Robert Cumberford

FRONT 3/4 VIEW REAR 3/4 VIEW INTERIOR VIEW The cabin, at least, is handsomely finished with nice, polished wood capping at the top of the doors and beneath the small dual-pane, vee-shaped windshield. The front compartment looks to be quite narrow. To the left and right of the eight-dial, engine-turned bright metal section can be…

More Torino Shenanigans — It’s Not Really Frua’s Design I really, really like the Mistral’s design. And why not? It’s mine. I drew it up in January 1962, almost a year before Pietro Frua presented it in coupe form at the 1962 Torino Salone as his own, to say nothing of it having enormous influence…

You Didn’t Know It Was a Copy, Did You? Dimensions of the initial Chevrolet Corvette were simply copied from the 1948 Jaguar XK120. Wheelbase, engine location, seat placement and height, steering-wheel location… everything except width. Using 1953 Chevrolet sedan suspension meant that car’s wider track was retained. Actually, it’s kind of a copy of a…