Sometimes pictures help you explain a point and are more useful than words.
So lets have this picture speak without much writing other than to say: While I appreciate German classic cars for their reliability and British cars for their elegance, I think the most beautiful classic cars in my opinion belong to the Italians.
In large part due to Pininfarina but also Vignale, Zagato, Frua and Scaglietti- the Italians are the masters of design.
This picture is a good illustration of what I mean.
The Maserati above was designed by Frua and is a rare convertible while the car on the left is a masterpiece designed by Scaglietti (Scaglietti rarely designed cars but rather built them- this car was an exception along with the 250 TR pontoon).
The car we are talking about is a 1962 Ferrari 250 california spyder SWB owned by an Italian collector who owns several other beautiful Ferraris including a nice 500 TRC. What is especially appealing about this picture is the stone pattern below the cars which remind us of the leather of stingrays.
This picture was taken at Villa d’este in 2013.
