malibu.
not exactly automotive typefaces, but i would like to nominate these three for their historical significance and the best automotive design arms race ever.
when you see it...
i would let this in front of Versailles in april 18, 1934.
Special delivery to Alec Issigonis house.
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