Grigio Flemington redux

The Lancia's paint is almost complete and I am getting a better idea of how the junior Ferarri will look. It is already a long and somewhat narrow car and Grigio Flemington is doing what I hoped by making the lines appear to stretch horizontally. It does this by accentuating the crease in the flank as well as the tricky fold on top of the wing which gradually softens and disappears as it reaches the rear and the vestigial fins. While these details are clear enough with plain paint colours, it takes the highlights of the metallic finish to define them properly.

There is a an easily dispelled myth about Pininfarina using the same door shells on the Lancia and the Ferarri 250 GTE which was built in the same plant. There was certainly a lot of shared hardware including seats and door fittings but the two cars are very different. The Ferarri wheelbase is longer, the front overhang is shorter and the rear much longer. It is very 'GT' in its proportions whereas the Flavia's saloon origins tell in the high scuttle and taller side elevation. As you can guess, I am using colour to bridge the aesthetic gap between the two cars without resorting to the too obvious Rosso Corsa which I was reminded of when the re-registration form arrived in the mail telling me the car was red when last on the road in 1992.