HIGH FASHION ON WHEELS
Kenneth Rudeen
December 24, 1956
Ferrari 410 Superamerica (top) is the latest of Pinin Farina's creations for the swift (160 mph) touring cars from Maranello. Considered the most beautiful car at the recent Paris show, the 410 boasts a pillarless windshield, novel bumpers.
Ferrari 410 Superamerica (top) is the latest of Pinin Farina's creations for the swift (160 mph) touring cars from Maranello. Considered the most beautiful car at the recent Paris show, the 410 boasts a pillarless windshield, novel bumpers.
Alfa Romeo Super-flow II (left), by Farina, is distinctive for its dart-shaped look and its Plexiglas top. The body covers an experimental chassis that utilizes a 3.5-liter, six-cylinder engine. The Plexiglas is blued to filter sunlight, RAMBLER Palm Beach (middle right) demonstrates Farina's technique with a car of one-unit construction. Based on the unitary American Rambler Six, it is built by Farina from the body sills up.
Mercedes 300c, redesigned with sportier lines than the standard Stuttgart model but still retaining its traditional grille, is a royal equipage produced by Ghia for King Saud of Arabia. A four-door convertible, it has a telephone, refrigerator, side platforms for bodyguards, costly ornamentation. Price: for body, $20,000; for chassis, $10,000. For more cars, turn the page.
