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Old 03-20-2001, 10:26 PM
joeaux
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Have you guys ever seen pictures of the original Giugiaro drawings? The car had a kind of look that was halfway between the XT and the current SVX. I know, some people didn't like the XT (I did), but the combination of the two was great looking. It was more linear, less curves like the final product. I've seen pictures of three original Giugiaro concepts. They were called simply 'A', 'B' and 'C'. Minor difference between them. None looked just like what we have today. The one thing they all had in common was the Giugiaro 'heavy butt'. The ass-end of the car on all concepts was almost exactly the same. To me, it's the view forward from the rear quarter that is the most beautiful. I think that Giugiaro felt the same way. Probably why all concepts had the same rear view. Oh, and none of them had a spoiler, not even the final design. Although I do like the factory and prototype spoilers, the car is work of art without them.
-joe-
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