I was born and raised in Turin, Italy, in the backyard of Fiat’s global headquarters. Automobiles had a fundamental impact on my childhood. One of my fondest memories happened when I was 9. I remember sitting on my father’s lap, driving his weathered Fiat 124 around the neighborhood. The city’s talented car designers fascinated me—they were some of the most talented car designers in the world: Pininfarina, Giugiaro, and Bertone. When I came to America, I fell in love with the industrial horsepower of 1960’s muscle cars. Inspired by my childhood, I began restoring American muscle cars with Italian influence.
Have you ever wondered what a 1967 Mustang Fastback would’ve looked like if it was designed in Italy instead of the U.S.? This was a design challenge that refined lines and shapes without distorting the essence of a car that millions have been dreaming of for decades.
