THE FUTURE OF ELEGANCE
THE FUTURE OF ELEGANCE
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Touring Superleggera was founded in Milan in 1926 and quickly became famous amongst the small world of international designers for both its activities: the“ fuoriserie” bespoke bodyworks, and the design and construction of high performance bodyworks for all the major luxury car manufacturers such as Alfa Romeo, Isotta Fraschini, Bmw and Lancia, and the postwar production also for Aston Martin, Ferrari( the majority of production continued until 1952), Lamborghini, Maserati and Pegaso
Turin retrospective tells a story of elegance, perfect proportions, purity and obsessive attention to detail, both through eleven unique motor cars – some of them one-of-a-kind – and through never-seen-before photos, interviews, original sketches and blueprints, scale models and production equipment. A journey tracing the milestones in coach building history whilst projecting the visitor towards the future of the company which brought back the fuoriserie in the 21st century, allowing the knowledgeable collectors to fully express their taste through a uniquely designed car.
Visitors to Touring Superleggera’ s 90 year retrospective in Turin, will be greeted by two iconic models: the Lamborghini 350 GT and the Gumpert Tornante.
Lamborghini 350 GT is the car which in 1963 allowed Ferruccio Lamborghini to enter the exclusive sports car manufacturer realm. Touring Superleggera developed an original design which moved away from the then current fashion, allowing the head lights to characterize the front end of the car rather than the radiator grille. The resulting model was extremely well balanced and elegant contributing to the success of this prestigious Granturismo and the newborn brand.
Gumpert Tornante is instead a 2011 project developed for the German sports car manufacturer Gumpert. The German company, specialized in extreme supercars, turned to Touring requesting a design for a two-seater coupe incorporating elegance, spaciousness