Immortal

Great cars, just like paintings, deserve to be signed by the artists who designed them. Yes it’s true that a designer works in a team, but even artists have assistants and a workshop. This thought came to mind today as we heard the sad news of the death of Aldo Brovarone, a great man whose fame was limited to the world of specialists but whom we wish to remember with the greatest of respect.

An Italian who emigrated to Argentina after the War, where he met Piero Dusio, the founder of Cisitalia who wanted to relaunch his business in South America through Autoar (Automotores Argentinos). He was employed as a sketch artist. The project, however, failed to take off and Dusio, who sensed his innate talent, presented him to Battista Pinin Farina who, in turn, invited him to Turin.

The first task entrusted to him by “Pinin” in 1953 was to adapt a project previously destined for Cisitalia, which in the meantime had closed, to the mechanics of the Maserati A6GCS. It was to be his first masterpiece. We’re talking about the car that won the Best of the Best 2018 award from among the world’s finest Concours d’Elegance events.