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Ferrari Pininfarina Sergio

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The cars in the exhibition are split between three separate, themed halls which tell the story of Pininfarina’s work on the racing cars (“Pininfarina and Racing”), the road cars (“Pininfarina and the Grand Tourers”) and some of the experimental models bodied by the Turin coachbuilder (“Pininfarina and the Concept Cars”). In addition to the cars, many previously unseen exhibits from the Pininfarina family’s private and company collections will also be on display, not least of which is the wooden styling buck of the Modulo concept car. Also on display are some of the racing cars Pininfarina penned for Ferrari: the 250 LM, Ferrari’s last overall winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 500 Mondial and 250 MM berlinettas, the classic 375 MM racer, the spectacular BB Le Mans, the short wheelbase 250 GT Berlinetta in which Stirling Moss won the Tourist Trophy, and the Sigma Formula 1 prototype from 1969. The 11 road cars in the exhibition are divided between the front-engined be...

Aston Martin Valkryie

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The ultra-exotic and ultra-rare Valkyrie represents the ultimate roadgoing Aston Martin. Yes, there's a more extreme version called  the Valkyrie AMR Pro , but it's meant purely for racetrack purposes. Both were co-developed by  the legendary British automaker  and the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team, with the intent to make the regular Valkyrie the fastest-lapping street-legal car in the world. Only 150 examples will be available around the globe—all of which have been spoken for. That means most people will have to drool over this astonishing Aston via wall posters or virtual games. The mid-engined Valkyrie is more than your typical household hypercar; you know, the one your billionaire neighbor drives. It's essentially a Formula 1 car disguised as something you might see in a sci-fi film about street racing. It has an incredible hybrid powertrain that powers the rear wheels through a naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 engine that collaborates with an electric m...